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Throughout history, the nude from has been a subject of artistic study and a source of contention. In 2012 the #FreeTheNipple movement brought attention to modern American gender expectations on who can and cannot show their nipples in public.

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U.S.O is the United Service Organization, a private organization that aids American troops. The organization offers multiple programs and services to aid soldiers. It receive donations from individuals and outside organizations and corporations in order to continue its activities. Some of their partnerships are with organizations like Hire Heroes USA, Wyakin Warrior Foundation, Project Sanctuary, and Stronger Families. The organization also aids military families of current and fallen soldiers. 

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The Aero Club met at The Hub in Oak Park, Illinois. The Hub is the nickname for the department store chain, Henry C. Lytton & Co; the Oak Park branch was opened in the early 1930s. The Hub Aero Club met for the first time in May, 1934. It was an organization made to educate and instruct members in the ways to construct model aircraft. The group met on the second floor of The Hub, in the model airplane section of the store; they also visited local schools and organizations to teach others about the materials used in aircraft. 

An illustration of the Chicago Picasso sculpture on a yellow background with curved red text on the right and left side of the illustration . 

The picture on this button is that of an untitled Picasso piece that is located in Chicago. Picasso’s designs for the eventual structure were not original, but instead he modified designs he’d made in the early 1960s.  A local architect, William E. Hartman, then turned the design, with the help of the United States Steel Corporation, into the actual statue. The mayor at the time, Richard J Daley, unveiled the statue to the citizens of Chicago. The piece has the honor of being the first monumental outdoor Picasso in North America. It was dedicated on August 15, 1967.

The Chicago Civic Center mentioned on the button is now called the Richard J. Daley Center. It was renamed on December 27^th, 1976, seven days after Mayor Richard Daley died in office. 

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Peter Fox Sons Co. was a Chicago-based year round turkey company. The company was created in 1897 and was run by nine Fox brothers when their "DeLuxe" turkeys went on sale. They were the first company to teach turkey-growers how to "dress" their own birds, saving the company time and benefiting the growers with more money. They were also the first company to pack and sell turkeys under a private brand "DeLuxe".

A photograph of mayor Harold Washington with the United Stated Capitol building serving as a background.

Harold Washington was the first African-American mayor of Chicago from 1983-1987. He died while working in his office and left quite a legacy around Chicago, including the main Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington University, Harold Washington Park and the Harold Washington Cultural Center. Prior to becoming mayor, he served in the Illinois Legislature as a state senator and state representative.  He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981-1983.

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In 1902, janitors, elevator operators, and window washers in apartment buildings organized the Chicago Flat Janitor's Union, the nation's first union of building employees and the forerunner of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Most members were immigrants, and the union's leadership and membership crossed racial and gender lines from its inception. Goals included higher wages and better working conditions and, because janitors often lived in dank basement apartments in buildings where they worked, better living conditions. In 1921, the Chicago Flat Janitor's Union became Local 1 of the new Building Service Employees' International Union, later the SEIU, an AFL union headquartered in Chicago until 1990.