Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:42:09 +0000 From: RICHARD ALLEN BERNSTEIN <rick.bernstein@wisconsinhistory.org> Subject: FW: Womens Council research effort to trace history of women in local government in WI Message-id: <DM5PR06MB2443E69FDFB3568A3EA97E15F40D0@DM5PR06MB2443.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>
Here's some good info from the Wisconsin Women's Council.
Richard Bernstein, Southern Region
Local History-Field Services
Office of Programs and Outreach
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
608 264 6583
rick.bernstein@wisconsinhistory.org
Wisconsin Historical Society
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846<http://www.wisconsinh
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SUGGESTED NEWLETTER or E-NEWS ARTICLE (194 words, edit as needed), with gra
phic (.jpeg) attached:
New WI Women's History Research Project
Help Trace the History of WI Women in Local Government
Public input sought! The Women's Council has launched A Seat at the Politi
cal Table, new project to create an historical timeline tracing women's pol
itical firsts as local elected officeholders in communities across Wisconsi
n. Wisconsin is home to about 2,350 locally elected government bodies - fro
m School Boards to County Boards, from City Mayors to County Clerks. Indeed
, the vast number of women holding elected office in Wisconsin are found in
local government. The women who first gained a seat at the political table
, and brought their voice to the deliberations and decisions of these juris
dictions, are largely lost to our collective history. A Seat at the Politi
cal Table extend our existing work on the history of women in state governm
ent to include women's political firsts in local government - but these sto
ries have proven much harder to identify. That's why we need your help! An
y other Wisconsin local women's "firsts" or political milestones you want t
o tell us about? We'd love to hear about those too. Submission must include
a contact for follow-up. For more information visit us at: www.womenscou
ncil.wi<http://www.womenscouncil.wi>.
Submit a story or a tip by email to: womenscouncil@wisconsin.gov<mailto:wo
menscouncil@wisconsin.gov>
Contact: Christine Lidbury, 608-266-2219
christine.lidbury@wi.gov<mailto:<mailto:christine.lidbury@wi.go
v>
WISCONSIN WOMEN'S COUNCIL LAUNCHES "A SEAT AT THE POLITICAL TABLE" * A NEW
PROJECT TRACING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN LOCAL ELECTED OFFICE IN WISCONSIN
Public input sought to write women's firsts as local office holders back in
to Wisconsin women's political history.
(Madison, WI) In honor of Women's History Month, the Wisconsin Women's Cou
ncil has launched A Seat at the Political Table, new project to create an h
istorical timeline tracing women's political firsts as local elected office
holders in communities across Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is home to about 2,350 locally elected government bodies - from S
chool Boards to County Boards, from City Mayors to County Clerks. Indeed, t
he vast number of women holding elected office are in local government. The
women who first gained a seat at the political table, and brought their vo
ice to the deliberations and decisions of these jurisdictions, are largely
lost to our collective history.
"Our history is our strength," National Women's History Project.
We need your help to write these local elected leaders back into our histor
y.
Submit a story or a tip by email to: womenscouncil@wisconsin.gov<mailto:wo
menscouncil@wisconsin.gov>
The Council's Timeline of Wisconsin's Women's Political History, focusing o
n women in state elected offices (2008, updated in 2015) has raised awarene
ss, generated discussion, and inspired programs and events. Nearly 1,000 ha
rdcopies of the poster have been distributed to social, political and educa
tional organizations. A Seat at the Political Table extends that history to
include women's political firsts in local government - but these stories h
ave proven much harder to identify. That's why we need your help.
For additional information on women in elected office in Wisconsin, free fa
ct sheets and reports are available on the Women's Council website homepage
at www.womenscouncil.wi.gov<http://www.womenscouncil.wi.gov>.
About the Women's Council. The Women's Council is Wisconsin's statutory com
mission on the status of women and girls. Established in 1983, the Council
promotes initiatives that empower women, serves as a clearinghouse for info
rmation for and about women, and promotes unique partnerships to address is
sues affecting Wisconsin women. The Council is governed by a 15-member Cou
ncil that is appointed by the Governor and legislative leaders. For more i
nformation about the Wisconsin Women's Council visit our web site at http:/
/womenscouncil.wi.gov.
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Christine Lidbury
Executive Director
Wisconsin Women's Council
State of Wisconsin
101 East Wilson, Madison, WI 53703
608.266.2219 p
608.264.9500 f
Visit us at http:/womenscouncil.wi.gov
The Wisconsin Women's Council, established in 1983, is state government's s
tatutory commission on the status of women and girls in Wisconsin. The 15-m
ember Council is appointed by the Governor and Legislative Leaders.
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject open records
law and may be disclosed to outside parties.
