Past. Present. Participation.
Glendale, Arizona has a rich civic history that echoes the themes in Unyielding Voices. This section highlights a few local touchpoints and invites community members to reflect on their own connections to leadership, storytelling, and public life.
🏛️ Glendale Women Who Led
While Frances Willard Munds served at the state level, women across Arizona—including in Glendale—shaped their communities through school boards, library commissions, arts organizations, and civic leagues.
Historical Glimpses:
- In the 1930s, women volunteers helped build Glendale’s early library system.
- During WWII, women in Glendale led local rationing boards and coordinated Red Cross drives.
- In 1975, Glendale elected its first woman mayor: Ramona C. Pearson.
📝 Invite a librarian, historian, or neighbor to add to this local story. Who are the women who built Glendale?
🧭 Glendale Today: Civic Life in Action
Where can you raise your voice in Glendale today?
- Glendale Public Library programming and StoryCorps events
- Arts commissions and advisory boards
- Local voter registration drives
- Youth councils and leadership programs
- Public input on city planning and cultural policy
🧠 What does civic participation look like where you live? Who’s invited to the table?
🌵 Community Reflection Prompt
Imagine Frances Willard Munds is walking through Historic Downtown Glendale today. What would she see that surprises her? What would she recognize?
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