A dynamic network of historians, teachers, archivists, writers, activists, filmmakers, community leaders, and others interested in Chicago Women's History.
Chicago Area Women's History Council is a dynamic network of academic historians, teachers, archivists, writers, oral historians, public history professionals, filmmakers, activists, community leaders and others interested in Chicago women's history.
Operating as usual
Secret history: the warrior women who fought their enslavers
Historian Rebecca Hall works with a graphic artist in her new book to reclaim the stories of the female rebels on ships and plantations
Please join CWHC Board member Beth Loch as she hosts the free Zoom program titled "The Librarian Life of Doris E. Saunders." Saunders was a librarian at CPL's Hall Branch in the 1940s and founded the corporate library of Johnson Publishing Company. The program takes place tomorrow-Saturday, Aug 7th at 2 pm.
The Librarian Life of Doris Saunders | Events | Chicago Public Library (bibliocommons.com)
Zoom info to join the program:
Topic: The Librarian Life of Doris Saunders
Time: Aug 7, 2021 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://chipublib-org.zoom.us/j/9122204627
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...
Check out our new website with many new resources to access! Huge thanks to Mary Anne Johnson, Carron Little and team for the final push! https://www.chicagowomenshistory.org/
Chicago Women's History Center documents, interprets, preserves, and shares Chicago women's history through scholarly research, education and public programs.
Thank you CWHC for the continued support!
History Matters: Debates About Monuments Reflect Current Divisions
As represented by statues and school names, American history has long overlooked the flaws of mostly dead white males. Taking down their monuments risks a different kind of simplification.
Loveland artist: Sculpture tells ‘untold story’ of Native American influence on women’s suffrage
Sculptors Jane DeDecker and Diane Schenandoah worked side by side on Wednesday, creating detailed traditional beadwork out of clay on a towering sculpture of Laura Cornelius Kellogg.
Join us this Saturday, March 27th from 2:00PM-3:00PM for a program about Chicago activist Hazel Johnson, "Mother of Environmental Justice." Cheryl Johnson will speak about her mother's life and the legacy she left behind as an environmental justice activist. Her stories will be accompanied with archival photographs and manuscripts from the People for Community Recovery Archives, an organization founded by Hazel Johnson to fight environmental racism on Chicago's heavily polluted southeast side.
This Women's History Month program is co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's History Center.
How to Attend
This event takes place on Zoom. Register at least 24 hours before the event. Only one registration per household is needed. You’ll receive an email with a link to the secure Zoom meeting about 24 hours before the meeting. By registering for this event, you agree to abide by the Library Use Guidelines.
This event uses a third-party website and may be hosted by an organization CPL has partnered with. We recommend you review the privacy policies of any third-party sites before providing them with any personal data. For more information, please see our Website Privacy Statement.
Questions about attending online events? Check out our Events FAQs.
Accessibility
Need captioning for this event? Please call (312) 747-4015. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.
(Photo image: Cheryl Johnson)
Program:Women’s HistorySuitable for:Adults
Type:History and Genealogy
Language:English
Share
Permalink
Join us for a program about Chicago activist Hazel Johnson, "Mother of Environmental Justice." Cheryl Johnson will speak about her mother's life and the legacy she left behind as an environmental justice activist. Her stories will be accompanied with archival photographs and manuscripts from the Peo...
Conversation with Michelle Duster ’85 on Ida B. The Queen | Dartmouth Alumni
Join this special conversation with Michelle Duster ’85 about her acclaimed new book Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells about her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells, with Lisa Ellis ’88.
Irish American Heritage Month: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Did You Know that a 72-year-old Irish woman, beloved by millions, was once called the most dangerous woman in America? Her name was Mary Harris Jones, and this feisty little Irish lady was also ca
Donate to Chicago Women's History Center
Help support Chicago Women's History Center by donating or sharing with your friends.
5 New Books on Women's History
Women’s History Month is here again and there are abundant opportunities for educators to engage it in the classroom. But there is also an...
High Tea at Hall: The Women of Hall Branch
Make yourself a cup of tea and join Chicago Public Library archivist Beverly Cook for an overview of the women of George Cleveland Hall Branch. Hall Branch opened in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood in 1932. The library quickly became a center for researchers interested in African American history...
March 8, 1839: American inventor Josephine Garis Cochrane was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio. She was the inventor of the first commercially successful automatic dishwasher, which she constructed together with mechanic George Butters. After receiving a patent on December 28, 1886 she showed her invention at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and won the highest prize for "best mechanical construction, durability and adaptation to its line of work".
https://www.thoughtco.com/josephine-cochran-dishwasher-4071171
#JosephineCochrane #Dishwasher #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #TodayInHistory
These 10 National Parks Wouldn’t Exist Without Women
From Joshua Tree to Great Sand Dunes, these 10 special places are protected today thanks to their female champions.
Happy International Women’s History Month from all of us at CWHC!
This Women's History Month, teach your kids about these Latinas and their achievements and contributions.
What Women’s Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture
The example of gender equality in Haudenosaunee society gave 19th-century White women some big ideas.
After a lifetime of powerful words, ‘Mango Street’ author Sandra Cisneros gets an honor from Chicago’s Literary Hall of Fame
The Chicago-born author will receive the Fuller Award in a virtual ceremony March 13, putting her in fine literary company.
'Badass Women' Of Chicago History Highlighted In Virtual Tour
The virtual tour, being held during Women's History Month, will highlight six local women who have made a mark on Chicago and world history.
Join us for a program about Chicago activist Hazel Johnson, "Mother of Environmental Justice." Cheryl Johnson will speak about her mother's life and the legacy she left behind as an environmental justice activist. Her stories will be accompanied with archival photographs and manuscripts from the People for Community Recovery Archives, an organization founded by Hazel Johnson to fight environmental racism on Chicago's heavily polluted southeast side.
This Women's History Month program is co-sponsored by the Chicago Women's History Center.
Join us for a program about Chicago activist Hazel Johnson, "Mother of Environmental Justice." Cheryl Johnson will speak about her mother's life and the legacy she left behind as an environmental justice activist. Her stories will be accompanied with archival photographs and manuscripts from the Peo...
Please join us for another wonderful event this March!
Join us for a program about Chicago activist Hazel Johnson, "Mother of Environmental Justice." Cheryl Johnson will speak about her mother's life and the legacy she left behind as an environmental justice activist. Her stories will be accompanied with archival photographs and manuscripts from the Peo...
Join Chicago Women's History Center board member and V.P. Maureen Hellwig for this online presentation and discussion of her new book on the history of Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago's oldest settlement house. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcu2spzojHd3bO0pbU6MF0nPetwHrZo_v
Join Chicago Women's History Center board member and V.P. Maureen Hellwig for this online presentation and discussion of her new book on the history of Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago's oldest settlement house. Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcu2spzojHd3bO0pbU6MF0nPetwHrZo_v
Please join us as we celebrate our board member and VP, Maureen Hellwig's new book,
A Neighbor Among Neighbors
Erie Neighborhood House
150 Years as a Home with no Borders
on March 3rd from 6:30-8:00 pm for this online presentation and discussion on the history of Eirie Neighborhood House, Chicago's oldest settlement house.
Click here to register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcu2spzojHd3bO0pbU6MF0nPetwHrZo_v
Author Talks: Michelle Duster on the legacy of Ida B. Wells
In a new book, Michelle Duster celebrates the life of Ida B. Wells, a journalist, suffragist, and antilynching crusader--and Duster’s great-grandmother.
Kamala Harris and My Great-Grandma Ida B. Wells Have Much in Common (Including Feminist Husbands)
PEOPLE’s Voices from the Fight Against Racism will amplify perspectives on the push for equality and justice
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster
Meet The Black Women Who turned Georgia Blue — Represent Collaborative
Yep, it was Stacey. But don’t forget about Nsé, Helen, Tamieka, Melanie, LaTosha and Deborah.
American Library Association
Dr. Jill Biden is joining ALA Midwinter Virtual! A lifelong educator and literacy advocate, we’re excited to welcome her as closing speaker for the event where she’ll be in conversation with ALA President Julius C. Jefferson, Jr.
Registration for the memorable session and several others closes on January 15 at noon: http://bit.ly/2McnFPs
A Rare Books Librarian is Uncovering the Women Writers of Years Past
Emily Spunaugle, assistant professor of humanities and Oakland University's first rare books librarian, is closely researching women writers’ stories.
Riva Lehrer's On Her New Memoir 'Golem Girl'
Scott Simon speaks to the acclaimed painter, writer and teacher about her new book, which recounts a life growing up with spina bifida.
Congtulatins Riva! “TUESDAY! 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 !
PLEASE SHARE! PLEASE COME! (Please forgive all the exclamation points, you only launch once.)”
Join us for the virtual book launch celebrating Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer! For this Zoom event, Riva will be in conversation with Audrey Niffenegger. This event will include ASL interpretation and closed captioning. REGISTER THROUGH EVENTBRITE What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And wha...
The artist Grace Lynne Haynes describes her process for portraying the American abolitionist Sojourner Truth's fight for broader equality in her first New Yorker cover.
https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/why-a-prominent-american-artist-paints-skin-pitch-black?verso=true
The artist Grace Lynne Haynes describes her process for portraying the American abolitionist Sojourner Truth's fight for broader equality in her first New Yorker cover.
Women in Film and Video: New England
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” Ruth Bader Ginsberg
2109 N Humboldt Blvd
Chicago, IL
60647
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Chicago Women's History Center posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Send a message to Chicago Women's History Center:
Chicago Women's History Center is a vital community of academic historians, teachers, archivists, writers, oral historians, public history professionals, filmmakers, activists, community leaders and others interested in Chicago women's history.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider
756 N Milwaukee Ave
Kwesi Ronald Harris Division of Historical Re
12558 S. Princeton Ave
Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St