Women's Suffrage Event In Owensboro

Evansville IN

21 August, 2021

9:37 AM

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By Steve Burger, WNIN Aug. 21, 2021 Next Thursday in Owensboro, women and their supporters are invited to mark the 101st anniversary of women's suffrage in the U.S. The event on August 26th will mark the anniversary of women getting the right to vote. They will also rededicate a memorial to Daviess County's first female representative to the Kentucky General Assembly, Louise Gasser Kirtley. Organizer Aloma Dew says they will recognize local female office holders and encourag others to get involved in local government. "What we're saying to people is, you got this super power- the vote- and we need to use it to make it effective, to let our voices be heard, to recognize women who have been able to achieve elective office and to help other women." The event will start with a parade at 4:30 from the Owensboro Museum of Science and History to the courthouse square in downtown Owensboro. The president of the Evansville City Council says he's tested positive for COVID-19. Vanderburgh County Commissioners Tuesday split their votes on expanding a mask mandate for county owned buildings, as one commissioner said that the measure doesn't go far enough. A new memorial to Korean War veterans was unveiled in Mt. Vernon Friday. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.