Gallery Talk -Rhetoric and Reality: A Century of Votes for Women

Christina Wolbrecht, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, will present a Gallery Talk on "Rhetoric and Reality: A Century of Votes for Women" at Ruthmere on Thursday, September 3rd, at 11 am. Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection or a person or event in local history. 

We will be live streaming on Facebook Live if you aren't able to attend. Also check our website later when it's uploaded.

Our Gallery Talks are sponsored by 1st Source Bank and are free and open to the public.

This year, Ruthmere is proud to participate in Elkhart County's WE VOTE 2020 initiative - a collaboration of organizations in Elkhart celebrating of the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, or women's right to vote! As part of Ruthmere's role in this initiative, ALL ELEVEN of our 2020 gallery talks will focus on some aspect of women’s history or historical achievements by women.