John Patrick Hopkins (October 29, 1858 – October 13, 1918) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893–1895) for the Democratic Party. John Patrick Hopkins was the first of nine Irish-American Catholic mayors of Chicago.
He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.
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“The first time many women hold their tiny babies, they are apt to feel as clumsy and incompetent as any man. The difference is that our culture tells them they’re not supposed to feel that way. Our culture assumes that they will quickly learn how to be a mother, and that assumption rubs off on most women—so they learn.”
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When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
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The ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.”
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