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1890s. 1890. IWSA changes their name to the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association (IESA). [10] 1891. April 6: Fifteen women led by Ellen Martin legally vote in Lombard, Illinois using a loophole in their city charter. [15] June 19: Women gain the right to vote in school elections with a School Suffrage law.
Women in Illinois were now able to vote for presidential electors and any local office not named by the state constitution. Illinois became the first state to the east of the Mississippi River to give women the right to vote for the President. Unfortunately, the fight to give Illinois women the vote had depleted the funds of suffragists.
The most expensive states in order were California, Nevada and Mississippi at $297.72, $294.76 and $290.64 a week on groceries in respective order. Groceries divided by price by city, state, country
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. expansion began in the south part of the state and quickly spread northward, driving out the native residents. In 1832, some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but were driven out in the Black Hawk War, fought by militia.
For the last two months, Chicago and the state of Illinois have resembled a Midwestern home for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, starting with a June visit to debut his “Bidenomics ...
Although purple is a very noticeable color, it does need to be painted on a fence post in the most visible way. It is recommended to paint the stripe so that it is three to five feet off the ...
Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2 ), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2 ); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this. Charles Mound in the northwest Driftless Area is the highest point ...
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