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August 2020
Women’s Right to Vote with a Minneapolis Perspective
In 1919, the Minnesota Legislature recognized women's right to vote in presidential elections. And in 1920, after the U.S. Legislature passed the 19th Amendment and two-thirds of the states ratified the amendment, women gained the right to vote. This right to vote took decades of discussion, protest, and persuasion. Historian Linda Lounsbury will examine the Women's Suffrage Movement, the Women's Right to Vote focusing on the local scene, and leaders including Linden Hills' Clara Ueland.
Find out more »October 2020
Closing Time
Authors and historians, Andy Sturdevant and Bill Lindeke, will take us on an entertaining journey into the highs, lows, bright spots, and dark corners of the Twin Cities' most famous and infamous drinking establishments —- history viewed from the barstool.
Find out more »November 2020
Anti-Semitism in Minneapolis
Decades ago, Jews in the Upper Midwest were excluded from much of American life. Many employers would not hire Jews, some communities were closed to Jews, and even some restaurants wouldn’t serve Jews. In fact, notable essayist Carey McWilliams proclaimed in 1946, "Minneapolis is the capitol of anti-Semitism in the United States. In almost every walk of life, 'an iron curtain' separates Jews from non-Jews in Minneapolis." Groups whose sole purpose was anti-Semitism abounded in the 1930s and '40s. Steve…
Find out more »December 2020
George Elmslie: In the Shadow of Louis Sullivan
Richard Kronick will tell the tragic story of George Elmslie, who was Louis Sullivan's chief draftsman from 1894 to 1909. During those years, the firm's commissions were greatly reduced, partly because of the economic depression that began in 1893, and partly because Dankmar Adler, who had been an important source of commissions, left the firm. In response, Sullivan drowned his sorrows in alcohol, and as his drinking became more and more pronounced, Elmslie, who was shy and not a self-starter,…
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