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Alice Palmer, state senator who mentored Barack Obama, dies at 83

Chicago Sun-Times
Alice Palmer, state senator who mentored Barack Obama, dies at 83. Mrs. Palmer was an activist who organized Chicago's anti-apartheid movement.
18 months ago

Where’s Alice? How long-lost statue of University of Michigan pioneer was finally found

MLive.com
A bust of Alice Freeman Palmer, the university's first female student, was lost in the 1970s. Thanks to the work of two alums, the piece of...
6 months ago

Illinois’ arcane ballot rules turn politics into a blood sport where only the most powerful and savvy survive

Chicago Tribune
This wasn't the speech Jose Wilson had hoped to give after making a run for Democratic committeeperson in Chicago's 1st Ward.
1 month ago

Activist, former State Sen. Alice Palmer dies at 83

CBS News
Activist, former Illinois State Sen. Alice Palmer dies at 83 ... CHICAGO (CBS) – Loved ones are remembering the women and activist who helped...
18 months ago

Edward “Buzz” Palmer, husband of former Illinois Senator Alice Palmer, died April 11 at age 84

The Chicago Crusader
Funeral arrangements are pending for Edward L. “Buzz” Palmer, 84, who died Sunday, April 11, while in hospice care at his home.
43 months ago

Barack Obambi? Not Quite; Just Ask Alice Palmer

HuffPost
In 1995, deciding to run for an open congressional seat, state senator Alice Palmer anointed Obama as her successor.
196 months ago

Did Obama Get A “Free Pass” In His First Election?

NBC 5 Chicago
The Republican National Committee is circulating a clip of a WTTW debate during Barack Obama's failed 2000 congressional campaign against...
146 months ago

Former state senator encourages reading at Ball Charter

The State Journal-Register
In Alice Palmer's memory, it was “Anna and the King of Siam” that set the bar for what ended up being a storied life of activism and public service.
33 months ago

Obama Kick-Back Cronyism - Part 2: Illinois Health And Human Disservices

Forbes
In 1996 at the young age of 34, Barack Obama beat incumbent Alice Palmer in an Illinois State Senate race that has been described as a “messy drama.”
157 months ago

Broome County native Alice Freeman became one of America's first woman college presidents

Press & Sun-Bulletin
Alice Freeman Palmer, born in the Town of Colesville, became the president of Wellesley College — only the second woman head of a college...
27 months ago