"Lady Labor Sluggers"
A Forum on Education and Democracy Then and Now

Saturday, September 16, 2006
9:00 am—1:30 pm
Roosevelt University, 2nd Floor—Congress Lounge
430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

 

Featured Speakers:

• Marilyn Stewart, President, Chicago Teachers Union
• Kate Rousmaniere, historian and author of Citizen Teacher: The Life and Leadership of Margaret Haley (2005). Haley was head of the Chicago Teachers’ Federation from 1898-1930s.
• Connie Goddard, historian and biographer of Ella Flagg Young (1845-1918), educational stateswoman and theorist
• Monique Davis, Representative from 27th District, Illinois General Assembly, Vice Chairperson of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
• John Ostenburg, historian of the Chicago Teachers Union, editor of C.T.U. newsletter, along with a panel of experts

Special Theatrical Appearances By:

• "Margaret Haley" speaking on "Why Teachers Should Organize" (1904)
• "Ella Flagg Young," Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, speaking to the National Education Association in 1916
• "Jacob Loeb," President of the Chicago Board of Education in 1916

This forum will bring together women, historians, teachers, union members, parents, and others to explore the connections between the past and the present in Chicago’s struggle for public education, democracy in our schools, and teachers’ rights and professional integrity - a struggle that has continued for over a century! CPDU credits will be offered.

Cost of the program is $15.00 which includes a box lunch.

Click here to register online

To register by mail, click here for the registration form (PDF, 213K)

Organized by: Center for New Deal Studies - Roosevelt University, Chicago Area Women’s History Council, Chicago Teachers Union Women’s Rights Committee, Working Women’s History Project