BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lake County Women's Coalition - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Lake County Women's Coalition X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lakecountywomen.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lake County Women's Coalition REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20080309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20081102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20090308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20091101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20100314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20101107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20110313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20111106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20120311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20121104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20130310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20150308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20151101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190826T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190826T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T231221Z CREATED:20260818T231012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T231221Z UID:999-1566844200-1566851400@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Equality Day Celebration 2019 DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/equality-day-celebration-2019/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/bg_womensEquality.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190302T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190302T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T233408Z CREATED:20260818T231508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T233408Z UID:1017-1551520800-1551531600@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Visionary Women of Lake County DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/visionary-women-of-lake-county/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_GoldaMeir.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180823T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T233809Z CREATED:20260818T233643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T233809Z UID:1049-1535049000-1535056200@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:One Woman\, One Vote DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/one-woman-one-vote/ LOCATION:Warren-Newport Public Library\, 224 O'Plaine Rd\, Gurnee\, IL\, 60031\, United States CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensEqualityDay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T234132Z CREATED:20260818T234132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T234132Z UID:1057-1520071200-1520082000@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Women Empowering Women DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/women-empowering-women/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensHistoryMonth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170824T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170824T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T234401Z CREATED:20260818T234401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T234401Z UID:1064-1503599400-1503606600@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Women of the Civil War DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/women-of-the-civil-war/ LOCATION:Warren-Newport Public Library\, 224 O'Plaine Rd\, Gurnee\, IL\, 60031\, United States CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensEqualityDay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170304T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170304T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T234552Z CREATED:20260818T234552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T234552Z UID:1071-1488621600-1488632400@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Trailblazing Women in Industry & Labor DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/trailblazing-women-in-industry-labor/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensHistoryMonth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160305T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160305T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T234740Z CREATED:20260818T234740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T234740Z UID:1077-1457172000-1457182800@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Working Hard to Form a More Perfect Union DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/working-hard-to-form-a-more-perfect-union/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensHistoryMonth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150825T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150825T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T234945Z CREATED:20260818T234945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T234945Z UID:1083-1440527400-1440534600@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Have Courage\, Word Hard DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/have-courage-word-hard/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensEqualityDay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140814T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140814T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T235223Z CREATED:20260818T235223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T235223Z UID:1090-1408041000-1408048200@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Leveling the Playing Field DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/leveling-the-playing-field/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_levelingThePlayingField.png ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20140301T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20140301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T235358Z CREATED:20260818T235358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T235358Z UID:1097-1393668000-1393678800@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Women of Character\, Courage & Commitment DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/women-of-character-courage-commitment/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensHistoryMonth.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130828T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130828T203000 DTSTAMP:20260818T235536Z CREATED:20260818T235536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T235536Z UID:1104-1377714600-1377721800@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Ballots\, Babes\, & Beer DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/ballots-babes-beer/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensEqualityDay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130309T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130309T130000 DTSTAMP:20260818T235752Z CREATED:20260818T235729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T235752Z UID:1111-1362823200-1362834000@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/women-inspiring-innovation-through-imagination/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event2013_STEM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120828T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120828T203000 DTSTAMP:20260819T014027Z CREATED:20260819T014027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T014027Z UID:1118-1346178600-1346185800@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Are Women at War or Not? DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/are-women-at-war-or-not/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's Equality Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_womensEqualityDay.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120310T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120310T130000 DTSTAMP:20260819T014250Z CREATED:20260819T014250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T014250Z UID:1126-1331373600-1331384400@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Women's Education - Women's Empowerment DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/womens-education-womens-empowerment/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event2012_womensEmpowerment.png ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20110326T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20110326T130000 DTSTAMP:20260819T014530Z CREATED:20260819T014521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T014530Z UID:1133-1301133600-1301144400@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Our History Is Our Strength DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/our-history-is-our-strength/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event2011_grouphistory.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20100320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20100320T130000 DTSTAMP:20260819T014745Z CREATED:20260819T014745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T014745Z UID:1142-1269079200-1269090000@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Writing Women Back Into History DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/writing-women-back-into-history/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event2010_groupHistory.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20090301T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20090301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260819T015401Z CREATED:20260819T015301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T015401Z UID:1150-1235901600-1235912400@lakecountywomen.org SUMMARY:Tea Parties • Women Who Started the Ripple DESCRIPTION:August 24\, 2017Women’s Equality Day Celebration “Women of the Civil War”The annual Equality Day\, sponsored by the Lake County Women’s Coalition\, was celebrated on Thursday\, Aug. 24\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Warren Newport Public Library community room in Gurnee. The program included a dramatic book reviewer Jenny Riddle\, who captivated the 100+ audience as she presents three women in Cokie Roberts’ book Capital Dames: The Women of the Civil War. While portraying Abigail Adams\, Elizabeth Blair Lee\, and Dorothea Dix\, Jenny also brought other famous women into the conversation\, explaining not only how they reacted to and influenced the war but also how they moved women further toward enlightenment and equality. \n\n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://lakecountywomen.org/event/tea-parties-women-who-started-the-ripple/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Women's History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lakecountywomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/event_teaparties.png ORGANIZER;CN="Patti Rische":MAILTO:prische@comcast.net END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR