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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Ave. After retiring from Northwestern University, Frances Willard worked in Evanston and around the U.S. promoting temperance and women’s suffrage.

A hundred years after ratification, Frances Willard’s legacy remains vital to the 19th Amendment

June 26, 2019

A hundred years ago this month, the passage of the 19th Amendment granted women nationwide the right to vote, with Illinois being among the first states to vote on the amendment’s ratification. The establishment...

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
Carrie Chapman Catt