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The Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History

Featuring Singing Bird and Hononegah

2025-11-03 19:00:00 2025-11-03 20:30:00 America/Chicago The Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History Dressed in her native regalia, Kim Sigafus gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women. Mount Prospect Public Library - Meeting Room A room 154

Monday, November 03
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-03 19:00:00 2025-11-03 20:30:00 America/Chicago The Importance of Native American Women in Illinois History Dressed in her native regalia, Kim Sigafus gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women. Mount Prospect Public Library - Meeting Room A room 154

Mount Prospect Public Library

Meeting Room A room 154

Dressed in her native regalia, Kim Sigafus gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women.

The primary focus is on women such as Singing Bird (Blackhawk's wife) and Hononegah. 

Sigafus will bring the audience into the women's day-to-day lives, including courting, marriage, and child-rearing. She will also talk about their role in their husbands' lives, and how those lives affected the history of Illinois. 

This program will be recorded. 

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy & History |

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Mount Prospect Public Library

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The Main Library is located in downtown Mount Prospect, next to Village Hall. The building houses an extensive collection of materials, spaces for quiet and collaborative work, several program rooms, public computers, a dedicated teen space, and engaging play area for children.

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Mount Prospect Public Library - Meeting Room A room 154