Tales from the Archives: Lavina Cappon, Suffrage, and Women’s Rights in Midwest Dutch America

Graphic representing the Holland Museum, Tales from the Archives program, "Lavina Cappon, Suffrage, and Women's Rights in Dutch Midwest America." This is an adult Zoom presentation on March 7, 2024

Virtual-Zoom Program

Isaac Cappon’s daughter Lavina was a suffragist—quite a radical position for a prominent woman in a Midwest Dutch American community in the days before 1920 when a U.S. Constitutional amendment gave women the vote. For the Cappon 150^th year and this Women’s History Month, join author and historian Barbara Walvoord as she explores the suffrage movement in Holland, in the context of the lives of Dutch American women at the turn of the 20^th century.

This adult virtual Zoom program took place on Thursday, March 7, 2024

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Presenter Biography

Picture of Barbara Walvoord, author of the book, "Women’s Rights in Midwest Dutch America, 1847-1979: A History and Memoir (Wit & Intellect Publishing, 2023)" Barbara Walvoord was raised in Holland, daughter of the Rev. Christian H. Walvoord and Marie Verduin Walvoord, who served Third Reformed Church in the 1950’s. A graduate of Hope College, she later taught at the Reformed Church’s Central College in Pella, Iowa, where she worked for women’s rights in the college and the town. After a long career in college teaching, she now lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her recent book is Women’s Rights in Midwest Dutch America, 1847-1979: A History and Memoir (Wit & Intellect Publishing, 2023), available from Amazon.com and bookstores listed on her Facebook page.

2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the Cappon House! Join us as we celebrate throughout the year with new programs, exhibits, and tours! Learn more

This program is part of the Holland Museum “Tales from the Archives” series which explores local history topics supported by the Holland Museum’s collection and archives.