Marching for women's suffrage, New York City, Oct. 1915 • George Grantham Bain Coll. (Library of Congress)

Welcome to the web home of the Benzie Area Women's History Project. This group, based in Benzie County, Michigan, is comprised of area women dedicated to educating ourselves and others about the women of our past, women whose voices are not always heard.

For the last 27 years we've presented an annual event, usually held in March, celebrating women's history. This year's Education Day was held Saturday, March 21, 2009, again at Crystal Mountain. The theme for this year was Every Woman Has a Story, and we were featuring, as one aspect of the day, you! If you were there, you know how much fun it was, and if you weren't, please try to come next year, or consider working with us on the planning committee. If you'd like to be on the mailing list, fill out the form on the contact page.

We also fund a yearly scholarship for a non-traditional female student at Northwestern Michigan College. This year's scholarship went to Arden Wilson of Lake Leelanau.

See pictures from past events on our photos page.

http://www.bawhp.org
last update April 2, 2009