By Sonya Hollins, editor
*Note: Headline photo- Author, Terry McMillan- Port Huron, Mich., native.
KALAMAZOO (MICH)- What local women have made significant contributions to our community? Are their works worthy of being recognized in history?
An example of women in the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame are on display throughout March in the Gail Sydnor Gallery located in the Epic Center’s Black Arts and Cultural Center. The exhibit features women of color who have been honored in the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame. What do best-selling author Terry McMillan, Motown artist Aretha Franklin, and former Senator Cora Mae Brown all have in common? Find out through the informational display.
The contributions these and other women of color have given to the world were barely recognized until the Women’s Hall of Fame began in the late 1980s to honor Michigan women of achievement Art Hop Reception Exhibition. Today, the historical center offers the ability for those throughout Michigan to learn of women of Diversity, Olympics, Politics, and other arenas through their traveling exhibitions.
The exhibition will give a glimpse of the lives of women such as Native American Cora Reynolds Anderson, the first women elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from 1925-26. It also shares of Lansing native Alexa Canady, the first African American women neurosurgeon in the United States; and Loney Clinton Gordon of Grand Rapids who helped discover the cure for whooping cough.
The exhibition will be on display throughout March. Gallery hours are from 1-6 p.m.
Monday through Friday. For more information, call the Black Arts and Cultural
