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Illinois Equal Suffrage Association pamphlet, 1903. Alpha Suffrage Club, formed in 1913. [1] Chicago Equal Suffrage Association, formerly the North Side Branch of IESA, created in 1910. [2] Chicago Political Equality League, formed in 1894. [3] [4] Chicago Teachers' Federation. [5] Chicago Woman's Club. [6] Cook County Woman's Suffrage Society. [7]
The first women to vote in Illinois were 15 women in Lombard, Illinois, led by Ellen A. Martin, who found a loophole in the law in 1891. Women were eventually allowed to vote for school offices in the 1890s. Women in Chicago and throughout Illinois fought for the right to vote based on the idea of no taxation without representation. They also ...
George Louis Costanza is a fictional character in the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander.He is a short, stocky, balding man who struggles with numerous insecurities, often dooming his romantic relationships through his own fear of being dumped.
Only some of the Festivus traditions in the "Seinfeld" episode are true, according to Dan O'Keefe and his 2005 book, “The Real Festivus.” "It was entirely more peculiar than on the show," O ...
The Illinois Women Remonstrants, a loosely organized group led by Caroline Fairfield Corbin, was established in 1886. Despite Illinois passing school suffrage for women in 1891, the scope of this measure was limited due to contested interpretations and repeated challenges in the Illinois Supreme Court.
Caroline Fairfield Corbin (born Caroline Fairfield; November 9, 1835 – March 27, 1918) was an American author, social reformer, and anti-suffragist from Illinois.She is best known for her opposition to women's suffrage and her writings on social issues.
Here's what the series finales for Cheers and Seinfeld have to teach us about ending a long-running sitcom.(Photo: Illustration by Kyle McCauley for Yahoo/Photo: Getty Images) (Illustration by ...
Chicago Women's Hall of Fame Inductees Name Image Birth–Death Year Area of achievement; Jane Addams (1860–1935) 1988 Social Reform [2] Phyllis L. Apelbaum (1940–) 1989 Business [3] Juliann Bluitt (1938–2019) 1991 [4] Health [5] Abena Joan Brown (1928–2015) [6] 1991 Arts [7] Minnie Lightfoot Bruce: 1990 Religion [8] Margaret Burroughs ...