From a vice president to local activists, several historical figures have called Evanston home at some point in their lives. Here’s a look at some of these noteworthy people and how they have shaped Evanston’s cultural landscape, 160 years after its founding. Vice President Charles Gates Dawes If you take a stroll near Lake.
1566 Oak Ave., Evanston, Illinois, February 2023. “The Margarita club which has recently been founded here is an institution fated to do great good in the
In 1859, Frances Willard graduated as part of the first class at North Western Female College. She pushed for equal coeducation at unaffiliated Northwestern University before becoming the first dean of women at NU. Now, the Frances Willard House Museum and Archives is honoring her legacy with its new program and content theme for the.