Celebrate Women’s History Month 2023
Mar. 01 2023 - Mar. 31 2023
Ohio History Center 800 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH, USA Open in Google Map

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month!

 

Book Talk: We Are the Troopers

Ohio History Center

Sat., March 11, 2–3 p.m.

Over nine seasons from 1971–1979, one professional football team won seven championships, earning a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the Winningest Team in Pro Football History. In We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History, Toledo native Stephen Guinan tells their remarkable story.

Join us as Stephen speaks on his experience researching and writing this book, and stick around for an autograph!

Included with general museum admission.

 

“I decline to stand up as the frightful example”: An In-person Portrayal of Victoria Woodhull

Ohio History Center

Sat., March 25, 1–2 p.m.

According to her contemporaries, Victoria Woodhull was a woman 100 years ahead of her time. Although few have heard of her today, when she ran for President of the United States in 1872, she was one of the most famous women in the country. She advocated many things taken for granted today: the 8-hour work day, graduated income tax, social welfare programs, and profit sharing, for example. Listen as Victoria expounds on her thoughts. Robin Schuricht of Buckeye Lake, portrays Victoria Woodhull.

Included with museum admission.

Nineteenth-Century Women and Domesticity (2023 Power of Voice Series)

Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Cincinnati, OH

Weds., March 1, 7–8:30 p.m.

Praise for the “True Woman” by Catharine Beecher, her sister Harriet, and many others in the nineteenth century sought to elevate the status of women by celebrating their roles at home as wives and mothers, but this ideal was often used to confine women to subservience at home and deny them freedom outside it. For Women’s History Month, we’ll consider three women authors of the nineteenth century to see how the stories they tell reflect on the ideal of the True Woman and also speak to our time.

 

Women in the Workplace: How Much Has Changed Over the Years?

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, Youngstown, OH

Thurs., March 16, 6–7 p.m.

Join us as we recognize Women’s History Month with a presentation on Thursday, March 16 at 6pm. The Ohio Humanities Council awarded Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor a grant to interview and record women’s experiences in the workplace. This talk will allow the audience to learn what we’ve discovered through our interviews and how those experiences compare with women’s experiences over time. This introduction will be followed by intergenerational workshops held in June, an exhibit and presentation of findings in September, and a final presentation in November.

This event is free to the public.

 

The Women of Robertson Place Book Discussion with Lynn H. Carden

Adena Mansion & Gardens, Chillicothe, OH

Sun., March 26, Noon–1 p.m.

Join local author Lynn H. Carden for a discussion about her book The Women of Robertson Place.

For more information about this event please visit our website at adenamansion.com, email [email protected], or call (740) 772-1500.

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