‘Swimming Suffragettes’ program in Marquette | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

MARQUETTE — Marquette Regional History Center and League of Women Voters will current “Swimming Suffragettes: The Evolution and Revolution in Women’s Bathing Suits” on Wednesday, April 22, on the historical past heart, 145 W. Spring St. in Marquette.

The occasion will start with refreshments and social at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, adopted by the presentation at 6:15 p.m.

What’s the connection between bathing fits and ladies’s proper to vote? Carrie Moon-Dupree, director of improvement for the League of Women Voters of Michigan, showcases her fantastic assortment of classic to trendy swimwear, tracing the type adjustments as a mirror of the altering historical past of ladies’s rights within the United States.

This fundraiser for the League of Women Voters of Marquette County will assist its efforts to supply non-partisan voter training, voter registration and candidate boards.

Tickets are $45/particular person and on sale now. Go to marquettehistory.org or name 906-226-3571 for extra info.