Events

Women Your Votes Count

Wednesday  |  February 19, 2020  |  12:30 – 1:30 pm
Muzeo Museum & Cultural Center Carnegie Building

This is a free presentation at the Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center Carnegie Building. Bring your lunch. RSVP to Carol Latham: clatham@muzeo.org

The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once. But on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enfranchising all American women and declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Join us for this free event as a group of panelist discuss some features such as:

• 100th Anniversary Flag Universal African

• African American National Anthem Video

• History of Voting Changes in 2020

• History of Women’s Voting Rights in America

Panel discussion Women Your  Votes Counts:

Moderator:
Joan D. Powell, President NCNW, Inc. Orange County Section, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Orange County California and California Democratic Party Delegate Assembly District 73

President of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc, Orange County Section.

Joan ‘s mission is to fight for the dignity of all, especially the underserved whose rights are trampled upon. Today in this political climate, she states that “I owe a responsibility for everyone in my diverse community to assist in their participation in their political and civil rights.”

Joan is native of West Chester, Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University in Social Welfare. Her professional career began as a Coordinator for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Philadelphia. In later years, she made a career change to the business world as a Personal lines and Commercial Lines Claims Analyst in the Insurance Industry.

She is a current member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Orange County, California Alumnae Chapter and 13-year member of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Presently, Joan is a California Democratic Party Delegate for the 73rd district and Alumni Member of Big  Sisters and Big Brothers of Orange County California. She is a member of various nonprofit organizations.

In addition, she is a Patient Advocate spokesperson for numerous Patient’s non-profit organizations and foundations. She travels from the beaches of California to the steps of Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.  regards to Patient’s rights and affordable health care.

Panelist:
Dr. DeVera Heard, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Orange County, National Council of Negro Women. National Coalition of 100 Black Women and Susan G Komen

Dr. Heard is a retired educator from Santa Ana Unified School District.  She was a teacher, then principal at the elementary, intermediate, high school, independent studies. and Teen parent programs.  Currently she is an adjunct professor.  Her focus had always been on all youth, but especially female empowerment.

Dr. Heard’s community service includes Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Orange County, National Council of Negro Women. National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Susan G Komen, and many others.  She has represented these organizations locally, in Sacramento, and  in Washington DC to advocate for women.  She is a positive resource for the growth and advancement of the community.

Beatrice Jones, NCNW-OC Section Historian and Vexillologist

Bea Jones, is a vexillologist with a particular interest in the Universal African Flag and Flags of the African Diaspora. Over the years she continues to educate, promote, research and market Flags locating and identifying the beginnings of Black Flag images by and for descendants of Black Africans worldwide.

Since 1996 she has been a member of the North American Vexillological Association , member of the Canadian Research Flag Bulletin and the Flag Research Center Winchester, MA. She submitted input to the design of the first Kwanzaa stamp that gave flag colors to the stamp — a first in US stamp history. Since 1993 she has been a member of the National Council of Negro Women/NCNW Orange County and, is currently the historian. Bea is sought after to present programs and teach. She is currently teaching ‘OC Learning Black History’ in Huntington Beach.

Dr. Denise Reid, member of Friendship Baptist Church and a professor at Biola University

Dr. Denise Reid serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Biola University, located in La Mirada, California. Dr. Reid has a BA in Behavioral Science, MS in Special Education, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, and an earned PhD in Education with an emphasis in Disability Studies. Dr. Reid has authored several academic journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Reid’s current research includes exploring the lived experiences of individuals who attended all-Black segregated schools during the Jim Crow Era.

Most importantly, Dr. Reid wants you to know that she is a born-again Believer in Jesus Christ. Dr. Reid is keenly aware that her academic accomplishments are secondary to her relationship with Christ and service to others. Dr. Reid is a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Yorba Linda, California. Her ministry involvement includes, serving in the Clothing Ministry and on the Prayer Posse. Dr. Reid has organized and led six domestic mission trips. Five of these trips were to the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona and one was to the San Francisco Bay area.

Carnegie Gallery

In 1906, The Anaheim City Chamber of Commerce recognized the city’s need for a formal public library building. Up to this time, the city only had a book subscription service including a small selection of books housed in the back of a local general store.By 1907, the Chamber of Commerce had acquired a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie’s office. The land necessary to construct the Carnegie Library building was purchased for a fraction of its regular cost at $2,400. The money to purchase the corner lot was raised by 75 local residents who deeply believed in the benefits of a public library for the flourishing city.

The Carnegie Library was designed by Los Angeles architect John C. Austin, with the final designs approved in early 1908. These final designs presented a building in a Classic Revival Style, which was commonly chosen for Carnegie-funded buildings. The red clay tile roof however was chosen as a nod to local history and classic Spanish design.

The Anaheim Library would not have evolved as it did without the dedication of passionate Anaheim citizens. During its time as a Public Library, the Carnegie Library building was lifted up by its librarians, whose careers lasted a remarkably long time. Head librarian Elizabeth Calnon and children’s librarian Elva Haskett served the library and Anaheim community for much of their lives, supporting the Public library throughout its significant growth.

As the city of Anaheim developed and the population increased, the small Carnegie Library was no longer capable of housing the ever-growing collection of books and the demand for library services. In response to this, the city opened a new Central Library nearby in 1963. After the transfer of libraries had been completed, the Carnegie Library was left vacant for three years before housing the city’s Personnel Department.

The Carnegie Library became a historical library, research center, and museum in 1978 and was officially recognized on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The historic building has undergone renovations as the years passed and ADA laws were enacted. 1985 saw the addition of an elevator, support structures, new plumbing, and new electrical systems.

Mark Hall-Patton was a crucial force in the development of the Anaheim Museum, laying the groundwork for the Carnegie Library to become a thriving museum space for the community. He was the museum’s first employee in 1984 and became the Anaheim Museum’s first director. As the first director, Hall-Patton finalized the museum’s agreements with the city and raised funds to help the museum flourish.

Another driving force in the Anaheim Museum’s history is Mildred “Midge” Taggart. She worked tirelessly to acquire and preserve antiques and symbols of Anaheim’s history until they could be safely housed in a museum.

The Anaheim Museum, which had been residing in the historic Carnegie Library for decades, was replaced by Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center in 2007. The city saw this building as the perfect site for Muzeo due to the building’s rich history of community involvement and education, both core elements of Muzeo’s mission.

The Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center complex exhibits in both the historic Carnegie Library as well as a new main gallery building, built in 2007. While the majority of the galleries now primarily display artworks rather than artifacts, the Carnegie Library still exhibits a collection of artifacts rooted in Anaheim’s History, spanning from prehistoric times to the modern era.

Today, Muzeo stands as an integral part of the Anaheim community, seeking to bring together our local communities and ensure the accessibility of the arts and education.

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