West Baton Rouge Book Club: Votes for Women!
West Baton Rouge Museum 845 North Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767
Join the West Baton Rouge Library at the West Baton Rouge Museum for a book discussion led by educator Dr. Olivia McNeely Pass. In conjunction with the museum's new exhibition, on loan from the National Archives, One Half of the People: Advancing Equality for Women, Dr. Pass will offer historical and interpretive insight into Winifred Conkling's 2018 book, Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballet. The book explores moments throughout the 150-year journey and hard-won fight to achieve the rights guaranteed in the 19th Amendment. 11 am–12:30 pm. Free. A limited number of books are available at the library in advance. Register by contact Adult Services Librarian Luis Interiano at (225) 342-7920 ext. 230 or linteriano@wbrlibrary.us. westbatonrougemuseum.com.