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She Started It – Annual Student Art Contest
September 21, 2022 Utah women make history, but they’re often missing from our textbooks, classrooms, and public art. We need your help to change that! Our annual student art contest is open for submissions through January 25, 2023. Winners in each age category will receive cash awards and prizes from Utah businesses, and they’ll be […]Read More -
Utah Women are Generous
September 2021 This month, we’re featuring Utah women who helped those in need. There are so many it’s hard to pick just a few! One of the first ways American women entered public life was through charitable organizations. In the early days of the United States, women formed groups to set up orphanages, care for […]Read More -
Utah Women are Determined
April 2021 This month’s theme is “Utah Women Are Determined!” Our history definitely backs up this claim. This month’s calendar features Barbara Toomer, a powerhouse in the disability rights movement. She was determined to make a difference. One of many causes Barbara fought for was accessibility. She planned demonstrations called “crawl-ons” to show that people […]Read More -
Marching for Suffrage
by Katherine Kitterman, Better Days 2020 Historical Director July 8, 2020 If you’ve been watching the new PBS documentary The Vote, you may have wondered how Utahns fit in with the national suffrage parades and protests of the 1910s. In 1913, Alice Paul organized a grand parade down Washington, D.C.’s Pennsylvania Avenue for the National […]Read More