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9/7/10: Rockford College (Jane’s Alma Mater)

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9/6/10: Jane Addams Park (Chicago Lakefront)

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Monday in the Park with Jane!

Click HERE for eVite as a printable pdf.

Monday September 6^th (Labor Day)

is Jane Addams’ 150^th Birthday!

Please join us in Jane Addams Park (on the Chicago Lakefront)

for celebratory cake & good fellowship.

Date: Sept 6, 2010

Time: Noon

Location: Jane Addams Park

550 East Grand Ave

(west of Navy Pier/south of Oak Street Beach)

Cake will be provided FREE,

but please bring your own drinks.

Questions? Contact Jan Lisa Huttner312.771.6949 (cell)

PS: Please forgive the late notification.

We waited to ensure pleasant weather conditions

before sending our eVite J

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Click HERE for Chicago Park District info.

Click HERE to read my award-winning presentation

“The History of Jane Addams Day”

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Louise W. Knight on BookTV

Click HERE to download more info.

BookTV did an interview with my good friend Louise W. Knight (aka “Lucy”) when they came to Chicago last weekend to attend our annual Printers Row Lit Fest!

You can watch the full 13 minute interview HERE (scroll down to 5^th program & click on Lucy’s picture). Click HERE to pre-order her new book JANE ADDAMS: Spirit in Action (to be published by Norton in September 6^th—Jane Addams’ 150^th birthday). Click HERE to read the selections from CITIZEN: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy (Lucy’s first book about the first half of Jane Addams’ extraordinary life).

Last but not least, click HERE to learn more about Jane Addams Day, celebrated annually in Illinois on December 10^th (the day Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize).

Shout-Out to Lucy:

You Go, Girl!

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HUGE Thanks from Jan

To all who sent birthday greetings yesterday by eMail or Snail Mail or Facebook &/or Phone! And special thanks to those of you who went the extra mile by making contributions to WITASWAN!!!

I got RB up ~ 6:30 AM to watch Obama in Oslo & then dashed, dashed, dashed until almost 11 PM, packing in a wonderful lunch @ American Girl Place with wonderful friends (also joined, of course, by ”Rebecca Rubin“) plus a performance of the new Addams Family musical (on it’s way to Broadway soon).

As you can see from photo, everywhere I went, my Mom went too. Did she know when she gave birth to me on 12/10/51 that it was “Nobel Prize Day” & “International Human Rights Day,” & one day in the future, also “Jane Addams Day” in Illinois? Maybe, maybe not, but I’m guessing she knew way before I did that someday all these “coincidences” would add up to a personal agenda.

Way to go, Helene!

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Happy Jane Addams Day!!!

Click HERE to read my presentation: History of Jane Addams Day.

I just finished listening to President Obama’s Nobel Address on CNN & in my opinion it’s the best speech he’s ever given. Somewhere in Nobel Heaven, Jane Addams is looking down on her homeboy with great pride right now. No, he did not mention her by name (lucky for me because, if he had, my heart might have stopped beating), but from the years of research I have done on her life & work, I sincerely doubt Jane Addams would have disagreed with much in his message (especially the part where he said: “true peace is not just freedom from fear, but freedom from want”).

So, wherever you are when you read this post, please join me in celebrating Jane Addams Day today & everyday! To President Obama: Bravo!! And to Chicago, my adopted home: You’re not just “the second city,” you are the breeding ground of giants!!!

PS: The invitation to speak at the College of Complexes came from Program Coordinator Charles Paidock who met me under the IWPA canopy at this year’s Printers Row Book Fair J

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Photos from ‘09 Printers Row Lit Fest

Once again this year, AAUW-Illinois displayed a multitude of books about Jane Addams (for adults & kids) in preparation for the 3^rd annual Jane Addams Day (celebrated in Illinois every December 10—the day Jane Addams became the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize). New WITASWAN flyers & SWAN Day buttons & magnets were also distributed by the hands-ful!

6/7/09: IWPA Tent “BB” on Dearborn

Thanks to everyone who stopped by J

Double thanks to everyone who helped J

Click here to download “Jane Addams Day 09” Flyer

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12/10/08: Happy Jane Addams Day!!!

Hey, it’s not all doom & gloom here in Chicago. Today, citizens of Illinois are also celebrating our second annual Jane Addams Day (in recognition of the day Jane Addams became the first American woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize).

For LOTS more about Jane Addams, follow this thread

&/or visit the AAUW-Illinois website!

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11/20/08 Preview: DINNER AT JANE’S in Edwardsville, IL

Click here to read more about DINNER AT JANE’S.

I’m scheduled to do a screening of Suzanne Lacy’s wonderful film DINNER AT JANE’S @ Edwardsville Public Library on Thurs PM 11/20. Four AAUW-Illinois branches are co-sponsoring this program: Alton, Jerseyville, SIU-E & Wood River. Join us in celebrating the second annual Jane Addams Day in Illinois on December 10, 2008.

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3/7/08: Decatur Public Library

Before heading back to Chicago, I did a second screening of DINNER AT JANE’S at the Decatur Public Library. This was the first time (to my knowledge) that anyone passed out evaluation forms, but the citizens of Decatur were extremely kind to me, giving me a 4.9 rating (out of 5). Some of the comments were as follows:

“This was fantastic! Best program I’ve attended. Loved it!”

“Please keep bringing such wonderful programs. Thank you.”

“A dynamic speaker, interesting topic, VERY appropriate for Women’s History month!”

THANK YOU TOO, DECATUR!!!

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