Frances Willard House Museum & Archives – just part of what we do
The Center for Women’s History and Leadership is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that manages the Frances Willard House Museum, and the Frances Willard Memorial Library and Archives. Our mission is to inspire and encourage everyone to exercise civic leadership as Frances Willard’s lasting legacy. Your donations are tax-deductible.
Mission of the FWHM
The Frances Willard House Museum preserves and interprets the Willard House and its historic collections to promote vibrant discussion of Willard’s life and her work on behalf of women, temperance and human rights. Educational uses of the Frances Willard House Museum, its grounds, and the Memorial Library and Archives benefit a local and global community of visitors, educators, and scholars.
Museum Council
- Vickie Burke – Chair
- Kathy Bell
- Juliet Bond
- Ann Carstensen
- Elizabeth Fratterigo
- Bonnie Wilson
Museum and Archives Staff
- Lori Osborne – Museum Director
- Kate Johnson – Manager of Museum Operations
- Emilie Hogan – Director, Advocacy and Community Engagement
- Alice Burton – Director, Social Media and Visitor Services
- Janet Olson- Archivist
- Chad Comello – Archives Processor
Community Partners
Frances Willard, Alpha Phi national president 1888
- Alpha Phi Foundation
- Evanston History Center
- Evanston Women’s History Project
- First United Methodist Church
- League of Women Voters Evanston
- Shorefront Legacy Center
- Woman’s Club of Evanston
- YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Supporters
See our list of major supporters and grantors over the past 3 years.