Women’s History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Libraries!

You can find displays at Cudahy Library and Lewis Library. See something you like? All of the books on display are available for checkout right now! To find even more titles, peruse our recommended reading list of Women’s History Books. Our list was based on this bibliography from the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites.

Learn more about the history of Women’s History Month at womenshistorymonth.gov.

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In celebration of March as Women’s History Month, Cudahy Library will feature a display, created by the staff at the Women and Leadership Archives, which focuses on Illinois women in politics. The exhibition highlights four Illinois women who worked at varying levels of government: from Chicago’s 48th ward all the way to the United States Senate.

Former 48th Ward Aldermen Marion Kennedy Volini (1978-1987) and Mary Ann Smith (1989-2011) worked tirelessly during their tenure to improve and transform the ward into the prosperous area it is today.

A progressive politician from Chicago, Carol Ronen served as both an Illinois State Representative (1993-2000) and Illinois State Senator (2000-2008). Ronen spent her career advocating for a variety of liberal causes, but is best known for her being the lead sponsor of the Illinois Human Rights Act of 2005.

In 1992 Chicago’s Carol Moseley Braun made history by becoming the first (and still the only) African-American woman to be elected to the United States Senate. While serving in the US Senate and before that as an Illinois State Representative, Moseley Braun made a name for herself as a strong supporter of reform efforts within education, healthcare, and gun laws.

Discover more at the Women and Leadership Archives: LUC.edu/wla
Access the finding aids for Marion Volini, Mary Ann Smith, and Carol Ronen.