In March, UMKC Libraries have the women's history month book display. The display has books available to borrow, along with a timeline of women's rights in the United States and a local documentary on Womontown. Additional resources, such as a list of "Notable Women Firsts," links to local women's organizations, and eBooks by women and for women, can be found on this online resource guide.
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What's Womontown? Learn by watching a 25-minute PBS documentary, listening to an episode of A People's History of Kansas City podcast from KCUR, or reading this article, "Womontown: How 12 city block in Kansas City became a radical enclave by and for women."
Visit this art installation rooted in local lesbian and feminist histories at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, FREE admission. Among other sources, the artist found inspiration researching in the GLAMA collections at UMKC Libraries.
800 E 51st Street, Kansas City, MO 64110
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