ONLINE - The Homes of Frances Glessner Lee
Schedule
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Zoom | Cicero, IL
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Join us as we celebrate the 148th anniversary of the birth of Frances Glessner Lee. Born on March 25, 1878 in her parents’ home on West Washington Street in Chicago, Lee lived in many homes during her 83 years. In this presentation by museum curator William Tyre, we will explore those houses and how they both reflected and influenced Lee through the years.Our exploration begins with her birthplace, her New Hampshire playhouse at The Rocks, and, of course, Glessner House. The second part of the presentation will include the Prairie Avenue townhouse occupied during her married years and her elegant co-op apartment on Lake Shore Drive. The third and most detailed portion of the presentation will focus on her beloved cottage at The Rocks (shown here), which became her permanent residence in 1938. It was here that she explored and expanded the emerging field of legal medicine, now forensic science, and created her famous Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death.
This program will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants. The link will remain live for seven days following the program.
$16 per person / $13 for members
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