Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago/ArtAndFeminism 2014

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Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12noon - 5pm (CST). Can’t be there the whole time? No problem. Join us for as little or as long as you like.
Venue: Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 S Wabash Ave, 6th floor, Chicago, IL
Cost: Free
Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers. Female editors are particularly encouraged to attend.

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What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops & power cords; a photo ID is needed for a visitor's badge to gain access to the library.
Twitter Hashtag: #ArtAndFeminism

Women artists who worked in Chicago

Here are a few names of women who worked in Chicago for inspiration:

Perry, Maeble Claire (b1902)
Gere, Nellie Huntington (1859-1949)
Gorska, Dorothea M. (active 1900)
Spero, Nancy (1926-2009)
Rosse, Maryvonne (b1917)
O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986)
Mitchell, Joan (1925-1992)
Anderson, Anne (active 1810)
Cameron, Mary Gelon (active 1880)
Pougialis, Constantine (b1894)
Reid, Mary M. (active 1900)
Malagrino, Silvia (b1950)
Applebroog, Ida (b1929)
Letinsky, Laura L. (b1962)
Ahuja, Mequitta (b1976)
Pobre, Marie
Bertucci, Lina (b1955)
Sullivan, Catherine (b1968)
Errell, Lotte (1903-1991)
Zeisler, Claire (b1903)
Duckworth, Ruth (1919-2009)
Carl, Malla (b1926)
Hall Gurley, Leonora (1831-1903)

Confirmed Chicago attendees