Re: [ihc] Interesting IH McCormick trivia

[Colin M Rush <salmineo@xxxxxxxx>]

Katherine McCormick was also one of the first female graduates of MIT. 
Her husband Stanley was the youngest son of Cyrus.  Here is one more link
to another part of the site:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/sfeature/sf_history_influences.html

-Colin

> On Sunday, February 8, 2004, at 10:58 AM, Colin M Rush wrote:
> 
> >  For more information on Katherine McCormick, visit the
> > link here:
> >
> > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/p_mccormick.html
> >
> >> From there I also found a link to some history on Cyrus 
> McCormick, 
> >> having
> > to do with Chicago during the 1800s. There is some interesting
> > information and links about the company he started, and its 
> relation to
> > Chicago Fire and the Haymarket Labor Riots. Visit the link here:
> >
> > 
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/p_mccormick.html
> 
> Very interesting stuff, Colin. I now know a lot more about the 
> Haymarket Riots than I ever thought I would want to know. Obviously, 
> as 
> in so many cases, I didn't know what I wanted to know until I knew 
> it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> John Hofstetter
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs
> 
> 
> 

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