WUIS series honors women who changed Springfield

A dozen women who changed their community for the better will be recognized in "Skirting Convention: 12 Women Who Changed Springfield," a new oral history series produced by public radio WUIS 91.9 FM. Underwritten by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the series will begin March 8, International Women's Day. Programs will air in eight-minute segments at 8:20 a.m. and again at 4:50 p.m. on alternate Thursdays through August. Read more, including thumbnail sketches of the 12 women profiled>>