Saint Paul Public Library has received two new sources of funding to support the digitization of select materials held in the library’s Saint Paul Collection. The library received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grant in the amount of $85,035 through the Minnesota Historical Society for the “Digitizing Saint Paul City Directories” project. The library…
Read MoreMayor Coleman announces Saint Paul Public Library’s publishing of two children’s books in Karen language Saint Paul is home to largest Karen population in the U.S. December 17, 2015, SAINT PAUL, MN – Mayor Chris Coleman today announced that the Saint Paul Public Library has curated and published two Karen language children’s books, the first…
Read MoreThe Friends and the Minnesota Book Awards announce Wendy Fernstrum as the 2016 Minnesota Book Artist. Fernstrum writes, designs, prints, and binds artist books under the press name of Fernwerks. Her work is exhibited and collected nationally.
Read MoreMexican women helped shape their expatriate communities in Minnesota from the mid-20th century onward. Discover the important ways they fought for respect and equal treatment in the Twin Cities and in outstate Minnesota. Download PowerPoint (© 2015 Jill Zahniser) >>
Read MoreIn 2012, the Hamline University public administration programs and Center for Public Administration and Leadership (CPAL) announced the creation of the “Women in Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award.” This annual award is designed to recognize women who have made a lifetime commitment to serving the public good. Kit Hadley recently retired as director of the…
Read MoreFifty years after women won the vote, feminism once again grabbed public attention in the 1970s. A wide diversity of women began to advocate for equality under the law, in public and private life. Initially ridiculed, “women’s lib” ended up remaking America. Download the Presentation © 2015 Jill Zahniser >>
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