Monday, August 19, 2013
Plaque #2
Text:
Lucy Louisa Flower
Social Reformer
1837-1921
When Lucy Flower saw that many abandoned or neglected children in Chicago were often arrested and jailed as adults, she declared that Chicago needed a special "parental court" for them. For years she and like-minded reformers such as Jane Addams and Julia Lathrop, negotiated a legal and political landscape that was only partially open to women in order to achieve this goal. Her success came in 1899, when Cook County established the first juvenile court to hear cases of children under 16 years. Cities around the world followed Cook County's lead in establishing juvenile court systems. Lucy Flower and her family lived here, at 1920 West Wellington Street, at the time. Flower had been a reformer and schoolteacher when she and her family came to Chicago in 1873. She joined the Chicago Home for the Friendless and the Half Orphan Asylum and founded the Illinois Training School for Nurses, the first nursing school west of Pennsylvania. She was appointed to the Chicago School Board and elected a trustee of the University of Illinois. Her campaign for children's rights led to the establishment of industrial schools for dependent boys in Illinois and the passage of a compulsory education law in 1889. In 1911 the first trade school for girls in Chicago, located near Garfield Park, was named the Lucy Flower Technical High School.
Photo Caption: The early Cook County Juvenile Court in session.
Location: 1920 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60657-4030
Text:
Lucy Louisa Flower
Social Reformer
1837-1921
When Lucy Flower saw that many abandoned or neglected children in Chicago were often arrested and jailed as adults, she declared that Chicago needed a special "parental court" for them. For years she and like-minded reformers such as Jane Addams and Julia Lathrop, negotiated a legal and political landscape that was only partially open to women in order to achieve this goal. Her success came in 1899, when Cook County established the first juvenile court to hear cases of children under 16 years. Cities around the world followed Cook County's lead in establishing juvenile court systems. Lucy Flower and her family lived here, at 1920 West Wellington Street, at the time. Flower had been a reformer and schoolteacher when she and her family came to Chicago in 1873. She joined the Chicago Home for the Friendless and the Half Orphan Asylum and founded the Illinois Training School for Nurses, the first nursing school west of Pennsylvania. She was appointed to the Chicago School Board and elected a trustee of the University of Illinois. Her campaign for children's rights led to the establishment of industrial schools for dependent boys in Illinois and the passage of a compulsory education law in 1889. In 1911 the first trade school for girls in Chicago, located near Garfield Park, was named the Lucy Flower Technical High School.
Photo Caption: The early Cook County Juvenile Court in session.
Location: 1920 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60657-4030
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Plaque #1
Text:
City of Chicago
Community Improvement and Development Program
Roscoe Village
1978
Michael A. Bilandic
Mayor
Department of Planning City and Community Development
Thomas Kapsalis
Commissioner
Department of Public Works
Marshall Suloway
Commisioner
Jerome R. Butler, Jr.
City Architect
Location: 3401 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60618
Text:
City of Chicago
Community Improvement and Development Program
Roscoe Village
1978
Michael A. Bilandic
Mayor
Department of Planning City and Community Development
Thomas Kapsalis
Commissioner
Department of Public Works
Marshall Suloway
Commisioner
Jerome R. Butler, Jr.
City Architect
Location: 3401 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60618
UPDATE TO BLOG
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P.S. I'm changing the name of the blog to "Plaque Hunter
Hi! It's been a while, and I have something I'd like to say. So, recently, I've developed an interest in plaques, and I now have become a full fledged, well, ummm... "Plaque Hunter". Now, I'm talking any kind of plaque, anything, so, State Historic Landmarks, City Landmarks, County Landmarks, practically anything that has info on any type of history, whether it be local, national, international, who cares?! So, c'mon, don't be shy, spread the word, comment on suggestions, I'll listen to anything! I'll be sure to get to every one of your suggestions! It might take a while, but trust me, that time will be worth it. Thanks!
P.S. I'm changing the name of the blog to "Plaque Hunter
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