Chew on This: After Dark!
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Can't make the lunchtime program? Join us for Chew on This After Dark, our evening edition featuring the same great history in a relaxed social setting. We'll provide light hors d'oeuvres, the bar will be open, and you'll have the perfect opportunity to enjoy local history with friends after work.
Cedar Rapids was one of the last major communities in Iowa to establish a public library. The effort was championed by the city's women, led by the determined Ada Van Vechten, who understood that access to knowledge could transform a community. This presentation blends local history, the women's suffrage movement, grassroots activism, and that fascinating moment in history when America's billionaires built libraries instead of rockets. It is the story of women who understood the power of books, ideas, and persistence, and who quietly changed the future of Cedar Rapids.
Speaker: Tara Templeman
Chew on This takes place at The History Center:
800 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Admission $10.00 General Public, $8.00 Members
Chew on This is sponsored by: Bankers Trust
Cedar Rapids was one of the last major communities in Iowa to establish a public library. The effort was championed by the city's women, led by the determined Ada Van Vechten, who understood that access to knowledge could transform a community. This presentation blends local history, the women's suffrage movement, grassroots activism, and that fascinating moment in history when America's billionaires built libraries instead of rockets. It is the story of women who understood the power of books, ideas, and persistence, and who quietly changed the future of Cedar Rapids.
Speaker: Tara Templeman
Chew on This takes place at The History Center:
800 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Admission $10.00 General Public, $8.00 Members
Chew on This is sponsored by: Bankers Trust
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Where is it happening?
800 2nd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52403
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Host or PublisherThe History Center
