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February 2020
History of the African American YWCA in Dallas, 1920 – 1960
In celebration of African American History Month, join us for a talk on Dallas African American women’s activism. Dr. Kimberly Hill will present the history of the African American Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in Dallas from the 1920s to 1960. She will demonstrate how the social justice work of the women anticipated the local civil rights movement and analyze the YWCA’s connections to other Texas organizations and major regional events. She will also share examples from the wealth of…
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The Texas Suffrage Movement and Changes in Citizenship & Voting Rights
In honor of Women’s History Month and the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, please join us for a talk on the women’s suffrage movement in Texas. Dr. Rachel M. Gunter will share her expertise on the route to ratification of the amendment in Texas in 1919 and national acceptance in 1920. The story of women’s suffrage does not end there, however! Changes in women’s right to participate in primaries and elections impacted other groups before and after 1920 including immigrants,…
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**POSTPONED** Extended Education Course (and Tour!) – Wall Street of the West: How Fort Worth Became the Livestock Center of the Southwest
Quentin McGown returns for a spring extended education class! Through a two hour lecture and accompanying six hour bus tour, the class will explore the roots of the livestock industry in Fort Worth along with some of the places and personalities associated with the rise and eventual decline of the massive local market that came to define the city for much of its history. Lunch included. Course meets Thursday, April 23rd, from 6:30pm - 9pm in Tucker Technology Center. The…
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