Watch our webinar for a compelling story from Christine Wolf, the co-author of a new biography, Politics, Partnerships, and Power: The Lives of Ralph E. & Marguerite Stitt Church.

This book tells the political life of the Honorable Marguerite Stitt Church, one of the founders of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and one of the first 50 women elected to Congress.

This is the very first biography of a twentieth-century powerhouse couple who, with visionary and persistent methodologies and hearts, gave four decades of legislative service and established much of Illinois’ dedicated political tradition. Spanning everything from the awkward dance of prohibition in Evanston to Marguerite Stitt Church’s involvement in the creation of the Peace Corps — with a particular focus on her remarkable legacy as a pioneer for women in government — this historical nonfiction is both a resource and a gripping delight.

Like all USCHS programs, this webinar is free and open to the public; registration is required.

Speaker Bio:

Christine Wolf is an award-winning essayist and a former weekly columnist for The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, and Patch.

She earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Arts in Teaching from National-Louis University.

Wolf’s first book, co-written with Jay Pridmore, is a political biography about two former members of the United States Congress, titled “Politics, Partnerships, & Power: The Lives of Ralph E. and Marguerite Stitt Church” (Master Wings Publishing, December 19, 2023). For nearly 25 years, Wolf has lived in the U.S. Congressional District formerly represented by her subjects.