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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING DR. PEGGY A. MONTES ON THE OCCASION OF HER 90TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, Dr. Peggy A. Montes is a native Chicagoan born on October 17, 1936, who has devoted her life to serving women, girls and disadvantaged children, with a philanthropic and volunteer career centered on Empowering Women and Educating Children; and
WHEREAS, Peggy left teaching to found and lead multiple institutions, and is best known as the Founder and President of the Bronzeville Children’s Museum – still the first and only African American children’s museum in the country – now celebrating its 33rd Anniversary, and as a civic, cultural, educational and women’s rights activist who serves on numerous boards, commissions and committees; and
WHEREAS, a lifelong volunteer, Dr. Montes made history as the first female Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Building Committee at the DuSable Museum of African American History, where Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs was her mentor and best friend, and led the development and completion of the $3.5 million Harold Washington Wing; and
WHEREAS, her museum involvements include as co-founding member of the Chicago Art Institute Leadership Advisory Council, member of the Black Creativity Council of the Museum of Science and Industry, twenty-seven-year member of the Illinois Arts Council, member of the Illinois Book Advisory Committee, and founding member of Leadership Illinois – a women’s empowerment organization celebrating its 36th Anniversary that encourages women to become politically active; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Montes served on the Board of Trustees of Provident Hospital from 1980 to 1987, helping spearhead the completion and opening of the new Provident Hospital in 1986, and served over thirteen years on the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, as one of the first Trustees appointed in 1996 and as Board Chairman from 2005 to 2007, during which she worked with architects to redesign the fourth floor Sunroom in the Gwendoly...
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