The Woman's Building (Chicago)

Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893

The Woman's Building was designed and built in June 1892, for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893; under the auspices of the Board of Lady Managers.[1] Out of the twelve main buildings for the Exhibition, the Woman's Building was the first to be completed.[2] It had an exhibition space as well as an assembly room, a library, and a Hall of Honor. The History of the World's Fair states, "It will be a long time before such an aggregation of woman's work, as may now be seen in the Woman's Building, can be gathered from all parts of the world again."[3] The purpose of the building was to highlight woman's achievements, and challenge the traditional ways of thinking at the time it was built. The Woman's Building was planned, designed, and decorated entirely by women under the direction of the board of lady managers.

  1. ^ Corn, Wanda M.; with contributions by Charlene G.; Garfinkel, Charlene G.; Madsen, Annelise K. (2010). Women building history: public art of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. ISBN 0520241118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Palm, Regina Megan (2010). "Women Muralists, Modern Woman and Feminine Spaces: Constructing Gender at the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition". Journal of Design History. 23 (2): 123–143. ISSN 0952-4649.
  3. ^ Truman, Benjamin Cummings (1893). History of the World's Fair : being a complete description of the Columbian Exposition from its inception. Philadelphia, Pa.: H.W. Kelley. p. 192.