BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Wilmette Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Wilmette Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43daa441-9c07-4aa5-8614-47103efeb71d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260718T055131Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T200000 SUMMARY:Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick LOCATION:Wilmette Public Library\nWilmette Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Wilmette Public Library;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Wilmette Public Library:geo:42.074866,-87.709462 GEO:42.074866;-87.709462 DESCRIPTION:Edith Rockefeller McCormick was an unusual woman: fiercely int ellectual\, opinionated\, and often prickly. Without her\, we may not have the Brookfield Zoo\, Chicago opera or a cure for scarlet fever..\nhttps:/ /wilmette.libnet.info/event/9758638 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a two-woman show presented by& nbsp\;Ellie Carlson and author Andrea \;Frederici \;Ross. Ross rec ounts this tumultuous life in Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick \;(Southern Illinois University Press\, August 2020).

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In t his special presentation\, Ross will team up with historical re-enactor El lie of ElliePresents to produce a two-woman show about Edith. Ellie will w alk off the page as Edith to join Andrea as she discusses her book and the extraordinary life it portrays. Join us for this insider&rsquo\;s look at Edith Rockefeller McCormick and to hear her &ldquo\;opinions&rdquo\; on h ow she has been portrayed by history. The presentation will be followed by a Q&\;A.

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Copies of the book will be available for sale and sig ning by the author at the program.

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