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Young Women's Leadership Charter School (YWLCS) was a grade 9-12 charter high school for girls in Douglas, Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2]The school was established in 1999. As of 2016 it had almost 350 students; it was Chicago's only public school only for girls.
The Victor F. Lawson House is a historic former YMCA building located at 30 W. Chicago Avenue in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.The building was built in 1931 for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, which was established in 1858 and had grown considerably during the 1920s.
YWCA Chicago Club. YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is the oldest and largest women's organization in the region, with a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. For more than 140 years, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago has been committed to serving the evolving needs of women and families. [5] The Monroe Gallery at the YWCA started in 1961.
The Bronzeville community features in various literary works set in Chicago, including Richard Wright's Native Son, Gwendolyn Brooks' A Street in Bronzeville, Lorraine Hansberry's stage play A Raisin in the Sun, Leon Forrest's There is a Tree More Ancient than Eden [The Bloodworth Trilogy], Bayo Ojikutu's crime novel 47th Street Black, and Sara ...
American Conservatory of Music (1886–1991, Chicago) Argosy University (2001–2019, Chicago, Schaumburg) Barat College (1858–2005, Lake Forest, Illinois) Bush Conservatory of Music (1901–1932, Chicago) Central YMCA College (1922–1945, Chicago) The Chicago Conservatory College (1857–1981, Chicago) Chicago Technical College (1904–1977 ...
Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents. [2] [4]
19 South LaSalle Street, formerly known as the Central YMCA Association Building, is a building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed in 1893 and designed by the architecture firm Jenney & Mundie.
The YWCA Building in Peoria, Illinois was built in 1928. It was designed by Hewitt, Emerson & Gregg.The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]