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, …
Next up in our events series for Women’s Vote 100 Evanston is a presentation coordinated by the League of Women Voters of Evanston. On February 12 from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm the League will host Dr. Richard Sobel who will give a talk titled “Citizenship as Foundation of Rights” that will examine the nature of citizenship …
By Katherine Field, great-great-granddaughter of Evanston Suffragist Catharine Waugh McCulloch How exciting it was to be marching on January 1, 2020 with such an important and enthusiastic group, and for me it was a special honor. I am the great-great-grandmother of Catharine Waugh McCulloch. Catharine was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1886 and served …
