Celebrating the Women of Rhode Island Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow with the Junior League of Rhode Island
When: Tuesday, March 11th, 6pm
Where: Aldrich House (110 Benevolent St., Providence, RI, 02906)
Junior League of Rhode Island Celebrates History of Women in RI with the Rhode Island Historical Society
Event commemorates the donation of 100+ years of documentation from the JLRI’s impact in the state.
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.)— The Press is invited to join the Junior League of Rhode Island (JLRI) and the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) on Tuesday, March 11, at 6pm, for the Women’s History Month event “Celebrating the Women of Rhode Island Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” highlighting the role of women in Rhode Island over the past 100 years and the opportunities for the future. The event will include a brief speaking program at 7pm on the Junior League’s history in Rhode Island, comments on the state of women and girls in RI today by Dana Borrelli-Murray, CEO of Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, and the outlook for the next 100 years of women’s community impact.
This event coincides with the Junior League of Rhode Island’s recent donation of historical JLRI materials to the RIHS. Select materials from the recent Junior League of Rhode Island collection donated to the Rhode Island Historical Society will be on display.
The collection features documentation of over 100 years of progress in the form of manuscripts, ledgers, programs, and photographs. It highlights the history of women’s leadership and community action across the state of Rhode Island since 1921. This latest donation is part of JLRI’s long history of charitable donations and action to an organization that offers collections, museums, and educational initiatives that welcome everyone to engage with Rhode Island’s complex and significant past.
Junior League of Rhode Island (JLRI) is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Above all else, our goal is to promote and perpetuate social change in the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts communities that will benefit most from it.
By empowering women and providing valuable leadership training, we are giving local women the tools to get involved, put their talents to work, and positively impact the communities of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. jlri.org
Rhode Island Historical Society, the state’s oldest and only state-wide historical organization, welcomes everyone to engage with Rhode Island’s complex and significant past through its collections, museums, and educational initiatives. Founded in 1822, the RIHS is an advocate for history as a means to develop empathy and 21st-century skills, using its historical materials and knowledge to explore topics of timeless relevance and public interest. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, it is dedicated to providing high-quality, accessible public programming and educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders through its four sites: the John Brown House Museum, the Museum of Work & Culture, the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, and the Aldrich House.