Frances Willard House Museum
A National Historic Landmark, in Evanston
1730 Chicago Avenue Evanston, IL 60201
A National Historic Landmark, in Evanston
Learning Resources:
Bring the Frances Willard House Museum & Archives to you!
Online Exhibit at Northwestern University
"Radical Woman in a Classic Town: Frances Willard of Evanston" was created by the Northwestern Unviersity Archives as a Main Library exhibit in the Northwestern University Library. It filled eight display cases and was in place from January 18-April 16, 2010.
This virtual exhibit seeks to replicate the experience of viewing the "Radical Woman in a Classic Town" exhibit by reproducing images of all the photographs, documents, and artifacts used in the exhibit, matched with all the descriptive captions. Many of the materials featured were made available by the Frances Willard House Museum, and Memorial Archives.
Exhibit Curator: Janet Olson, Virtual Exhibit Curator: Yvonne Spura
Featuring many materials that are found only in the Frances Willard Memorial Library and Archives, this resource guide provides readers with an assortment of primary source materials on the life of Frances Willard, her involvement within the local community, and the evolution of women’s roles within the context of a changing America in the late nineteenth century. Through this “virtual” archive, you can engage in independent exploration, and form your own interpretation of Willard and the issues she championed.
Please note: This 99-paged resource guide was produced as a result of a course project for DePaul University undergraduates in HST 391, "Local and Community History." The FWHA is grateful to Chad Beckman, John Gentry, Wyatt Ramsey, and Courtney Wilson for their efforts, and is pleased to present their work here.
Click below to download each section of the Resource Guide as a separate pdf document:
1. Early life
2. Work with WCTU, part I
3. Work with WCTU, part II
4. Later life and Virtual Tour of Willard House
5. Bibliography
Suggested Citation:
Frances Willard Historical Association, History Fair Resources. http://franceswillardhouse.org/HistoryDay (Available for pdf file download.)
Found in Part 4 of the Resource Guide.
"Memorial Picture of Frances E. Willard"
Inside Cover (Scrapbook, 1898, Willard Archives)
Found in Part 4 of the Resource Guide.
Inside Cover (Scrapbook, 1898, Willard Archives)
Found in Part 4 of the Resource Guide.
Cover of the Sixteenth Annual Catalogue of the
Northwestern Female College, 1871 (F.E.W. + N.U –
Folder 2 of 2, Access 2007-2008, Willard Archives):
Found in Part 1 of the Resource Guide.
Northwestern Female College, 1871 (F.E.W. + N.U –
Folder 2 of 2, Access 2007-2008, Willard Archives):
Found in Part 1 of the Resource Guide.
We are delighted to bring you these "virtual archives." If you used these materials in class, or for a history fair project, please send us an email to let us know: info@franceswillardhouse.org
Please include: "Resource Guide" as the subject line. Thank you!
The Frances Willard Historical Association
1730 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 328-7500
info@franceswillardhouse.org
1730 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(847) 328-7500
info@franceswillardhouse.org
House Museum: Open for tours on the first and third Sunday of each month from 1-4 p.m., or by appointment.
Library and Archives: Open by appointment.
Library and Archives: Open by appointment.