Though women make up a quarter or more of prominent economic organizations, no woman has ever won the Nobel Prize in economics. And women's contributions in the field have often...
From where she stands, Mimi Keane sees a lot of apathy among women when it comes to politics. Keane, the founder and executive chair of The State of Women in...
Gertrude Morgan saw herself as the Bride of Christ and painted accordingly, placing lines of Scripture in many of her works. Bessie Harvey said, "The story of my life would...
If you've ever wanted to learn about how to handle a ship, you may want to navigate your way to McCormick Place this week. That's because this year's Chicago Boat,...
What's the best way to critique President Bush? For Eleanor Vast-Binder and her colleagues, it's with facts, sarcasm and a whole lot of skin. The former construction worker is an...
As more than a dozen women listened in, Pamela Smart was reading from her essay about her foolish affair with her student, Bill Flynn, that led to the murder of...
Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy is one of 10 recipients of the 2003 National Medal of Arts, the White House announced Wednesday. The medals were presented by President Bush and...
"Saving and Spending" may be the official theme of this year's Chicago Humanities Festival, but our quick peeks at some opening-weekend highlights might be better titled "comedy and tragedy." From...
Praying for the Cubs? Many fans are down on their knees asking God to be Dusty Baker's co-pilot through the National League Championship Series (and -- dare we hope? --...
They came Saturday to Festival Hall at Navy Pier bearing paintings and chairs, dolls and knickknacks, pottery and baseball cards, carting the commodities in suitcases, on wagons and dollies or...