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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Women's History Month

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Escanaba Public Library issued the following announcement on Mar 10.

Did you know that Joan Crawford plays "a strong-willed female saloon owner who is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery" in the movie "Johnny Guitar"?

Have you ever thought about the wives of the polar explorers, and of the unpredictable, often heartbreaking, lives they had to lead?

Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up to the Industrial Revolution the fiber arts were an enormous economic force, belonging primarily to women. Find out more about them in "Women's Work: the First 20,000 Years."

There is so much more to learn, so check out our display celebrating Women's History Month. 

Original source can be found here.

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