By Sophia Weglarz, EWHP 2021 Summer Intern In my previous blog post, I discussed the 1932 alliance between Evanston’s first Black alderman, Edwin Jourdain, and the first female alderwoman, Daisy Sandidge, when Sandidge ran for Jourdain’s unexpired term at his behest after he was removed for supposed election fraud. Earlier this summer, I wrote about […]
Piecing History Together: the story of the Mathilda Dunbar Club Read More »
By Sophia Weglarz, EWHP Summer 2021 Intern “A Southern white woman and a young Negro man cooperating in politics against crookedness and against two cheap white male politicians, and being supported by all the blacks and all the most intelligent and influential whites of their ward! Ye gods! What is this country coming to?”[i] This
By Lauren Dain, EWHP Summer 2021 Intern Driving down the streets of Evanston, I never particularly noticed the names of the parks I passed by. I could probably recall a few specific ones, such as Centennial Park and Penny Park, but honestly I never gave them much thought – and I bet I’m not the
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By Sophia Weglarz, Summer 2021 Evanston Women’s History Project Intern My name is Sophia Weglarz. I am a current undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania studying cognitive neuroscience and Africana Studies. While I have worked with the Evanston History Center and the Evanston Women’s History Project in previous summers, this summer I have the
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The small park where Michigan Avenue ends at Burnham Place may be familiar to you – but it is likely that you did not know that it was named Stockham Place Park – or who the Park was named for – Alice Bunker Stockham. With a new sign in place, thanks to the City of
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Visit the Evanston History Center soon to see Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote! Our 2020 exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment closes May 9th. EHC is open for visitors Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1-4 pm but reservations are required. You can make a reservation at www.evanstonhistorycenter.org.Evanston
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with the Evanston Women’s History Project and Piven Theater with a screening of the film Nevertheless followed by a Q&A discussion with Director, Sarah Moshman, EWHP Director Lori Osborne, and mother and daughter, Juliet and Lilly Bond, who are featured in the film. The screening and discussion will take place online
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For the past few years, the Evanston Women’s History Project has been the home of research for the wider story of Illinois women in the women’s suffrage movement. EWHP staff, interns and volunteers have worked hard not only to tell the story of the work of Evanston women to gain the right to vote, but
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The Evanston History Center has reopened for exhibits and tours as of February 4, 2021. The suffrage anniversary exhibit Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote is now open as well. You can find out more about the reopening and procedures for arranging your visit here. Telling the story of Evanston women and their
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The Evanston History Center – home of the Evanston Women’s History Project – has some great programs coming as part of its Winter/Spring 2021 Under the Buffalo Lecture series. First up is on March 23rd – The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago Before the Fire with author Ann Durkin Keating When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in
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