Topeka - Kansas State Capitol - Kansas Day
Join us at 12 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2025, for our Kansas Day celebration at the Kansas State Capitol. The Kansas Historical Society is co-hosting this special event with the Kansas Suffragist Memorial Committee to unveil the Rebel Women mural honoring woman's suffrage. Kansas women began working toward full voting rights from the territorial period, finally achieving that goal with the passage of the suffrage amendment in 1912. Held on the first-floor rotunda, this program will be led by KSHS Executive Director Patrick Zollner with remarks from artist Phyllis J. Garibary-Coon, Governor Laura Kelly, Senator Elaine Bowers, and committee co-chairs Marlene Merrill and Cille King. Following songs, the mural unveiling, and presentation of a special Kansas Day cake, guests can enjoy a slice donated by Dillon’s on the ground level.
The Kansas Suffragist Memorial Committee continues to encourage donations to cover the artist compensation. 
Tax-deductible contributions can be made to: Department of Administration, memo line Suffragist Memorial. Mail to: Department of Administration, Kansas Suffragist Memorial Fund, Attn: Sarah Huggins, 700 SW Harrison, Suite 1015, Topeka, KS 66603. A donation form is also available online.
Follow Garibay-Coon's painting progress at the Kansas Suffragist Memorial Facebook page. Schedule a program with Jeanne Klein, retired University of Kansas professor, “The Kansas Woman Suffrage Movement,” via Zoom for Kansas organizations, county historical societies, local Leagues of Women Voters, AAUW of Kansas, colleges/universities, public schools, and civic organizations. Contact Jeanne Klein at kleinj@ku.edu; 785-843-3744.
