Women's History Month begins today, March 1. Evanstonians are in luck, as many events across the city are celebrating women of past and present, reflecting hope for a better, more equitable future. Check out the following events:
On International Women's Day, March 8, the Evanston History Center will host its event "Standing Together: Inez Millholland's Final Campaign for Women Suffrage." Jeanine Michna-Bells will lead the virtual presentation at 7 p.m.
The story of Evanston's women's suffrage can be viewed throughout the month through the History Center's online exhibition Evanston Women and the Fight for the Vote.
More than a dozen parks in Evanston are named after women. Take the "Women's History Walking Tour" and learn more about the women who influenced the North Shore.
Join the Francis Willard House on March 13th at 4pm. For virtual handicrafts hour, a fine living room is a work of art: the handmade WCTU banner. Assistant archivist Kristin Jacobsen will present the handmade WCTU banner housed in the Frances Willard House collection.
The Frances Willard House is also reopening in time for an in-person tour for Women's History Month. Reservations are now being accepted for the "Discovering Women's History" tour. The journey will be at 1 pm, 2 pm. and 3 p.m. on Sundays, March 6 and 13, and Thursday, March 10 and 24. Admission is $15 per person and is free for all students. Mask is required. Email info@franceswillardhouse.org or call (847) 328-7500 to RSVP.
Northwestern University's Women's Center is hosting a symposium on Disability Justice as a Feminist Practice on March 11 at 4 p.m.
Writers Heaven Evanston, a cooperative workspace for women writers, is reopening this month.
Celebrate Women's History Month with Evanston Public Library and its women-centric titles round up.
Explore Evanston's Early Women Interactive website with trivia about Evanston conceptualists and the ways they changed our city.