Category: Events
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The Dangerous Working Conditions of Laundry Workers in Chicago
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Daisy Sewell, a union steward at an Angelica laundry plant in Chicago and a former Workers United organizer,…
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Conversations with the Playwrights
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A conversation about the process of writing performance pieces with historical and living women. Four WWHP playwrights, Mary…
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From Bonnets to Law Briefs: A Journey of Chicago Women in Law
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This performance features stories of three pioneering lawyers: Myra Bradwell, Mary Bartelme, and Violette Anderson.
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Women in Policing, Educational Awareness
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Two police officers and an attorney presented on gender relevant issues in policing.
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Breaking Barriers: Women and Health
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This presentation discussed early Chicago female physicians who broke down barriers to women in medicine and the medical…
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Women and Work, Climb That Ladder to Equality!
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This conference featured the stories of seven women, all of whom had worked to improve the lives of…
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Tradeswomen: Past, Present, and Future
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Tradeswomen, from retirees to apprentices, described their experiences working as women in the trades and testified to the…
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Lady Labor Sluggers: A Forum on Education and Democracy Then and Now
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The event featured reenacted historical speeches and a panel speaking on present-day education issues.
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K is for Courage, J is for Justice: A Tribute to Katie Jordan
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The play, written by Mary Bonnett and based on interviews by Joan McGann Morris, tells the story of…
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We Unite Here! Stories from the Congress Hotel Strike
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The play honors the UNITE HERE Local 1 strikers of Chicago, presenting five characters who are composite figures…