Bessie Louise Pierce, who published a history of Chicago in the 1930s, lamented that it was “preeminently a man’s city” in its early years, dominated by business tycoons and real estate speculators. InThe World of Juliette Kinzie, Chicago author Ann Durkin Keating challenges this narrative, shifting the spotlight from the exploits of a few prominent men to the lesser-known accomplishments of a remarkable woman. Kinzie died in 1870, a year before the Great Fire swept away much of Chicago she had known and had helped to build, making her life a perfect vehicle for exploring the city’s birth and early development.
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