Women’s History Month
Join us in celebrating the vital role women have played in our collective history. Attend a program, choose your next great book, or check out a podcast episode.
Women’s History Month
March is Women's History Month. Join us in celebrating the vital role women have played in our collective history. Attend a program, choose your next great book, or check out a podcast episode. You can also explore and learn more through research databases and other blog posts. Programs & Activities History Matters: LHS Women's Athletics…
Women of Cook Library
We celebrate Women's History Month and Cook Library's Centennial by looking at the women who were key to the founding of the library and its early days. Local History Librarian Jenny Barry shares the stories of Emily Barrows Cook, Mabel MacGuffin, Norma Lee Peck, Clara Colby, Laura Taylor, August Lovell, and more. Keep checking the…
The Past is Present: Dr. Norma Munson
Local History Librarian Jennifer Barry helps us celebrate Women's History Month at the local level by highlighting the extraordinary life of Libertyville High School teacher Dr. Norma Munson. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/The_Past_is_Present_-_Dr._Norma_Munson.mp3…
Authors Out Loud: Gemma Hartley – Fed Up
Writer, reporter, and author Gemma Hartley talks with Nate and Erica about her book Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward. Hartley discusses why women often take on such a large share of the unseen and undervalued work in the home and offers practical advice on how partners can begin establishing more equality.…
The Past is Present: 3 Women of Libertyville
It is Women's History Month and when it comes to Libertyville history there is no shortage of inspiring women who have lived and served in this town to make it what it is today. Our local history librarian Jenny Barry is back for a special edition of The Past is Present, highlighting 3 such women.…
Woman’s Land Army of America…in Libertyville
Everyone thinks of World War II as the time when the whole country came together and sacrificed to win the war. Believe it or not, World War I had a few "come together and support the war effort" movements, as well. One of them, the Woman's Land Army of America, took place in our own backyard. The Woman's…
Of Female Ancestors
At our Genealogy Networking Group meeting on September 4, we discussed how to research our female ancestors. Here are some tips, gathered from the book A Genealogist's Guide to Researching Your Female Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.*Find records created BY your female ancestor:lettersdiarieshome sources and artifactsoral history gathered by you or someone elseUse the website…
