Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (*1938), the President of Liberia, 2006

Aung San Suu Kyi (*1945), Prime Minister-elect of Burma and opposition politician

Indira Ghandi (1917-1984), Indian Prime Minister, 1980

Frieda Kahlo y Calderón (1907-1954), Mexican artist, 1932

Josefine Baker (1906-1975), French artist, 1920s

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian political leader, 1944

Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1955), Russian Communist

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), 1887

WORKING GROUP IN FEMINISM AND HISTORY

Events 2012-2013

Friday, September 7, 2012, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Anti-Social Behavior: Female Critics at the Fin de Siècle
Kimberly Stern, Assistant Professor of English and Modern Languages, Longwood University
Hosted by Jocelyn Olcott, 1227 Vickers Avenue, Durham


Friday, October 5, 2012, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Where Movements Meet: Women's Activism in the U.S. Appalachian South, 1965-1980
Jessica Wilkerson, Doctoral Candidate, Department of History, UNC-Chapel Hill
Hosted by Jocelyn Olcott, 1227 Vickers Avenue, Durham


Friday, November 9, 2012, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Popular Embryology and Prenatal Health Care in Early Twentieth-Century America
Shannon Withycombe, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Duke University
Hosted by Jocelyn Olcott, 1227 Vickers Avenue, Durham


Friday, February 1, 2013, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Champagne and Senna Leaves:
The Transnational Culture of Cuban Abortions, 1952-1960

Rachel Hynson, Ph.D. Candidate in History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hosted by Emily Burrill, 200 Westbrook Dr., Carrboro, NC 27510


Friday, February 15, 2013, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Quiet Disobedience: Rethinking Catholic Education in Apartheid South Africa
Catherine Higgs, Associate Professor of History and Vice Chair of Africana Studies, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; John E. Sawyer Fellow, National Humanities Center, 2012-2013
Hosted by Emily Burrill, 200 Westbrook Dr., Carrboro, NC 27510


Friday, March 22, 2013, 4:30 - 6:30pm:

Margaret Sanger in China: Translating the Message and Methods of Birth Control
Michelle King, Assistant Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hosted by Emily Burrill, 200 Westbrook Dr., Carrboro, NC 27510

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