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This week was an interesting week of research. I started to research Ella Flagg Young, a pioneer in the Chicago educational system. She was born in Buffalo, New York and moved to Chicago while she was in primary school. She worked her way through the education system, which included studying under John Dewey at theContinue reading “Week 13”

This week was filled with another productive week of research. Lori was satisfied with the research I collected for Agnes Nestor, so she asked me to continue to my next project, the women’s parade of 1913. I am specifically going to research the local, Illinois and Chicago, response to Ida B. Well’s actions during theContinue reading “Week 12”

This week was another week of researching for the suffrage anniversary project. I am trying to find the motivation to continue to be productive, but the corona virus atmosphere is not helping with that. I continued to find more information for Agnes Nestor this week. It is a little difficult to find information that goesContinue reading “Week 11”

This week I was working from my home in Virginia! I was communicating with Lori through email, and I was able to receive clear instructions on what I would be needing to research. I continued to search for addresses for Agnes Nestor. I was able to find her home address; however, Lori requested for meContinue reading “Week 10”

This week was a very hectic week with the shift to virtual classes. My internship location was not open this week;however, we had discussed the week prior what assignments we would need to work on in case of this situation. This week I dove further into the story of Agnes Nestor, labor leader. Agnes NestorContinue reading “Week 9”

Last week was spring break, so I did not go into my internship. This week I went in and explored the labor movement from the perspective of Agnes Nestor. She was a very accomplished woman, who supported the glove industry and labor issues for women. I am amazed at how many amazing things and accomplishmentsContinue reading “Week 8”

This week was an interesting week! Last week I was able to finalize my research for Fannie Barrier Williams, which Lori sent off to her superiors. I think she liked the sources I was able to gather and she said the committee was very happy that one of the women was completed. This week, myContinue reading “Week 7”

This week was a very productive week at my internship! I had to pull together all of my information that I had for Fannie Barrier Williams to give to Lori, so that she could inform her committee on our progress. She was happy with my progress because I was able to create a biography forContinue reading “Week 6”

After finishing my fifth week interning for the Evanston Women’s History Center, I feel like I am becoming more comfortable with the flow of the day. However, I did pack a full lunch this week and realized I forgot it once I had to switch over to the purple line. I rebounded on an emptyContinue reading “Week 5”

I am in week four of my internship, and I finally feel like I am starting to accomplish some satisfactory research. I was looking for addresses of where some of my leading ladies, like Bettiola Fortson and Fannie Barrier Williams, did the majority of their suffrage work. There seemed to be more information on FannieContinue reading “Week 4”