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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


Lori Osborne, the Frances Willard House Museum director, speaks to a crowded room Thursday. She introduced the digital exhibit “Truth Telling: Frances Willard and Ida B. Wells,” which reflects on the conflict between the two historical figures.

Frances Willard House Museum discusses relationship between Willard and Ida B. Wells

November 22, 2019

The question of how to not just “display” but “dismantle” the United States’ racist past was key to a new digital exhibit about Frances Willard and Ida B. Wells. Lori Osborne, the director 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...

Lori Osborne speaks at a morning event at the Evanston History Center on International Women’s Day. The event centered around celebrating the history of Evanston women who made strides in the women’s movement.

Evanston History Center celebrates International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018

India, Kenya and Japan are just a few countries celebrating International Women’s Day on a national level, said Lori Osborne, director of the Evanston Women’s History Project. But in the United States,...

Author Joan Marie Johnson discusses her new book on women funding women’s rights movements at the Frances Willard House Museum Saturday. Johnson discussed the need for more inclusivity in the movements going forward.

Feminist writer emphasizes role of wealthy women in suffrage movement

November 6, 2017

Feminist author Joan Marie Johnson stressed the integral role of affluent women and their acts of philanthropy in funding the women’s suffrage movement at a Sunday talk. Johnson, who works in Northwestern’s...

Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) speaks at City Council on Monday. Wynne opposed the sale of the parking lot adjacent to the Evanston Public Library, which passed in a 6-2 vote.

City Council approves sale of Chicago Avenue parking lot

September 27, 2017

City Council approved in a 6-2 vote early Tuesday morning the sale of the parking lot adjacent to the Evanston Public Library. Both citizens and aldermen expressed concerns about adding another office...

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