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The Women's History of the Modern World
How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years
Miles, Rosalind
PaperbackHistory of the Women's Suffrage Movement in America
Including Biographies & Memoirs of Most Influential Suffragettes
Harriot Stanton Blatch
eBookThe Women's History of the Modern World
How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years
Miles, Rosalind
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Library Services, Blogs & More (100)
Nonfiction Roundup: July 2021
Women You Should Know
Digital Escape Room: Votes for Women!
Literary Links: A Brief History of Human Flight
Staff Book Review: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
Reader Review: Pirate Women
Black History Month: Equestrian Edition
Reader Review: When Women Ruled the World
Women Walking
Library Events & Classes (9)
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Night View Columbia: 25 Years of Columbia History in Photographs
Wednesday, April 3-Tuesday, April 30
Photography Exhibit
Enjoy this retrospective look at the history of our downtown cityscape through 25 years of photographs by Stephen Bybee. First interested in photography at the age of 12, Bybee studied at MU with professor Oliver Schuchard and Columbia College with professor Ed Collings in the 1990s. In 1998 he became interested in black and white … Continue reading “Night View Columbia: 25 Years of Columbia History in Photographs”
Drop-in Genealogy Help
Multiple sessions Wednesday, April 17
Columbia Public Library, Training Center
Drop in for help with researching your family history.
Adults.
Night View Columbia - 25 Years of Columbia History in Photographs
Thursday, April 25 › 6-7 pm
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room
Join photographer Stephen Bybee for a retrospective look at the history of our downtown cityscape through 25 years of images. A selection of these photographs will be on display during the month of April at the Columbia Public Library.
Online Author Talk With Douglas Brunt - Genius, Power and Deception on the Eve of World War I
Wednesday, May 1 › 2-3 pm
Live online event
Join us as we chat online with New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt about “The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I.” This nonfiction work reveals the history of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance.
Adults. Register to get a link. Recording available for later viewing.
New Salem Cemetery Tour
Monday, May 20 › 6-7:30 pm
New Salem Cemetery, 12721 South Highway 63, Ashland
Join us for a walking tour of the New Salem Cemetery to learn about the art and history of cemeteries as well as notable people from Ashland’s past. Cosponsored by the Southern Boone County Historical Society.
All ages. If you’re under 12, please bring a grown-up. Meet at the cemetery. Canceled if raining.
Drop-in Genealogy Help
Multiple sessions Tuesday, May 21-Wednesday, May 22
Columbia Public Library, Training Center
Drop in for help with researching your family history.
Adults.
Adventure Labs Begin at Your Library
Monday, June 17 › 6-7:30 pm
Columbia Public Library, Children's Program Room
Adventure Labs offer a new way to interact with the outdoors! Much like geocaching, these unique scavenger hunts emphasize local history, nature and art with a bit of exercise thrown in. We’ll meet in the library to discuss the basics and then go to the Columbia Cemetery for an Adventure Lab walking tour.
Families, ages 9 and older. Bring a smartphone to download the free app. Please register.
Personal Archiving and Scanning
Drop-in Genealogy Help
Multiple sessions Tuesday, June 25-Wednesday, June 26
Columbia Public Library, Training Center
Drop in for help with researching your family history.
Adults.
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