CAPITOL COMPLEX ADVISORY COUNCIL

CELEBRATING WOMEN ELECTED TO SERVE THE STATE OF MONTANA

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2009
CAPITOL ROTUNDA
9:00 A.M.

The Capitol Complex Advisory Council is proud to sponsor an event honoring women elected to represent the citizens of Montana. This event will feature a keynote address from Ellen Baumler who will speak about the first women elected in Montana and the long road they traveled to win the right to hold public office.

Following the speakers there will be an unveiling ceremony for the plaque honoring the "Centennial Celebration of Women Serving in State Legislatures: 1895-1995." In 1995 this plaque was placed in the Capitol, but later removed when the Capitol underwent a major renovation. Since the renovation, the plaque was redone and is now ready for permanent display in the halls of the Capitol for future generations to enjoy.

Women's Suffrage
Jeannette Rankin (right) and national suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt speak from the balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association building in Washington, D.C., circa 1917. In 1914, Montana became only the sixth state to grant women the right to vote. Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress just two years later

WOMEN'S CEREMONY CONTACT INFORMATION

Please Direct RSVP's To:
Department of Administration
Shannon Lewis
PO Box 200101
Helena, MT 59620-0101
Phone: (406) 444-2032
Email: slewis@mt.gov

Department of Administration
Sheryl Olson, Deputy Director
PO Box 200101
Helena,MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-3307
Fax: (406) 444-6194
Email: sherylolson@mt.gov

CELEBRATING WOMEN ELECTED TO SERVE THE STATE OF MONTANA NEWS RELEASE
APRIL 9, 2009