The exhibit "Elgin: A Women s City Without Many Pictures" opens March 3 at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Honoring women from yesterday and today, this exhibit is based on a book written by E.C. "Mike" Alft, "Elgin: A Women s City.
Author and former Daily Herald journalist Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk discusses her new book "We Are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant Women Who Took Bold Steps in Life Through Literacy" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Plainfield Public Library District.
Chicago Journalist, Author Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk, Explores How Dominican Literary Center Taught Immigrant Women Freedom, Confidence Through English Lessons
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Since 1993, the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora has been a trusted resource offering one-to-one tutoring to immigrants wanting to learn English and to help them become citizens in their new homeland. Led by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, the center has become a place offering inspiration, hope, confidence, comfort and safety for those escaping the many stressful and dangerous situations that many immigrants, especially women, face.
Chicago-based author and journalist Anna Marie Kukec Tomczyk debuts her new book “We Are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant Women Who Took Bold Steps in Life Through Literacy.”