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Bookends and beginnings jobs8/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Evanston Public Library Women's History Month Sip & Paintįriday, March 31, 6 p.m. Donations are encouraged and can be made here. To register for this free virtual event, click here. Their founders bucked tradition because they wanted to give women opportunities to be of better service to God, their neighbors, the nation, and the world. These institutions directly influenced the expansion of educational opportunities for women, including at Willard’s Northwestern. Andrea Turpin on "Faith in Women’s Higher Education: The Religious Background of the First Female and Coeducational Colleges".įrances Willard was not the first woman motivated by her faith to “Do Everything.” She stood on the shoulders of earlier educators whose religious convictions led them to open the first female and coeducational colleges in the mid-nineteenth century: Mount Holyoke and Oberlin. ![]() Join the Frances Willard House Museum for a virtual conversation with Dr. More information can be found on their website. ![]() Payment must be made online or over the phone once the tour day and time has been confirmed. Admission is free for students at all levels. Visitors should request a tour by emailing or calling 84. The Frances Willard House Museum will reopen for tours in March, just in time for Women's History Month! Tours are available by reservation only. | Frances Willard House Museum, 1730 Chicago Ave. Grab your tickets today! Frances Willard House Museum Frances Willard House Museum Tours Seating is limited and registration is required. The presentation will be followed by a book signing, thank to Bookends & Beginnings. Ross will discuss the life of this fascinating woman and Ross’ own process of writing Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, which was named the 2021 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in Traditional Nonfiction. McCormick Memorial Institute for infectious Diseases. Edith served as a powerful patron of the arts and sciences, supporting causes such as free health care for the poor and founding the John R. Rockefeller, Edith (1872-1932) married into the wealthy McCormick family and was once estimated to be the nation’s richest woman. | Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St.Ĭelebrate Women’s History Month with the Evanston History Center! Join in for an in-person presentation by Andrea Friederici Ross, Author of Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, the first biography of a woman who once played a prominent role in Chicago society. Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage MonthĮvanston History Center "Edith: the Rogue Rockefeller McCormick" - A Presentation by Andrea Friederici Ross. ![]()
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