INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY @ 1871 PHOTOS
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An equal world is an enabled world.
Our community came together for a day full of female-focused programming that celebrated the International Women’s Day theme: Each For Equal. Beginning with breakfast and a fireside chat there was workshops, lunch, a keynote speaker, and happy hour for networking.
Featured was the keynote address by Desiree Rogers, CEO of Black Opal Beauty, former Social Secretary to President Obama.
PHOTOS BY VICTORIA MESSINA
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1871: CHICAGO'S ENTREPRENEURIAL AND TECHNOLOGY HUB
We’re not named after the Great Chicago Fire. We’re inspired by what came next: a remarkable moment when engineers, architects, and inventors banded together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world.