Events
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History of the African American YWCA in Dallas, 1920 – 1960
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesIn 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... Read more »
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The Texas Suffrage Movement and Changes in Citizenship & Voting Rights
Fort Worth Library 500 W. Third St., Fort Worth, TX, United StatesIn 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... Read more »
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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
Tucker Technology Center 2840 W Bowie St, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesQuentin 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... Read more »