May is National Pet Month, which celebrates the benefits that pets bring to people’s lives—and vice versa. Since Illinois’s stay-at-home order began in mid-March, many of the Chicago History Museum staff members have been spending more quality time with their cats and dogs. Some pets have jumped right into work alongside (or onto) their person, More
For Throwback Thursday, take in a view of Marina City under construction on this day in 1962. Designed by Chicago architect Bertrand Goldberg, the corncob-shaped towers are among Chicago’s most distinctive structures. Planning for Marina City began in 1959 as part of a plan to redevelop downtown Chicago. In the years after World War II, More
As part of our blog’s Women’s History Series, this month we’re featuring Irene McCoy Gaines, who devoted her career in politics and advocacy to working against segregation and helping create opportunities for Black women. Despite having a college degree, Gaines found that job opportunities in the city were severely limited by the discrimination she faced More
For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting the work of Junnosuke “Jun” Fujita, a photojournalist, poet, and silent film actor. Born near Hiroshima in 1888, Fujita came to Chicago in 1909, becoming the first Japanese American photojournalist in the United States and achieving unprecedented success despite having to endure prejudice, bigotry, and hostility. He More
As scientists around the world work toward developing a vaccine for COVID-19, we are observing the NIAID’s HIV Vaccine Awareness Day by highlighting the work of our OUT at CHM committee. The OUT at CHM committee leads the creation and implementation of an annual programming series that invites people who live a range of sexual More