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  The Gilded Age 

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Uncover the fascinating world of the Gilded Age, a term coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873. Trace the sweeping changes of the la ...  View More

ENRICHMN-3240

Section Number: A

Start date: 04/08/26

15 Seats Left

Weekly - Wed 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (4/8/2026-4/15/2026)

Tuition: $29.00

Location: Astroth Community Ed Center Location : 
  Astroth Community Ed Center.

Instructor : Jeffrey Paisley 

Room :  ACEC 2102 Classroom

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Explore the lives and impact of American women from the early 1800s to today. Follow key movements such as suffrage, labor reform, civil rights, and ...  View More

ENRICHMN-3234

Section Number: A

Start date: 04/21/26

27 Seats Left

Weekly - Tue 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (4/21/2026-4/28/2026)

Tuition: $29.00

Location: Instructional Commons North Location : 
  Instructional Commons North.

Instructor : Cierra Aiden 

Room :  ICN 2302 Classroom

 
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Some of the world's greatest documents formed the foundation of America, and remain living history to this day — the Declaration of Independence, the ...  View More

ENRICHMN-3188

Section Number: A

Start date: 04/30/26

13 Seats Left

Weekly - Thu 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (4/30/2026-5/14/2026)

Tuition: $45.00

Location: Instructional Commons North Location : 
  Instructional Commons North.

Instructor : Jeffrey Paisley 

Room :  ICN 2302 Classroom

 
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Experience history through the stories of these remarkable women of McLean County. Meet Florence Fifer Bohrer, the first woman Illinois state senator; ...  View More

ENRICHMN-3242

Section Number: A

Start date: 05/19/26

37 Seats Left

Weekly - Tue 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (5/19/2026-5/19/2026)

Tuition: $25.00

Location: Astroth Community Ed Center Location : 
  Astroth Community Ed Center.

Instructor : Candace Summers 

Room :  ACEC 2101/2102 Classroom

 
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Unpack the tragic story of America’s “Radium Girls.” In 1898 in Paris, France, Marie and Pierre Curie discover the element radium. Marie calls it “my ...  View More

ENRICHMN-3215

Section Number: A

Start date: 06/11/26

21 Seats Left

Weekly - Thu 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (6/11/2026-6/11/2026)

Tuition: $25.00

Location: Instructional Commons North Location : 
  Instructional Commons North.

Instructor : Jeffrey Paisley 

Room :  ICN 2302 Classroom

 
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