place ▁for ▁women ' s ▁art . ▁The ▁building ▁itself ▁was ▁decor ated ▁by ▁women ▁artists , ▁featuring ▁architect ural ▁orn ament ▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁En id ▁Y and ell ▁and ▁Alice ▁R ide out , ▁both ▁ 1 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁painting ▁by ▁Mary ▁Cass att , ▁Modern ▁Woman , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁extensive ▁mur als ▁in ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Building , ▁the ▁other ▁one , ▁Prim itive ▁Woman ▁being ▁by ▁Mary ▁Mac M onn ies . ▁Inter ior ▁art ▁was ▁cur ated ▁by ▁Cand ace ▁Whe eler ▁and ▁S ara ▁Hall ow ell . ▁The ▁Board ▁also ▁built ▁a ▁Children ' s ▁Building , ▁a ▁child - care ▁center ▁required ▁to ▁support ▁fair - go ers ▁and ▁convention - go ers ▁who ▁brought ▁children . ▁As ▁well , ▁the ▁Board ▁built ▁a ▁women ' s ▁d orm itory ▁near ▁the ▁fair ground s , ▁to ▁house ▁women ▁travel ing ▁alone ▁or ▁with ▁small ▁children . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁att ending ▁the ▁Congress ▁▁ ▁Jane ▁Add ams ▁ ▁Susan ▁B . ▁Anthony ▁ ▁Hall ie ▁Qu inn ▁Brown ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁C ady ▁St anton ▁ ▁F anny ▁Jackson ▁Co pp in ▁ ▁Barbara ▁Gal pin ▁ ▁Frances ▁Ellen ▁Wat kins ▁Har per ▁ ▁H anna ▁K . ▁Kor any ▁ ▁Mary ▁Ken ney ▁ ▁Lor raine ▁J . ▁Pit kin ▁ ▁Mary ▁Stuart ▁Smith ▁ ▁Lucy ▁Stone ▁ ▁F ann ie ▁Bar rier ▁Williams ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Jane ▁Wood son ▁Early ▁Germany ▁ ▁August e ▁För ster ▁ ▁Anna ▁Sim