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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There are several ways you can connect with women’s stories in March for Women’s History Month. Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick On Thursday March 9th at 7 pm, the Evanston History Center is hosting an in-person presentation by Andrea Friederici Ross, Author of Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, the first biography of a woman who
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By Lauren Dain, EWHP Summer 2022 Intern My name is Lauren Dain. I am a recent graduate of Evanston Township High School (ETHS) and a freshman at Northwestern University. This past summer, I spent a second summer interning at the Evanston History Center (EHC). Along with Meg Houseworth, a senior at ETHS and an EHC
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Women’s Equality Day is a good day to recognize the nearly 70 year battle American women waged for full citizenship rights. Occuring on August 26th, Women’s Equality Day marks the passage of the 19th Amendment on this date in 1920. The 19th amendment stated: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
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The 2022 Women’s History Month theme is Women: Providing Healing, Promoting Hope and is meant to recognize the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history. In Evanston, we have documented women in the healthcare field as part of the women’s history project. Concerns about public health
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For March 2022, we are highlighting women’s history projects and stories that the EWHP is connected to – both new and old. We are starting the month with the projects of our summer 2021 interns – and the story of International Women’s Day and the Evanston connection. In Summer 2021, intern Sophia Weglarz wrote a
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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 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 2020 was a main focus of the Evanston Women’s History Project (EWHP) for the past few years. Evanston women were integral to the local, state and national women’s suffrage movements and it was our goal to make that story known more broadly. In addition, we
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Join Lori Osborne, Director of the Evanston Women’s History Project at the Evanston History Center (EHC), in conversation with Eden Juron Pearlman, Executive Director of EHC, for a suffrage anniversary review. The event takes place virtually on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6:30pm-7:30pm (CDT). This past year the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment was a
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Now that the celebration of the 19th amendment is winding down (though you can still learn more about the suffrage movement – see previous post) our attention turns to exercising the right so many women fought so hard for. Voting is a crucial way for citizens to express their opinions and impact their local, state
