Kansas Suffragist Memorial

04/10/2025

Were you able to be at the January 29, 2025 dedication of the Kansas Suffragist Memorial Mural? Were you able to get one of the tri-fold flyers that listed the suffragists portrayed in the mural? If not, then you might enjoy a digital copy.

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04/04/2025

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Tell us what you think!

We are looking into having some merchandise with the image of the Kansas Suffragist Memorial Mural.

Tell us what you would be interested in buying:
Note cards,
Postcards,
T-shirts, (are unisex crew neck okay)
Lapel pins of Clarina Nichols holding her lantern,
Poster,
Something else?

We would really appreciate your input!

03/22/2025

The frame is installed!!
It is beautiful!
It was brought into the Capitol in 12 pieces: 6 long pieces, 4 corners and the center top and center bottom. The frame is made from Kansas black walnut.

02/17/2025

Governor Kelly's "Badass Women" speech for the Kansas Day Dedication of "Rebel Women" - Kansas Suffragist Memorial Mural, the first permanent work of art in the Kansas Capitol made by a woman!

02/09/2025

WOW, the Kansas Historical Society made a great short video about Suffragists and the new mural!

Rebel Women" is an 8-foot-by-19-foot oil on canvas mural by artist Phyllis J. Garibay-Coon of Manhattan, Kansas, depicting 13 Kansas women integral to advanc...

01/31/2025

You asked for it!!
Here it is!
Phyllis's speech at the Kansas Suffragist Memorial dedication on Wed. January 29, 2025!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/s5eCMMh6cAMrmVGh9

01/30/2025

Wonderful photos of the artist from the Kansas Reflector!

A crowd clamored Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse to see the state’s suffragist icons and family members memorialized in paint.

01/30/2025

We're in the news!

Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S.

01/24/2025

WHAT A DAY! The Kansas Suffragist Memorial Mural is on the wall!

The artist, Phyllis Garibay-Coon, asked the Governor to sign the back of the painting - which she did "Laura Kelly, Kansas Governor, 2019 - 2027, on the back side of Clarina Nichols!

Dedication of the mural is Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Yes, Kansas Day!), at noon in the rotunda. Program expected to take about half an hour, then unveiling,

01/20/2025

Artist Phyllis is painting the Capitol!

Kansas Historical Society

Check out artMercenary’s video.

01/10/2025

We have room for a few more members. Last chance to sign up and get a lunch is today: Monday, January 21, 2025.

Members of the League of Women Voters of Kansas: have you registered for League Day at the Capitol? Register below. We will be right where we need to be for the noon dedication of the Kansas Suffragist Memorial!

Deadline to register for the Day is January 20.

LWVK
League Day at the Capitol and Dedication of the Kansas Suffragist Memorial, Wed, Jan 29, 2025

01/01/2025

The Suffragist Mural artist wishes everyone a Happy New Year! and shows how to paint straight and curved lines. She's finishing the banner at the top of the painting which will state the Kansas constitutional amendment for women's suffrage.

Check out artMercenary’s video.