We Stand on Their Shoulders: A History of Wisconsin Women and Voting

We Stand on Their Shoulders:  A History of Wisconsin Women and Voting

Thursday, October 29, 2020: 10:00 AM -11:30 AM

Online via Zoom or by Phone

FREE TO PLATO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE LINK TO ATTEND.  PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS.  QUESTIONS MAY BE WRITTEN IN DURING THE EVENT.

Laurel Miller

Group Experience Coordinator at the Wisconsin Historical Museum

A new exhibition at the Wisconsin Historical Museum marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. Join Laurel Miller as she presents the exhibit that was produced to shine a light on iconic Wisconsin women suffragists and political leaders, and how they helped gain the long overdue rights and recognition for women in Wisconsin and around the nation. Her presentation will include a video narrated by Simone Munson of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Laurel Miller is the Group Experience Coordinator at the Wisconsin Historical Museum and has been part of the Education Team for the past 3 years. Laurel holds an undergraduate degree in Modern History from the University of St. Andrews (2012) and an M.A. in European History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016). She lives in Madison with her cat Cookie.

Simone Munson is the Collection Development Coordinator for the Wisconsin Historical Society, where she supervises the acquisition of collections for the library and archives. She earned a Master's degree in history from the University of New Mexico and a Master's in library and information sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She currently resides in Black Earth with her family. 

As the lecture is online, you can use your computer or smartphone to access the lecture and see the speaker and slides during the presentation. You will not be visible during the lecture, but you will be able to chat with the speaker by typing in your comments.

If you do not have a computer or smartphone you can also use your regular phone to dial a phone number and listen to the talk without seeing the slides.

Questions about the lecture? - contact the lecture organizer, Aleta Murray, 

a-murray@sbcglobal.net