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HERstory: Trailblazing Female Firsts
2025-03-11 14:00:00 2025-03-11 15:30:00 America/Chicago HERstory: Trailblazing Female Firsts Chicago cabaret artists Catherine Thomson and Anita Kallen's musical celebration of the gutsy gals who boldly defied society's conventions and achieved groundbreaking female "firsts." R Main Library - Lake Cook Room

Tuesday, March 11
2:00pm - 3:30pm

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Lake Cook Room

Chicago cabaret artists Catherine Thomson and Anita Kallen's musical celebration of the gutsy gals who boldly defied society's conventions and achieved groundbreaking female "firsts." R

With songs by Harold Arlen, Stephen Schwartz, Dolly Parton, Tom Lehrer, Kander & Ebb and Sara Bareilles, among others, Anita and Catherine share inspiring stories of amazing women and their trailblazing triumphs. 

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