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A woman with blonde hair and glasses, wearing a white blazer, speaks from behind a wooden podium with a logo on the front.
Melissa Gentry of Ball State Univerity works in the GIS Research and Map Collection in Bracken Library.
A woman with short blonde hair and glasses, wearing a light-colored blazer, speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium while holding green and purple folders.
Melissa Gentry of Ball State Univerity introduces keynote speaker, Kimberly Hamlin.
A woman in a black sweater with striped cuffs gestures with both hands while speaking from behind a wooden podium with a logo.
Keynote speaker, Kimberly Hamlin, speaks about Helen Gardener and her impact on the movement toward the 19th Amendment.
A woman in a black dress and tights stands at a wooden podium with a logo, gesturing with her hand while speaking into a microphone.
Keynote speaker, Kimberly Hamlin, speaks about Helen Gardener and her impact on the movement toward the 19th Amendment.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt speaks into a microphone at a wooden podium with a logo on the front.
“In 1890, the age of sexual consent was 10-12 years of age. It was 7 in Deleware.”
Two women smile while holding a certificate that reads "Outstanding Graduate Paper" in front of bookshelves.
Professor Jessica Reuther presents Leah Samples from Penn State University with the award for Outstanding Graduate Paper at the Student History Conference.
Two women smile at each other in front of bookshelves. One woman holds a certificate that reads "Outstanding Undergraduate Paper".
Professor Emily Johnson presents Zoe LaBonte from Ball State University with the award for Outstanding Undergraduate Paper at the Student History Conference.
Two women smile at each other in front of a bookshelf. One woman holds a certificate and wears a black blazer over a red patterned dress.
Professor Emily Johnson presents Zoe LaBonte from Ball State University with the award for Outstanding Undergraduate Paper at the Student History Conference.

Three people smile in front of bookshelves. A man in a tan blazer hands a certificate to a woman in a floral blouse, while another woman in a white lace top holds her own certificate.
Claire Enk and Sophia Hoffert receive their certificates for winning Outstanding Creative Project from Professor Abel Alves at the Ball State University Student History Conference.
Four women smile and hold certificates in front of bookshelves.
Awardees Claire Enk, Sophia Hoffert, Zoe LaBonte, and Leah Samples pose for a picture after the ceremony.

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