First biography of a prominent figure in women's higher education
Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white.”—Marian Wright Edelman
... Chicago to continue his work as a community organizer, work as a civil rights lawyer and to teach constitutional law ... Alice Palmer decided to run for the US Congress. She offered her State Senate seat to Obama, who was just ...
... Chicago . Harper's dream was to make Chicago a western Yale and the generosity of John D. Rockefeller gave him the ... Alice Freeman Palmer , the former president of Wellesley College , the position of professor of history and dean ...
... Chicago DSA Executive Committee Meeting Minutes in the DSA Records present a more detailed account of Chicago DSA's ... Palmer Ends Bid for Re- Election , ” Chicago Tribune , January 18 , 1996 , http : //pqasb.pqarchiver .com ...
... Chicago branch of Public Allies was effectively an adjunct of the Midwest Academy , and Obama's colleague on the ... Alice Palmer , a veteran of Chicago politics , who also had ties to the Midwest Academy.30 Palmer represented ...