Evanston History Center

The March 26 UTB is postponed. Beginning Monday, March 16, we will suspend tours, access to the research room, and programs until further notice.

Highlights

Update from the EHC on COVID-19

To our members, friends, and visitors: The Board of the Evanston History Center has the health and safety of our visitors and staff as our primary concern. Beginning Monday, March 16, we will suspend tours, access to the research room, and programs until further notice. The situation may change, so please check our website. Like many…

Thanks for attending Jacqueline Saper’s talk

Thanks to everyone who came out to hear Jacqueline Saper talk about her experiences growing up and living in Iran during the rule of the Shah (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi), the revolution, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was quite a fascinating talk and from the buzz afterward, it was clear that…

Event Postponed! “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote” Presentation

This event has been postponed until further notice. We plan to reschedule and will widely publicize the new date.

See news scroll to learn more about the measures EHC is implementing around COVID-19.

Now Open!

The exhibit “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote” is now open!

This new exhibit at the Evanston History Center commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote.

Upcoming Events

	March 2020
1	2	3	4	5 UTB: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" UTB: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: March 5, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Description: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" Presentation with Jacqueline Saper Thursday, March 5, 2020 Reception 6:30 pm Lecture 7:00 pm Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL Admission: $10. Payable at the door. MC/Visa/Cash. EHC Members are Free! Reservations Recommended: Make a Reservation Here. Jacqueline Saper, named after Jacqueline Kennedy, was born in Tehran to Iranian and British parents. At eighteen she witnessed the civil unrest of the 1979 Iranian revolution and continued to live in the Islamic Republic during its most volatile times, including the Iran-Iraq War. In her recently published memoir, From Miniskirt to Hijab, Saper recounts her privileged childhood in prerevolutionary Iran and how she gradually became aware of the paradoxes in her life and community—primarily the disparate religions and cultures. Saper will discuss her experiences and offer insight into the global fight for women’s rights. A book signing will follow the presentation. Copies of From Miniskirt to Hijab will be available for sale at the event. More details... •	6	7
8 Exhibit Opening - Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote Exhibit Opening - Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: March 8, 2020 - 4:00 pm Description: August 26, 2020, will mark a significant moment in American women’s history: the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. Evanston women were integral to the local, state and national women’s suffrage movements. Exhibit Opening – Save the Date On March 8, 2020, for International Women’s Day, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, the Evanston History Center will hold an exhibit opening for Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote. This new exhibit at the Evanston History Center commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote shares the story of the critical role that Evanston women like Frances Willard, Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, and Catharine Waugh McCulloch, and many others played in local, state, and national women’s suffrage movements. The exhibit will explore the tactics and strategies that suffragists used through the use of original artifacts, archival materials, costumes, and photographs from the EHC collection. Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote will be up through December of 2020. The exhibit will be open on Thursday – Sunday from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Regular admission is $10, free for children 10 and under. More details... •	9	10	11	12	13	14
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22	23	24	25	26 Event Postponed until further notice! UTB: “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Event Postponed until further notice! UTB: “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: March 26, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Description: This event has been postponed until further notice. We plan to reschedule and will widely publicize the new date. Click here to learn more about the measures EHC is implementing around COVID-19. “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Presentation with Lori Osborne Thursday, March 26, 2020 Reception 6:30 pm Lecture 7:00 pm Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL Admission: $10. Payable at the door. MC/Visa/Cash. EHC Members are Free! Reservations Recommended: Make a Reservation Here. August 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote. Evanston women were integral to the local, state, and national suffrage movements. Women such as Frances Willard, Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, and Catharine Waugh McCulloch created successful strategies in support of broader citizenship rights for all women. Lori Osborne, EHC Historian and Director of the Evanston Women’s History Project, will give a talk based on her research for EHC’s exhibit, “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote,” which opens March 8, 2020. More details... •	27	28
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	March 2020
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1	2	3	4	5 UTB: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" UTB: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: March 5, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Description: “From Miniskirt to Hijab: The Story of a Girl Living in Revolutionary Iran" Presentation with Jacqueline Saper Thursday, March 5, 2020 Reception 6:30 pm Lecture 7:00 pm Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL Admission: $10. Payable at the door. MC/Visa/Cash. EHC Members are Free! Reservations Recommended: Make a Reservation Here. Jacqueline Saper, named after Jacqueline Kennedy, was born in Tehran to Iranian and British parents. At eighteen she witnessed the civil unrest of the 1979 Iranian revolution and continued to live in the Islamic Republic during its most volatile times, including the Iran-Iraq War. In her recently published memoir, From Miniskirt to Hijab, Saper recounts her privileged childhood in prerevolutionary Iran and how she gradually became aware of the paradoxes in her life and community—primarily the disparate religions and cultures. Saper will discuss her experiences and offer insight into the global fight for women’s rights. A book signing will follow the presentation. Copies of From Miniskirt to Hijab will be available for sale at the event. More details... •	6	7
8 Exhibit Opening - Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote Exhibit Opening - Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: March 8, 2020 - 4:00 pm Description: August 26, 2020, will mark a significant moment in American women’s history: the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote. Evanston women were integral to the local, state and national women’s suffrage movements. Exhibit Opening – Save the Date On March 8, 2020, for International Women’s Day, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, the Evanston History Center will hold an exhibit opening for Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote. This new exhibit at the Evanston History Center commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote shares the story of the critical role that Evanston women like Frances Willard, Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, and Catharine Waugh McCulloch, and many others played in local, state, and national women’s suffrage movements. The exhibit will explore the tactics and strategies that suffragists used through the use of original artifacts, archival materials, costumes, and photographs from the EHC collection. Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote will be up through December of 2020. The exhibit will be open on Thursday – Sunday from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Regular admission is $10, free for children 10 and under. More details... •	9	10	11	12	13	14
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22	23	24	25	26 Event Postponed until further notice! UTB: “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Event Postponed until further notice! UTB: “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: March 26, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Description: This event has been postponed until further notice. We plan to reschedule and will widely publicize the new date. Click here to learn more about the measures EHC is implementing around COVID-19. “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote" Presentation with Lori Osborne Thursday, March 26, 2020 Reception 6:30 pm Lecture 7:00 pm Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL Admission: $10. Payable at the door. MC/Visa/Cash. EHC Members are Free! Reservations Recommended: Make a Reservation Here. August 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote. Evanston women were integral to the local, state, and national suffrage movements. Women such as Frances Willard, Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, and Catharine Waugh McCulloch created successful strategies in support of broader citizenship rights for all women. Lori Osborne, EHC Historian and Director of the Evanston Women’s History Project, will give a talk based on her research for EHC’s exhibit, “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote,” which opens March 8, 2020. More details... •	27	28
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Highlights

Update from the EHC on COVID-19

Thanks for attending Jacqueline Saper’s talk

Event Postponed! “Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote” Presentation

Now Open!

Upcoming Events

March 2020

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