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Chicago author Renee Rosen is again taking us on a trip to the past.
In her previous novels, sheâs explored the cityâs jazz roots ( Windy City Blues ), the Chicago fire and the founding of the cityâs iconic department stores ( What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age ), and Prohibition-era Chicago ( Dollface ).
Now, in Social Graces, we meet two mega-wealthy women â Alva Vanderbilt and Caroline Astor â who, starting in the 1870s, vied to become the leader of high society.
If that meant spending $10 million in todayâs money to stage a ball at the Waldorf Hotel, so be it.
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Day of Giving planned in Franklin
FRANLIN The Franklin Education Foundation (FEF) invites the community to join in a Day of Giving on Tuesday, May 4 as Franklin celebrates the birthday of public-school advocate Horace Mann and the amazing work of local educators.
Since 1997, FEF has funded hundreds of educational grants totaling more than $300,000 to inspire innovative and sustainable programs, and to further support excellence in education within Franklin Public Schools.
The educational grants support engaging, diverse and sustainable pre K-12 learning opportunities and resources, including a Franklin Family Resource Guide, Box City, Family Astronomy Night, and the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Project, which are just a few of the many projects that have benefited students, families, educators and the community at large over the decades.