This is a collection of stories from our past and present documenting our history for future generations to come.
Suffrage cookbooks blended culinary tradition with political strategy, offering women a platform to showcase their skills while advocating for their right to vote. Descendants of post-Civil War charity cookbooks, these publications aimed to raise funds for war victims and church-related initiatives.
Read MoreWhen the Peoria Women’s Club (PWC) was founded in 1886, it became a crucial platform for addressing issues like education, suffrage, and social reform. During this era, Spiritualism also surged, offering comfort and a unique public space for mourning. Séances and mediumship became popular as people sought solace.
Read MoreThe Peoria Women’s Club (PWC) embarked on an ambitious quest to establish a permanent headquarters, with Lydia Moss Bradley playing a crucial role in bringing this vision to fruition.
Read MoreThe Peoria Chapter NSDAR was founded on Flag Day in 1896, with Mary Rouse and Lucie Brotherson Tyng among its 16 charter members. Interestingly, Mary and Lucie helped found the PWC a decade earlier.
Read MoreNotably, a Shakespeare Class was founded under the Art and Literature department in 1888, preceding the establishment of the first Shakespeare Club in Avon, Illinois, by six years in 1894.
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