Karen Lewis

CTL-E-4862 · Person · educator · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

President, Chicago Teachers Union. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Karen Lewis — President, Chicago Teachers Union' (2015-02-02).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: President, Chicago Teachers Union. Civic lenses: 03 Education. Programs: Karen Lewis — President, Chicago Teachers Union (2015-02-02). Identity verification: "the only African American woman in the class of 1974" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page, re: Dartmouth College). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Karen Lewis — President, Chicago Teachers Union — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Karen Lewis — President, Chicago Teachers Union" (2015-02-02). Role at time: President, Chicago Teachers Union.

Sources

Identity evidence: "the only African American woman in the class of 1974" — City Club of Chicago (event biography page, re: Dartmouth College) (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Karen Lewis — President, Chicago Teachers Union (2015-02-02) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/973/karen-lewis (primary source)

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