The Evanston Women’s History Project is proud to announce that it is one of the recipients of the 2010 YWomen Leadership Awards from the YWCA Evanston/North Shore! The YWomen Leadership awards honor and celebrate women and organizations for their work to empower women, eliminate racism, promote justice and encourage women’s leadership. For more information about
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Everyone seemed to have a great time at the Evanston History Center Ice Cream Social this past weekend. It was hot and humid, but we had free frozen custard, so somehow it all worked out! Here’s a link to EHCs youtube channel that has several short films from the day — including one that features
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EWHP will be featured at two upcoming events at the Evanston History Center. Come to EHCs Annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, July 24 from 1 – 4 pm to enjoy free frozen custard, kid’s games, the Ridgeville Band and tours of the Dawes House — and also see the EWHP exhibit: “Lifting as We Climb.”
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We are excited to launch our new Girl Scout Badge program. Local scout troops can visit the Evanston History Center, view the women’s history exhibit, and work on a badge related to Evanston women’s history. See the Events and Programs tab at the top for more information — or call (847) 475-3410 or email ewhp@evanstonhistorycenter.org.
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While it still remains a work in progress, we are excited to announce that our project database has gone live on this website! Just click on the tab at the top of the web site. Now you can find information about many of the women and women’s organizations that we’ve spent the past three years researching.
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Announcing two special program options for groups who’d like to access Evanston women’s history in a new way. Groups can now schedule a special viewing of the women’s history exhibit, with either a brief exhibit introduction and tour, or a special program created for them. Groups can also schedule a private bus tour of Evanston’s
Check out these photos of Lifting As We Climb: Evanston Women and the Creation of a Community, our new exhibit at the Evanston History Center, running until February of 2011. The exhibit is open for viewing Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 pm. The exhibit costs $10 and the price includes a tour
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The Evanston Women’s History Project is proud to be a member of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites. Recently highlighted in USA Today (see the article here — http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2010-03-18-womens-history-month_N.htm) the collaborative also launched its new web site connecting member sites and organizations with the public in a new way. One of the collaborative’s current
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Join us for Clara, Lu and Em, Old Time Radio — Thursday, March 25 at 7PM at the Evanston History Center Enjoy an evening with Clara, Lu and Em — a pioneering radio show created by three Evanston women. Hear part of an original broadcast, see a slideshow of vintage images, and witness a re-enactment of an
The new EWHP exhibit is now open for viewing at the Evanston History Center! “Lifting as We Climb:” Evanston Women and the Creation of a Community opened on Friday night March 19th to a packed house at EHC. More than 200 people joined us to celebrate Evanston’s amazing women’s history that night. We hope many
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