March is Women’s History Month and this year we will be highlighting some of the as-yet untold women’s history stories we’ve uncovered through our research for this project. More on that to come. In the meantime, take a minute during this month to honor those women who’ve made an impact on your life and your […]
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The Evanston Women’s History Project (EWHP) at the Evanston History Center is a collaborative community effort begun in 2007 to document and celebrate women and women’s organizations that have made significant contributions to Evanston history. The project has completed work on: a research database of Evanston women and women’s organizations, women’s history curriculum for local schools, tourism materials, and
The EWHP exhibit Lifting as We Climb: Evanston Women and the Creation of a Community is now installed at the Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois (also known fondly as Rest Cottage). An exhibit opening will be held on Sunday, November 6th from 1-4 pm. Refreshments will be served. In addition to the
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August 26, 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of women achieving the right to vote in national elections! Evanston women played a key role in making this happen in the years preceeding the passage of the 19th amendment to the constitution in 1920. Elizabeth Harbert was connected to the national suffrage movement through her friendship with
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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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Frances Willard wrote many books and countless speeches, newspaper articles, pamphlets, etc during her busy life as a temperance reformer and women’s rights advocate. One of the most interesting is the little book she wrote about her experience late in life of taking up the new hobby of bicycle riding. In honor of the start
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Be sure to sign up for our Women’s History Bus Tour of Evanston on April 10. The tour will begin at 10 am at the Evanston History Center and will last about 2 hours, ending at EHC as well. Included will be sites all over the community that tell the story of Evanston’s women’s history.
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Support the Evanston Women’s History Project by giving to the Evanston History Center Annual Appeal. For more information click on the link below and thank you! Evanston History Center Annual Appeal (please designate EWHP for your donation) You can also support the project’s the long-term sustainability by giving to the Joan Barr Smith Endowment for
Text of the Proclamation – The 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment Whereas, Evanston had long been at the forefront of the movement to secure women the right to vote and many Evanston women leaders played a critical role in the woman’s suffrage movement, including Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, Frances E. Willard, and
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