Documenting, Preserving, & Sharing Chicago Women’s History

 

The Chicago Women’s History Center is a non-profit, volunteer organization that takes an intersectional approach to documenting, preserving and sharing resources for the study of Chicago women’s history.

We are a dynamic community of academic scholars, teachers, archivists, librarians, media professionals, community organizers and leaders, activists, and members of the general public who are interested in the power of Chicago women’s history to inform the present and inspire the future.

Our Conference 2025:
Past & Present Strategies to Advance the Rights of Women

Chicago Women’s History Center is thrilled to partner with Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Evanston History Center, and Women & Leadership Archives at Loyola University Chicago to invite our community to submit proposals for presentations, panels, and workshops that reflect the theme.

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Our Current Project:
Documenting Women’s Activism and Leadership in the Chicago Area 1945-2000

The Chicago Women’s History Center’s current project combines scholarly research, identification and preservation of archival material, oral history interviewing and engagement with the Chicago women’s activist community to develop, preserve, and share resources for the study of women’s activism during the poser WWII period.

 
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About our Book:
Women Building Chicago, 1790-1990
a Biographical Dictionary

Published in 2001 by Indiana University Press, Women Building Chicago is an award -winning research volume containing the biographies of over 400 Chicago women. This path-breaking reference work was the result of a 10 year research and publication project undertaken by the CWHC. The book was edited by former CWHC board members Rima Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast. The book is available online and for purchase.

 
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Public Education

CWHC is committed to learning and dialogue on topics related to Chicago Women’s History. We regularly bring together scholars, community activists, and the general public for public programs.

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