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January 2020
Rightfully Hers Exhibit
Sites throughout Evanston will host Rightfully Hers, a popup exhibition from the National Archives commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. The schedule of locations is as follows: January - Evanston Civic Center - 2nd Floor Gallery - 2100 Ridge Avenue February - YWCA Evanston/North Shore - 1215 Church…
Find out more »On The Same Terms: 150 Years of Women at Northwestern
On The Same Terms: 150 Years of Women at Northwestern explores the history of the education of women at the University. The exhibit is on display at NU's Deering Library - 1937 Sheridan Road - through June 20, 2020. More at https://www.northwestern.edu/150-years-of-women/learn/library-exhibit/index.html
Find out more »April 2020
Postponed – Performing in the Parlor
Performing in the Parlor: A Literary and Musical Entertainment with Suffrage Songs and Recitations will take place at the Evanston History Center and include an authentic nineteenth-century parlor performance with dramatic readings and woman’s suffrage speeches performed by Fiona Maxwell, as well as nineteenth-century musical selections for guitar, mandolin, and harp guitar performed on historical instruments by Anne Waller, Mark Maxwell, and Brian Torosian. In partnership with the Frances Willard House Museum. EHC is located at 225 Greenwood Street. The…
Find out more »May 2020
Why They Marched Book Discussion – Evanston Public Library
EPL Keepinitreal Book Group discusses Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware. Evanston Public Library, Main Library, 1703 Orrington, 3rd floor. In this historical account, Ware goes beyond the commonly known Women's Suffrage icons, delving more deeply into the lives of several lesser-known but important suffrage fighters.
Find out more »Mother’s Day House Walk
Evanston History Center Annual Mother’s Day House Walk - This year, women’s stories past and present will be highlighted on the walk. 225 Greenwood Street. Tickets at https://www.evanstonhistorycenter.org/
Find out more »One Woman, One Vote Film Showing
One Woman, One Vote. This PBS American Experience episode documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Narrated by Susan Sarandon. Evanston Public Library, Main Library, 1703 Orrington, 1st floor.
Find out more »Suffragette Film Showing
Suffragette. Inspired by true events, this moving drama explores the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. Starring Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep. Evanston Public Library, Main Library, 1703 Orrington, 1st floor.
Find out more »Suppressed Film Showing
Suppressed: The Fight to Vote. This 2019 documentary features experts, poll watchers and everyday Americans speaking to the reality of voter suppression and the threat it poses in 2020. The film exposes ways that the basic constitutional right to vote continues to be under siege in America. Evanston Public Library, Main Library, 1703 Orrington, 1st floor.
Find out more »Not For Ourselves Alone
Not for Ourselves Alone. This two-part, Ken Burns directed documentary presents the history of women's suffrage in the United States through the dramatic, often turbulent friendship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan Anthony. Evanston Public Library, Main Library, 1703 Orrington, 1st floor.
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