1892: A View on Michigan Avenue

A View on Michigan Avenue

A view of Michigan Avenue, just south of Thirteenth Street, with the parade celebrating the dedication of the World’s Columbian Exposition, October 21, 1892.

Courtesy of “Chicago and Its Makers” (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).

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Florence Kelley in Chicago, 1891-1899

Florence Kelley was the first woman factory inspector in the United States. A resident of Hull House, and a reformer – who refused to be associated with any political party–Florence Kelley lived in Chicago from 1891 until 1899, leading and participating in a variety of projects. Visit our companion site...