While the 19th Amendment – which was officially added to the U.S. Constitution on August 26, 1920 – was a major victory and cause for celebration, it did not mean an end to the suffrage story. Many women still struggled to exercise their right to vote, especially women of color. Voting rights remained an important …
We have several programs coming soon – click on the links below to discover more and RSVP as needed. Stay tuned for next week’s post! First up is the Evanston Women’s Suffrage History Walking Tour on Saturday August 15th. This tour meets at Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston. In this historic year of …
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As for all of us, 2020 started like a normal year. Plans for commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment were solidifying and I was finishing up writing and designing panels for the Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote exhibit. Also within normal – two new interns started in January, both undergraduates …
Be sure to visit our event page to learn more about all the many things planned for August – and into the fall – as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. A group of community partners, led by the EWHP, has assembled a whole series of events for you to connect to …
In the United States, women’s suffrage activists always called themselves suffragists not suffragettes. This was because anti-suffrage forces used the term “suffragette” in an effort to diminish the work of suffragists – making them sound like “little suffragettes.” American suffragettes found the term derogatory and refused to use it. The term first became widely used …
The woman’s suffrage movement was very conscious of its public image and carefully crafted this image to communicate its messages and reach supporters. In the United States, purple, gold and white were the colors of the movement. The use of gold goes back to 1867 when Kansas was considering passage of a state suffrage referendum. …
The Evanston History Center Mother’s Day House Walk will be a “Walk-By” this year. EHC invites people to (safely) walk, ride, or drive (following social distancing guidelines) in order to take part. The House Walk-By begins on Mother’s Day, May 10, and continues every day afterwards. About this year’s walk: In honor of the centennial …
Evanston women and women’s organizations have faced community and national crises with imagination and ingenuity in times past as they are today. One interesting example is the Evanston Community Kitchen which was started as a project of three members of the Woman’s Club of Evanston. In the summer of 1918, the Woman’s Club of Evanston’s …
To our members, friends and visitors: Beginning on March 16th, EHC will suspend tours, access to the research room and programs until further notice. The situation may change, so please check our website. Like many other museums in the Chicago area, we are monitoring public health announcements and will adjust our plans accordingly. In an effort …
Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote – a new exhibit at the Evanston History Center – opens on Sunday, March 8th with an open house from 1-4 p.m. in celebration of International Women’s Day. Telling the story of Evanston women and their strategic and critical work for women’s suffrage, the exhibit features archival resources, …
