Women's Equality Day: Civil Rights Act 1965

At 6 pm Aug. 25, the Kansas City Plaza Public Library and the Women's Equality League present: 

They Fought the Fight: The 1965 Voting Rights Act

Details and registration at: https://kclibrary.org/signature-events/they-fought-fight-1965-voting-rights-act?delta=0 The event occurs in person and via zoom. Reception at 5:30 at the Kansas City Plaza Public Library. 

Emilye Crosby, a history professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo, discusses the significance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the crucial role women played in its passage.

While well-known leaders of the civil rights movement like Martin Luther King Jr. are regularly lauded, Crosby explores and celebrates the work of ordinary citizens who organized at a grassroots level. The contributions of women, in particular, and the lessons learned from their successes are at the heart of her research.

This event occurs on the eve of Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26.