Join the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for a virtual presentation on race and women’s rights. This session will focus on three Chicago activists - Ida B. Wells, Frances Willard and Jane Addams.
Who gets to be a citizen? How did debates in Chicago around voting, lynching and women’s rights break down across racial lines? How do we think about these divisions today, and why are they relevant? This session will focus on three significant Chicago-based women activists who were connected in their reform work, but who encountered difficulties in finding common ground. Ida B. Wells, Frances Willard and Jane Addams each worked to expand women’s rights and influence. However, they had significant disagreements in their approaches informed by their differing views about the impact of race and racism
Programs presented virtually through FB, Zoom, YouTube, and other online sources.