Women and the Tradition of Progressive Politics
in Twentieth-Century California
5 March 2011
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Maria de Lopez, Clubwomen, and Social Networks in Suffrage-Era Los Angeles
Eileen V. Wallis
Assistant Professor, Department of History, California Polytechnic University, Pomona
Women in the Inner Halls of Politics: California's Commission on the Status of Women and
Activism Against Sex Discrimination, 1965-1975
Carol Cini, Ph.D.
Instructor, History Department, De Anza College
Deep Roots: Francisca Flores and Chicana Political Activism in Los Angeles, 1960-1980
Marisela R. Chavez
Assistant Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, CSU Dominguez Hills
Moderator: Donna C. Schuele
Lecturer, Department of Criminology, Law & Society, UC Irvine
Program begins at 10am; the seminar reception table opens at 9:30ish. At the end of the program at noon, we meet on the patio for lunch together. You may bring your own lunch, or purchase a sandwich lunch at reception (limited supply). There is no pre-registration, and the program is free to all in attendance.
Save the date for our next program, 21 May 2011.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Saturday, December 18, 2010
January 29: Women and Rhetoric
Women and Rhetoric:
A Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, 29 January 2011
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
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Sappho’s Garden
Professor, Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
Rhetoric, Writing, and Radical Feminism in the Late 1960s
Professor, English, CSU-San Bernardino
The Difference Between a Hockey Mom and a Pit Bull:
Sarah Palin’s Rhetorical Performance at the 2008 Republican Convention
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, CSU-Long Beach
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, CSU-Long Beach
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Program begins at 10am; the seminar reception table opens at 9:30ish. At the end of the program at noon, we meet on the patio for lunch together. You may bring your own lunch, or purchase a sandwich lunch at reception (limited supply). There is no pre-registration, and the program is free to all in attendance.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Other events of interest at the Huntington
The following events are NOT programs of the Huntington Women's Studies Seminar, but they are other free programs at the Huntington, with topics we think many in our audience might find interesting.
Distinguished Fellow Lecture “Wild Unrest” Revealed: Pasadena and the Making of “The Yellow Wall-Paper”
Nov. 9 (Tuesday)
7:30 p.m. Free
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” is a harrowing story of a woman’s descent into madness, fueled by the author’s own experience. Helen Horowitz, professor of history at Smith College and the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, considers Gilman’s life in Pasadena and the making of the story. No reservations required.
History of Science Lecture Series - Science, Medicine, and the Woman Question: The Activism of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi
Dec. 2 (Thursday)
7:30 p.m. Free
The intersection of science and women's rights activism will be explored in this lecture by Carla Bittel, professor of history at Loyola Marymount University. Bittel will discuss the life and work of 19th-century New York physician Mary Putnam Jacobi, focusing on how Jacobi used biological knowledge to advance women's participation in the professions. No reservation required.
Talk and Book Signing: Helen of Pasadena
Dec. 12 (Sunday)
2 p.m. Free
Writer and talk show host Lian Dolan, one of radio’s Satellite Sisters, discusses her new novel, Helen of Pasadena, which takes place in and around The Huntington. Dolan, a longtime Huntington Member, will reveal her inspiration for a key plot device in this lighthearted romantic comedy. A book signing follows. No reservations required.
Distinguished Fellow Lecture “Wild Unrest” Revealed: Pasadena and the Making of “The Yellow Wall-Paper”
Nov. 9 (Tuesday)
7:30 p.m. Free
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-Paper” is a harrowing story of a woman’s descent into madness, fueled by the author’s own experience. Helen Horowitz, professor of history at Smith College and the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, considers Gilman’s life in Pasadena and the making of the story. No reservations required.
History of Science Lecture Series - Science, Medicine, and the Woman Question: The Activism of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi
Dec. 2 (Thursday)
7:30 p.m. Free
The intersection of science and women's rights activism will be explored in this lecture by Carla Bittel, professor of history at Loyola Marymount University. Bittel will discuss the life and work of 19th-century New York physician Mary Putnam Jacobi, focusing on how Jacobi used biological knowledge to advance women's participation in the professions. No reservation required.
Talk and Book Signing: Helen of Pasadena
Dec. 12 (Sunday)
2 p.m. Free
Writer and talk show host Lian Dolan, one of radio’s Satellite Sisters, discusses her new novel, Helen of Pasadena, which takes place in and around The Huntington. Dolan, a longtime Huntington Member, will reveal her inspiration for a key plot device in this lighthearted romantic comedy. A book signing follows. No reservations required.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
November 20: Women’s Studies and Ms. Magazine
Women’s Studies and Ms. Magazine
Bringing Ms. Magazine to the Classroom
and Feminist Scholarship to Ms.
A round-table discussion between
Katherine Spillar
Executive Editor, Ms. Magazine
Ina Coleman
Managing Director, Ms. in the Classroom
Dianne Bartlow
Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, CSU Northridge
Audrey Bilger
Associate Professor of Literature and Faculty Director of the Writing Center, Claremont McKenna College
Moderated by
Karon Jolna
Chair, Huntington Library Women’s Studies Seminars
Lecturer, UCLA Department of Women’s Studies
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
9:30- 10am – Registration
10-12noon – Program
12noon – Lunch on the terrace
Huntington lunches $12-14 at registration or bring a brown bag
THE PROGRAM IS FREE AND NO RESERVATION IS REQUIRED
Save the date for our next program: January 29, 2011
Katherine Spillar
Executive Editor, Ms. Magazine
Ina Coleman
Managing Director, Ms. in the Classroom
Dianne Bartlow
Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, CSU Northridge
Audrey Bilger
Associate Professor of Literature and Faculty Director of the Writing Center, Claremont McKenna College
Moderated by
Karon Jolna
Chair, Huntington Library Women’s Studies Seminars
Lecturer, UCLA Department of Women’s Studies
* * * *
Saturday, November 20, 2010
9:30- 10am – Registration
10-12noon – Program
12noon – Lunch on the terrace
Huntington lunches $12-14 at registration or bring a brown bag
THE PROGRAM IS FREE AND NO RESERVATION IS REQUIRED
Save the date for our next program: January 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Dates for 2010-2011 Seminars!
We can't unveil any programs or themes yet, but here are the dates for the four seminars this year:
November 20
January 29
March 5 and
May 21
January 29
March 5 and
May 21
Remember that all programs are Saturday mornings, 10am-12noon, with registration before and lunch afterwards on the garden patio. Stay tuned for more information soon about program specifics.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
May 1: Women Writers and Artists
Join us on May 1 for our last program of the 2009-2010 season, as we return to a favorite theme, local women writers:
Women writers and artists:
Giving voice to women's stories through writing and photography
Mixing It Up: Women at Crossroads Write a Stinger Cookbook
Kimberly Drake
Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Writing Program, Scripps College
The World Split Open: Women Writing, Teaching Girls
Elline Lipkin
Poet and Fellow, Center for the Study of Women, UCLA
Blessed Are These Hands: Reflections on Women's Values @ the Turn of the 21st Century
Susan Kullmann
Historian, Photographer, and Instructional Technology Consultant, Scripps College
Moderator: Wendy Smith
Associate Professor, Department of English
California State University, San Bernardino
Co-Organizer: Sue Castagnetto
Coordinator, Intercollegiate Women's Studies of the Claremont Colleges
Program begins at 10am; the seminar reception table opens at 9:30ish. At the end of the program at noon, we will meet on the patio for lunch together. You may bring your own lunch, or purchase a sandwich lunch at reception (limited supply). There is no pre-registration or reservation taken, and the program is free to all in attendance.
Women writers and artists:
Giving voice to women's stories through writing and photography
Mixing It Up: Women at Crossroads Write a Stinger Cookbook
Kimberly Drake
Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Writing Program, Scripps College
The World Split Open: Women Writing, Teaching Girls
Elline Lipkin
Poet and Fellow, Center for the Study of Women, UCLA
Blessed Are These Hands: Reflections on Women's Values @ the Turn of the 21st Century
Susan Kullmann
Historian, Photographer, and Instructional Technology Consultant, Scripps College
Moderator: Wendy Smith
Associate Professor, Department of English
California State University, San Bernardino
Co-Organizer: Sue Castagnetto
Coordinator, Intercollegiate Women's Studies of the Claremont Colleges
Program begins at 10am; the seminar reception table opens at 9:30ish. At the end of the program at noon, we will meet on the patio for lunch together. You may bring your own lunch, or purchase a sandwich lunch at reception (limited supply). There is no pre-registration or reservation taken, and the program is free to all in attendance.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
March 20: Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction
Join us March 20, 9:30am-12pm at the Huntington for our next stimulating program of scholarship presented for a diverse audience.
Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Plenary Speakers:
Sherry Velasco
Professor and Chair
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Southern California
Chikako Takeshita
Assistant Professor
Department of Women's Studies
University of California, Riverside
Deborah Mindry, PhD
Global AIDS Research Fellow
UCLA Program in Global Health
Moderator:
Julie Nack Ngue, PhD
Research Scholar, UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Lecturer, Department of French and Italian
University of Southern California
And save the date for our last panel of the year, May 1, when we return to the popular annual "LA Writers" theme.
Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Plenary Speakers:
Sherry Velasco
Professor and Chair
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Southern California
Chikako Takeshita
Assistant Professor
Department of Women's Studies
University of California, Riverside
Deborah Mindry, PhD
Global AIDS Research Fellow
UCLA Program in Global Health
Moderator:
Julie Nack Ngue, PhD
Research Scholar, UCLA Center for the Study of Women
Lecturer, Department of French and Italian
University of Southern California
And save the date for our last panel of the year, May 1, when we return to the popular annual "LA Writers" theme.
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