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Louise DeKoven Bowen (also Louise deKoven Bowen; [1] February 26, 1859 – November 9, 1953) was an American philanthropist, civic leader, social reformer, and suffragist. She was born to a wealthy family and raised with a strong sense of noblesse oblige. She made substantial financial donations to numerous organizations, raised funds from her ...
Dr. Fannie Emanuel c. 1907 Dr. Fannie Emanuel (1915) Dedication plaque in the lobby of the Chicago Housing Authority's Fannie Emanuel Apartments, 3916 West Washington Street, Chicago Dr. Fannie Hagen Emanuel (July 31, 1871 – March 31, 1934 [ 1 ] ) was an American medical doctor and civic leader active in Chicago over the early decades of the ...
After only six-and-one-half years of marriage, Helen Birch Bartlett died of cancer on October 24, 1925. To honor his wife, Frederic presented their unique art collection to the Art Institute of Chicago in May 1926. The Helen Birch Memorial Collection has been permanently displayed in the museum continuously since the donation.
In 1903, Hertz married Francis (Fannie) Kesner of Chicago with whom he had three children: Leona Jane, John Jr., and Helen. [18] [19] His son was born Leonard J. Hertz and changed his name at the age of seventeen to John D. Hertz Jr. in honor of his father; [20] John Jr., later became an advertising executive and was briefly married (1942–44) to film star Myrna Loy.
Fannie Barrier Williams, "After Many Days: A Christmas Story." In A Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories, ed. Bettye Collier-Thomas. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997. Originally published in The Colored American Magazine 6, no. 2 (December 1902): 140–153. Fannie Barrier Williams, The New Woman of Color: The Collected Writings ...
Louise Woodroofe was moved from Architecture Department to the College of Fine and Applied Arts in 1941, [5] becoming a full Professor of Art in 1948, which made her one of the first tenured female professors at the University of Illinois. [1] In the late 1940s, she had a solo exhibition of her circus paintings at the Crane Gallery of London ...
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler in 1890. Zeisler was born Fannie Blumenfeld on July 16, 1863, in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, to Jewish parents. [4] She emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 4 in 1867. The family settled in Chicago, Illinois, where they later changed their name to Bloomfield.