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Mosaic of a woman, possibly from a painting.

In the late nineteenth century, middle class women were responsible for maintaining safe homes and protecting children and husbands from immorality. As wives and mothers, women reformers also made it their duty to also make Chicago a safe and…

Photograph of Monasteravan House from the rear. Architecture of the house and landscape view of its garden.

Scan of Mollie West’s Immigrant Identification Card that was given to her at the American Consulate in Poland before she arrived in the United States.