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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

A photo of the Frances Willard House Museum. A brown paneled house set in front of the night sky.

Frances Willard House Museum and Archives highlights historical efforts to further women’s education in Evanston

September 25, 2022

In 1859, Frances Willard graduated as part of the first class at North-Western Female College. She pushed for equal coeducation at unaffiliated Northwestern University before becoming the first dean of...

Visitors to the Frances Willard House Museum speak with museum staff. On Sunday, the museum hosted an open house to commemorate the social leader’s 180th birthday.

Willard House Museum celebrates visionary leader’s 180th birthday with open house

September 29, 2019

The Frances Willard House Museum commemorated the social reformer’s 180th birthday Sunday with an open house, where it showcased a selection of some of its thousands of original artifacts. The museum...

Evanston Public Library will host its first-ever storytelling festival this weekend. The free festival features six nationally-touring storytellers as well as students from elementary school to college.

Evanston library to celebrate art of storytelling with inaugural festival

October 7, 2015

Evanston Public Library aims to celebrate the art of storytelling during a festival this weekend in locations across the city. In addition to students from elementary schools and colleges, six featured...

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