1878 Ladies Library Association Building Kalamazoo MI 18x22 1970s Print Poster

Description: 1970s Ladies Library Association 1878 Building Poster Kalamazoo, MI. Measuring 18x22 inches. Ladies Library Association (LLA) is the first womens club in Michigan and the third in the nation. Influenced the development of womens organizations throughout the upper Midwest and promoted the cause of equal education for women. Guided in part by Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, a local educator and world traveler, the Association was known as a college for women. The Association began formal meetings in private homes in 1852 under the guise of sewing group gatherings. During these gatherings, books were read aloud as women sewed. Later the group met in rented spaces around the town of Kalamazoo. A diligent acquisition of books led to the creation of a subscription library, the very first public library in Kalamazoo. Twenty years later the LLA became the first womens organization in the nation to gain the right to finance and own property (outside of dower rights inheritances). The Ladies Library Association building was constructed in 1878 through fundraising by its all female membership. A Kalamazoo landmark for many years, the building is recorded both as a State Historic Site and a National Historic Landmark. Considered to be a fine example of the late Venetian Gothic style, it is known for its brick, stone and tile exterior and stained glass windows. A second-floor auditorium has been the site for artistic and cultural events since the building opened.

Price: 33.74 USD

Location: South Lyon, Michigan

End Time: 2024-12-17T13:00:56.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.99 USD