Zitkála-Šá was an advocate for Native American culture and civil rights. A musician, author, and brilliant public speaker, her advocacy led to the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act 100 years ago. Celebrate the release of her quarter with us to honor her legacy and achievements.
It's finally time! Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon’s statue has been waiting to represent Utah in the U.S. Capitol since 2020, and the date has finally been set for her installation in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Join us to send her off in style at the State Capitol with a festival full of music, food trucks, and activities for the whole family!
A short program at 7:30 pm will officially send Martha off on her journey to DC.
Do you have stories and photos of inspirational women in your life that you’d like to preserve and share? Bring your photos, letters, recipes, and other items (old and new!) to a Scan-and-Share event and let us help you share your history. At the event, Utah Historical Society staff will ask you questions about your items (date, people, location), create digital copies of these items, and return the originals to you. They’ll also record short conversations about women who have inspired or mentored you.
Learn about women from Utah’s history and how Wikipedia helps to make their stories accessible in this virtual lunch-hour presentation. Rachel Helps, the Wikipedian-in-Residence at BYU’s library, will explain how Wikipedia is important to our information ecosystem. Then she’ll highlight Wikipedia pages her team has worked on about Utah women, with special attention to unusual and unexpected details from their history.
Free registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Join the Utah Historical Society for afternoon tea with Lavanya Mahate, founder of Saffron Valley and Rise Culinary Institute. We’ll have a delicious small meal and Mahate will share her story as an immigrant and woman in the food industry. This event requires a $10 ticket, purchase here.
Guests may arrive for conversation and networking at 3:00 pm. Afternoon tea will begin at 3:30 pm with remarks from Lavanya Mahate, restaurateur, chef, and founder of RISE Culinary Institute. After the tea, feel free to stop by the Utah Historical Society table for more information about Women’s History Month.
All ticket proceeds support RISE Culinary Institute.
Gallery stroll featuring student artists and a live radio broadcast.
Our Historical Director Rebekah Clark is one of the speakers at this International Women’s Day tea! Free admission.
We’ll celebrate Utah’s First to Vote history by hosting 750 students at the Utah State Capitol, where they’ll hear from state leaders, learn about Utah trailblazers in interactive stations, and take home a small prize. Many thanks to the Utah Historical Society and our community partners who make this day possible! Stations will be spread throughout the Rotunda and 3rd and 4th floors, featuring Brooke Smart, the Utah State Archives, BYU Arts Partnership, Ft. Douglas Military Museum, Hill Aerospace Museum, Utah Education Network, Utah State Board of Education, Lt. Governor’s Office of Elections, Pacific Island Chamber of Commerce, and more!
Join us for a garden party celebrating the new Rose Park Women’s Mural! We’ll have music, food, and speakers honoring women who have shaped Salt Lake’s westside communities.
The mural was completed by local artist Bill Louis, who grew up in the Glendale neighborhood. He based his design on dozens of community submissions and nominations! Full bios for each woman featured in the mural will be available on utahwomenshistory.org on the day of the unveiling.
Hosted in cooperation with our community partners, Wasatch Community Gardens and NeighborWorks Salt Lake.
Special thank you to our sponsors at the Utah Division of State History, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and the Salt Lake City Arts Council!
Sterling M. McMurrin Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Utah, Dr. Colleen McDannell, and Better Days co-founder, Neylan McBaine sit down to discuss McDannell’s book Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.
Join the Grit Girl Group for an evening of information, service, and fun.
Women’s History Month speaker series hosted by Zions Bank.
Better Days presentation at the MWEG conference
Hear from a local author and illustrator about their work sharing women’s history. Plus art activities and snacks!
Virtual talk by Darren Parry about his grandmother, Mae Timbimboo Parry. Register here for the Zoom link.
Speaker, food, and button making to kick off UVU’s Women’s History Month celebrations!
Celebrate international Women’s Day by learning about Utah women who’ve made history. We’ll be welcomed by Utah Lt. Governor Henderson before participating in interactive activities hosted by local community partners.
Martha Hughes Cannon presentation in St. George.
The Iosepa Historical Association is unveiling a National Votes for Women Trail marker honoring Hannah Kaaepa at the Iosepa Cemetery on August 27. The Historical Association says: “At 11:00 AM we will have a program and unveiling. It will be followed by a potluck lunch and wala'au. A good time to share our mo'okuauhau, mo'olelo, and pictures or just to learn still another success of the Iosepa saints. Some family names: Kaaepa, Kaluhila'au, Lowe, Kaina, Kawaa, Huihui, Kauhi, Kalehuloa . . . The plaque is a recognition by the National Coalition for Women's History and the William C. Pomeroy Foundation as a part of the Champions of Change - 25 Women Who Made History national campaign. We are so blessed to have one of our own. We have a descendant who will share her story. We hope you can join us!”
Suffrage marker unveiling honoring Kanab’s all-woman town council on the National Votes for Women Trail.
Our historians Katherine Kitterman and Rebekah Clark are featuring Martha Hughes Cannon for the State Historical Society’s speaker series. Dr. Cannon blazed trails as a frontier doctor, suffragist, public health reformer, and the first female state senator in the nation. When she spoke at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, one newspaper commented that she was “one of the brightest exponents of the women’s cause in the United States.
We’ll discuss Dr. Cannon’s unique opportunities and challenges in her work to reform public health and advance women’s rights, and contextualize her involvement with the national suffrage movement and women’s political organizing in the early years of Utah statehood. They’ll also share details about the statue of Dr. Cannon that will be installed in the U.S. Capitol later this year as Utahns mark 125 years of women in public office.
Register here to get the Zoom link!
Press event celebrating Martha Hughes Cannon’s 165th birthday and the merger of the Utah Departments of Health and Human Services.
Mural unveiling in SLC’s Richmond Park featuring 4 women who shaped Utah history.
Join Better Days and the Morgan County Historical Society on Wednesday June 22 at 4pm as we unveil our new marker to commemorate the women of Morgan who organized and petitioned for women’s suffrage 133 years ago.
The sign is a part of the National Votes for Women Trail, which has been funded by the Pomeroy Foundation in partnership with the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites and Better Days.
The sign is located just outside of the Morgan Library and Historical Society office., 50 W. 100 N. in Morgan. We will have a brief program and light refreshments.
Hope to see you there!
Neighborhood House and Better Days invite you to a marker dedication for Emma McVicker on the National Votes for Women Trail. A suffragist, educator, and advocate for women and children, McVicker became the first woman in Utah’s executive branch of government when she served as the State Superintendent of Schools in 1900. She founded Neighborhood House to provide job training, English classes, and childcare for working women – and the institution continues to provide quality, affordable child and elder care today.
It’s time to celebrate Emma’s work for equal suffrage and the thousands of Utah women who joined in the cause!
Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson will speak, as well as representatives from Neighborhood House and Better Days. Neighborhood House’s preschool graduation will immediately follow. The event is outdoors.
Illustration by Brooke Smart
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/bios/sarah-m-kimball/
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/bios/mary-willis-martin-critchlow/
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/bios/esther-landa/
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/bios/elizabeth-pugsley-hayward/
https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/bios/esther-eggertsen-peterson/
