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Women and Labor: The Story of Mollie West Lunchtime Program

Women and Labor: The Story of Mollie West Lunchtime Program

Loyola’s Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities' second Fall 2016 lunchtime program is co-sponsored with the Women and Leadership Archives. Please join us for:

Women and Labor: The Story of Mollie West

Nancy Freeman and Caroline Lynd Giannakopoulos, Women and Leadership Archives

Wednesday, October 26th, 12:00-1:00 pm

Piper Hall, 1st Floor, Lakeshore Campus

Freeman and Giannakopoulos will discuss the work that went into creating Women and Labor: The Story of Mollie West, an online exhibit exploring the history of twentieth-century labor and women’s movements. The story is told through the captivating life of Mollie West, a Chicago activist and labor leader. Their talk will explore how an extensive archive of papers, photographs, and memorabilia was used to create an online exhibition and teaching site.

Lunch will be served.  Please RSVP to kroberts2@luc.edu [OR nfreeman1@luc.edu] by Thursday, October 20, to help us with a headcount and to let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.

Parking: Guests can park in the Loyola University parking structure. Proceed through the main entrance of campus towards the parking structure located on Sheridan road. The cost to park in the parking structure is $7.

 

Hope to see you at the lunch! Please contact Nancy Freeman at 773-508-8432 or nfreeman1@luc.edu if you have questions.