BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County Main Library
presents "Let's Talk About
It: Women's Suffrage," a free series of five monthly book discussions
designed to spark conversation about American history and culture. Online and
in-person sessions are hosted by distinguished Florida Atlantic University
(FAU) professor Dr. Jane Caputi, one Saturday a month from 11AM to 12:30PM, April
through August 2022.
Attendees of these scholar-led discussions will explore fascinating books that examine the women's suffrage movement in a group conversation format and learn how it continues to influence our society and economy today.
Our discussion leader is an award-winning instructor, the author of four books and an influential scholar of women, gender and sexuality studies. Dr. Caputi's insight will provide for meaningful discussions as the group examines a variety of books, from historic texts to contemporary works.
All events are from 11AM-12:30PM;
April 23 - The Women's Hour by Elaine Weiss (Online)
May 21 - Women Making History: The 19th Amendment Book (Online)
June 25 - Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones (In-person)
July 23 - Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells by Michelle Duster (Online)
August 20 -The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (In-Person)
Admission is free and registration is recommended. A limited number of copies of the selected books are available to those who register and email the program's coordinator, Sebastian Perez, at sbperez@Broward.org. He can also be contacted for further information about the series.
"Let's Talk About It: Women's Suffrage" is a humanities discussion project from the American Library Association (ALA) supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Follow us at #Library LTAI.
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