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Votes for Women 100 is a consortium of Washtenaw County organizations and institutions hosting events to honor those who brought gender equality to the voting booth. To celebrate this momentous achievement the Dexter Area Historical Society has scheduled two events. These include marching as Suffragists in the Dexter Memorial Day Parade on May 25th and highlighting Katharine Dexter McCormick and other Suffragists at Gordon Hall Days on June 26th & 27th.
In preparation for the parade, the Dexter Historical Guild will host a Suffragist Hat Workshop on Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 9:30 am to 2 pm at the Dexter Area Museum, 3443 Inverness, Dexter, MI 48130. The workshop is open to women and girls who are interested in decorating hats that we hope you will wear in the Memorial Day Parade and also when you come to the tea during Gordon Hall Days. We invite you to come at a time convenient for you, decorate your hat and go on your way. Please register and send your check with the form below so that the necessary items are available. The registration fee is $5 each, $8 for two or $10 for three.
You are encouraged to bring your own hat - decorations will not be attached directly to the hats, but to ribbons so they can be removed easily. Although the hats we will have available are straw hats, you can see by the pictures attached that the Suffragists wore all kinds of hats, most from their own wardrobe as hats were very important in the early part of the 20th century. White was the color worn by the Suffragists with accents in purple and gold. (Have you noticed that todays women politicians often wear white?)
We have found some straw hats at Michaels that are an inexpensive option if you don’t have a hat of your own. It is important that you indicate which size you would like and include that amount to cover the cost. We are also offering “Votes For Women 100” T-shirts at $10 or gold sashes at $1. These will be used during the Memorial parade when we will wear white outfits as the suffragists did. If you don’t want to wear the T-shirt, you can wear the sash over your white top. Please let us know if you will be walking with us in the Memorial Day Parade on May 25th.
In preparation for the parade, the Dexter Historical Guild will host a Suffragist Hat Workshop on Saturday, May 16, 2020 from 9:30 am to 2 pm at the Dexter Area Museum, 3443 Inverness, Dexter, MI 48130. The workshop is open to women and girls who are interested in decorating hats that we hope you will wear in the Memorial Day Parade and also when you come to the tea during Gordon Hall Days. We invite you to come at a time convenient for you, decorate your hat and go on your way. Please register and send your check with the form below so that the necessary items are available. The registration fee is $5 each, $8 for two or $10 for three.
You are encouraged to bring your own hat - decorations will not be attached directly to the hats, but to ribbons so they can be removed easily. Although the hats we will have available are straw hats, you can see by the pictures attached that the Suffragists wore all kinds of hats, most from their own wardrobe as hats were very important in the early part of the 20th century. White was the color worn by the Suffragists with accents in purple and gold. (Have you noticed that todays women politicians often wear white?)
We have found some straw hats at Michaels that are an inexpensive option if you don’t have a hat of your own. It is important that you indicate which size you would like and include that amount to cover the cost. We are also offering “Votes For Women 100” T-shirts at $10 or gold sashes at $1. These will be used during the Memorial parade when we will wear white outfits as the suffragists did. If you don’t want to wear the T-shirt, you can wear the sash over your white top. Please let us know if you will be walking with us in the Memorial Day Parade on May 25th.
