Learn about the Sweet Pea Study Club and W omen&rsquo\;s Networks in Bozeman.
\nThe Sweet Pea Study Club and th e Power of Women&rsquo\;s Networks in Bozeman explores the remarkable stor y of a little-known but deeply influential group of Black women who helped shape community life in Bozeman during the 1920s and 1930s. As a chapter of the Montana Federation of Colored Women&rsquo\;s Clubs\, the Sweet Pea Study Club fostered education\, civic engagement\, and mutual support at a time when African American women faced significant social and institution al barriers. This presentation will be delivered by Crystal Alegria\, Dire ctor of The Extreme History Project\, and highlights the club&rsquo\;s rol e in building community\, advancing social reform\, and creating networks of care and leadership that extended well beyond Bozeman. Through historic al records and local stories\, the talk illuminates how women&rsquo\;s gra ssroots organizing helped shape Montana&rsquo\;s cultural and civic landsc ape and why their legacy still matters today.
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