By Serena Covkin, PhD for the Evanston Women’s History Project, March 2025 Alice Bunker Stockham was a popular physician, a pioneering social reformer, a world-traveling educator, and Evanston’s first certified tokologist. She assumed the role in 1883, when she reworked the Greek word for “birth” into the title of her first medical advice manual, Tokology: […]
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Part 3 of a series / By Janet Olson, CWHL Archivist We refer to 1874, of course—a time of change, endings and beginnings, for Frances Willard and the temperance movement in Evanston. Willard Leaves NU Willard’s resignation from Northwestern came after a year of difficulties.[1] In June, 1873, when the Evanston College for Ladies (with
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The McCulloch family, in collaboration with Evanston filmmaker Susan Hope Engel of Hope Productions and Dean Bushala of Red Branch Productions Ltd., is proud to announce the premiere of Discovering Catharine. This one-hour documentary explores the life and legacy of Evanston suffragist Catharine Waugh McCulloch (1862 – 1945), an early female attorney and a fervent
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Part 2 of a series By Janet Olson, CWHL archivist. During 2024, to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (November, 1874), we will be shining a local spotlight on the Evanston women (and men) who were “early adopters” of the temperance campaign. This joint project of the Evanston
Two recent online projects share some fascinating Evanston women’s history. We share them with you. Enjoy! The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Illinois and Evanston Her March to Democracy: Stories Along the National Votes for Women Trail is a new podcast that includes an episode focusing on Illinois and the women’s suffrage movement. Evanston Women’s History
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By Janet Olson, The Center for Women’s History and Leadership Speaking at a Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) meeting in Evanston in 1883, Mrs. Jennette Hauser posed the title question. It was a logical question—after all, Evanston had been dry since 1855, thanks to Northwestern University’s charter, which stated that no alcohol could be sold
Join us at the Evanston History Center for upcoming talks with a women’s history focus. These talks are part of the new FREE series of talks hosted by the history center – Talks@EHC. Please RSVP (links below or call EHC at 847-475-3410) as capacity may be limited. You can find the full roster of talks
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There are several upcoming programs at the Evanston History Center (225 Greenwood Street) with a Women’s History focus. See below for brief descriptions and links to find out more. Hope to see you there! The Founding and Evolution of The Infant Welfare Society of Evanstonby Arden Handler, DrPH Tuesday, September 12, 2023, from 12 pm
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By Janet Olson, Archivist at WCTU Archives 150 years ago this June Frances Willard became the first Dean of Women at Northwestern University. The story of her taking on this position is interesting and illuminates the broader story of women’s education in Evanston and the U.S. in this time period. Our Educated Women series is
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When: Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11:00 am–12:30 pmWhere: Evanston Township High School Welcome Center, room E112; enter through door 1 or 2 You’re invited to be part of Evanston history! Art Encounter’s Evanston Mural Arts Program is leading an exciting mural project this year, celebrating the lives and legacies of notable women leaders in Evanston
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