With thanks to Kyle Jansson, the Commission members and staff and Commission chair, George Kramer, here is a copy of the proclamation:
Monday, March 14, 2011
Oregon Heritage Commission Proclamation: Statewide Celebration of Woman Suffrage for 2012
Last Tuesday night at the kickoff for the upcoming centennial of woman suffrage in Oregon for 2012 Kyle Jansson, Coordinator of the Oregon Heritage Commission, read the official document proclaiming 2012 a year of statewide celebration to commemorate the centennial.
With thanks to Kyle Jansson, the Commission members and staff and Commission chair, George Kramer, here is a copy of the proclamation:
With thanks to Kyle Jansson, the Commission members and staff and Commission chair, George Kramer, here is a copy of the proclamation:
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Century of Action and New Documents Projects
Last night at the official kickoff of the Oregon woman suffrage centennial commemoration at the state capitol Secretary of State Kate Brown hosted an event that did us all proud. Former Governor Barbara Roberts inspired everyone as she spoke, and Oregon Heritage Commission Coordinator Kyle Jansson read the official proclamation declaring the 2012 woman suffrage centennial a statewide event. Many thanks to everyone who attended to show their support and to the best co-conspirators possible, Jan Dilg, Project Director of Century of Action, and Eliza Canty-Jones, President of the Oregon Women's History Consortium and editor of the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
The Heritage Commission grant for the Century of Action website has helped us create a dynamic resource. Last night I was proud to introduce the work of Western Oregon University history and honors students on documents projects for the website. They started with articles from local newspapers from 1912 and with additional research created contextual essays introducing these newspaper articles on themes, people, organizations and events from the 1912 campaign. They also transcribed the articles, some 130 in all, and all are hyperlinked and posted to the website.
Two history students, Sarah Hardy and Jenn Newby, facilitated class discussion on using newspapers as primary sources and their essay is included in the documents project on the site. Visit the site and return often as we add new resources.
The Heritage Commission grant for the Century of Action website has helped us create a dynamic resource. Last night I was proud to introduce the work of Western Oregon University history and honors students on documents projects for the website. They started with articles from local newspapers from 1912 and with additional research created contextual essays introducing these newspaper articles on themes, people, organizations and events from the 1912 campaign. They also transcribed the articles, some 130 in all, and all are hyperlinked and posted to the website.
Two history students, Sarah Hardy and Jenn Newby, facilitated class discussion on using newspapers as primary sources and their essay is included in the documents project on the site. Visit the site and return often as we add new resources.
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