Martha Hughes Cannon Traveling Exhibit and Toolkits
February 23, 2022
It’s been 125 years since Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon made history as the country’s first female state senator. Utah chose to send a statue of her to represent our state in Washington, D.C., but the pandemic delayed her planned installation in 2020. Her statue should make it to our nation’s capital this year, so we’re giving her a proper sendoff!
Martha’s statue by local sculptor Ben Hammond is currently in the State Capitol awaiting the final nod to head to D.C. But a smaller version of the statue is criss-crossing the state as part of our traveling “Legacy of Leadership” exhibit, with informational panels, timeline posters, illustrations, cutouts, and more. Scroll down to see where Martha’s headed next, or request to host the exhibit here! Educators and community hosts can request a free digital toolkit here with lesson plans, primary source sets, activities, and swag.
Upcoming exhibit hosts:
- May 12 – 24: Brigham City Library, Brigham City
- May 25 – June 8: Morgan County Library, Morgan
Past exhibit hosts:
- March 1–7: Orem Public Library (STEM Like a Girl program March 7 from 6-8 pm!)
- March 8: Utah State Capitol
- March 9: Dilworth Elementary, SLC
- March 10: Bonneville Elementary, SLC
- March 14–18: Hinckley Institute of Politics, Gardner Commons, University of Utah
- March 21–24: Draper City Hall
- March 24–25: BYU Kennedy Center
- April 1: Eccles Art Center, Ogden
- April 4–8: Walker Institute of Politics, Lindquist Hall, Weber State University
- April 8–15: North Logan City Library
- April 15–25: Box Elder County Courthouse, Brigham City
- April 26: Oakridge Elementary, SLC
- April 27–May 2: Oak Canyon Jr. High, Lindon
- May 2–9: Millcreek City Hall
- May 10–13: United Way of Salt Lake City
- May 16: Westlake STEM Jr. High School
- May 26–27: North Star Academy, Bluffdale
- May 31–June 2: Vineyard City Hall
- June 6–7: ALA Utah Girls State, Weber State University campus
- June 10–15: Garfield County Office of Tourism, Garfield County Courthouse, Panguitch
- June 17–22: USU Blanding Campus, Blanding
- June 24–June 30: Multi-Agency State Office Building, 195 N. 1950 W., SLC
- July 1–8: Utah State Health and Human Services, Martha Hughes Cannon Building (!), 288 N. 1460 W., SLC
- July 11–15: Gale Center Museum, South Jordan
- July 18–29: Salt Lake City Government, City and County Building, SLC
- August 1–12: Riverton City Hall
- August 15–19: Wasatch County Library and Senior Center, Heber
- August 26–September 6: Deseret Hospital Building at This is the Place Heritage Park, SLC
- September 7–September 13: Midway Town Hall, Midway
- September 14–September 21: Utah Valley University Library
- September 21–October 1: Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, Cedar City
- October 3–11: Utah Tech University Library, St. George
- October 12–14: Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service, Southern Utah University
- October 17–20: Old County Courthouse (Washington County Historical Society), St. George
- October 26: Utah State Historical Society Conference, Provo Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
- November 12–December 10: Hyrum City Museum
- December 16 – January 2: Deseret Hospital Building, This Is the Place Heritage Park, SLC
2023 hosts
- January 3 – 12: Weber County Library Southwest Branch, Roy
- January 17 – 30: Holladay Library
- January 31 – February 3: Mountain Ridge Jr. High, Highland
- March 1 – 7: Cedar Valley High School, Eagle Mountain
- March 8: Utah Women Making History event, Utah State Capitol
- March 13 – 24: Utah Valley University Women’s Success Center, Orem
- March 25 – 26: 1-800 Contacts, Draper
- March 27 – April 8: Hunter Library, West Valley City
- April 10 – 11: Bonneville Elementary, SLC