[ISLMA-Share] people that impacted Illinois history

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Jane Addams
Rosalind Franklin
Frances Willard

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> We are beginning a 4th grade project to research people who impacted
> Illinois history. We are *not* looking for people who were just born in
> Illinois, but people who had an impact on Illinois history. So yes to Jane
> Adams (Hull House), but not Walt Disney.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions, especially if you know of more
> regional people that might not be as well known.
>
> Some that we are already considering:
> Gwendolyn Brooks
> Daniel H Burnham
> Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
> Frank Lloyd Wright
> John Deere
> Cyrus McCormick
> Daniel Hale Williams - open heart surgery
> Louis Joliet
> Robert Cavelier de la Salle
> Marshall Field
> William Wrigley
> Robert R McCormick
> Jesse Jackson
> Enrico Fermi
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stephanie
>
>
>
> Stephanie Stieglitz
> MRC Director, The Lane
> 500 N. Elm St.
> Hinsdale, IL 60521
> MRC Website <https://sites.google.com/a/d181.org/lanemrc/>
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