Two Musser Public Library staff members have joined forces to put together a new “Voices of the Past” talk on Thursday, March 21.
Jen Howell and Emma Stoffer will feature local women’s history during their presentation at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in Room 301 of the Musser Public Library, 408 E. 2nd St., Muscatine.
Howell and Stoffer said there are about 20 women that will be featured in categories ranging from the “Women of Musser Public Library” to “Movers and Shakers” (women who pushed boundaries), “Women in Business,” “Women in Sports,” and “Women in Service” (public or military), according to a Thursday library release.
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“With a lot of these women, we had already come across them in other research,” Stoffer said in the release. She noted that there will be some surprises during the presentation.
“There may be someone that you have heard of, but have not heard the story that we are going to tell,” Stoffer said.
Stoffer said that a name and face you might not recognize is that of Bessie Farnsworth. “Locally, she might have been a bit of a troublemaker.”
“Come hear about her exploits and shenanigans,” Stoffer said. “She helped pave the way for women across Iowa to run for state legislature.”
Howell said they started talking about creating this program in January and thought March would be a good time to present the program because it is Women’s History Month. A Q&A session will follow the hour-long program.
The “Voices of the Past” programming is offered a few times during the year by the Musser Public Library. For more information, click HERE.
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