Franklin & Women with Dr. Carla Mulford
January 16, 2020
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Lecture
Carla J. Mulford, Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University, will speak on Benjamin Franklin and women—his ideas about women, his fictional women, and the women in his life. This event, on the evening before Franklin’s birthday, is hosted by The Davida T. Deutsch Program in Women’s History.
Hosted by The Davida T. Deutsch Program in Women’s History
Celebrate Women’s History Month at the Library Company
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
March 5, 2020
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Lecture
Robyn Muncy is a Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park, and one of the curators of the exhibition “Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote,” which opened in May 2019 at the National Archives. Prof Muncy also serves on the advisory committee for the National Votes for Women Trail, a project sponsoring historical markers in all 50 states to commemorate American women’s struggle for the franchise. This event is sponsored by The Davida T. Deutsch Program in Women’s History.