Louise W. Knight (left) and Lucy Robles-Aquino (right).
Cheryl Lynn Bruce (left) and Jean Bethke Elshtain (right).
Ruth Todd, Nicole Basil and Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie at the November 20th Jane Addams Symposium.
Jane Addams Symposia
march 25 Symposium
Keynote Speaker Louise W. Knight, author of Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy will discuss Addams’ belief in the power of the community to be a force for social change, how she did her organizing, and what lessons we can draw from her pioneering insights.
We will also present the Jane Addams Women of Valor Award to Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Dawn Clark Netsch and Lucy Robles-Aquino.
The morning's moderator is Nancy Snyder, a Hull House Board Trustee.
For more information, please view the invitation or contact Nina Patel to register for this free event today!
This event has been generously funded by The Smart Family Foundation.
june 15 Symposium
Keynote Speaker Jean Bethke Elshtain, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School, will lead a discussion on Jane Addams at The Palmer House Hilton. Contact Nina Patel to register today!
Jane Addams Hull House Association is hosting four symposia beginning in November 2009 to September 2010 as a precursor to Jane Addams' 150th Birthday Celebration.
The symposia will be led by critically acclaimed authors of books chronicling Jane Addams’ life and endeavors. The discussions will focus on the major issues of her day and how they relate today. Dynamic women leaders will be honored at each breakfast for their community involvement and commitment.
November 20 Symposium
More than 140 guests attended the inaugural Jane Addams Symposia held on Friday, November 20 at The Palmer House Hilton. Janice Metzger, author of “What Would Jane Say? City-Building Women and a Tale of Two Chicagos,” led a candid discussion on how Chicago might be a different city today if Jane Addams and other leading women had been a part of the Burnham planning process.
Hull House presented a Women of Valor Award to two of Chicagoland's leading women. Representative Barbara Flynn Currie received an award for her Organizational Leadership and Ruth Todd for her Community Leadership. Hull House also presented a Youth Leadership Award to Nicole Basil.
A special thank you to our Event Chair Arlene Juracek, a Hull House Board Trustee!
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