Bina West Miller: A Presentation on Port Huron’s Past
March 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
$5.00 - $10.00
Join us at the Carnegie for a lecture and presentation about the life and work of Bina West Miller, founder of Woman’s Benefit Association.
In Port Huron, you may be familiar with names like Thomas Edison, Henry McMorran, and Omar Conger, but what about Bina West Miller?
Bina West Miller was a St. Clair County resident in the late 19th and early 20th century, an active advocate in the women’s suffrage movement, and founded Woman’s Benefit Association, known today as Woman’s Life, one of the first organizations to offer life insurance protection to women. Find out about the life and work of Bina West Miller, what drove her to push for women’s life insurance, as well as the right to vote, and why it was such an important movement. A name in the history of progress from our own community.
Members: $5
General Admission: $10