Looking Back’s theme for 2024 is Many Voices, celebrating our rich and diverse history. Emma Page’s blindness from age 7 did not deter her from speaking forcefully on behalf of temperance and animal rights. A fountain in Sylvester Park is dedicated to Miss Page, and two troughs at the foot of the fountain were intended as watering stations for pets in recognition of her love of animals. Photograph selected and captioned by Deborah Ross on behalf of the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum, https://olympiahistory.org/many-voices-a-resource-guide/.
Courtesy University of Illinois Archives