Join the Alumni Association for a conversation with Pepper Schwartz, on-air relationship expert for Lifetime's "Married at First Sight” and prolific author and researcher on the subjects of love, sexuality, and commitment. Hedwig "Hedy" Lee, professor of sociology, director of undergraduate studies, associate director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity, will moderate this event.
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A Conversation with Pepper Schwartz
Join the Alumni Association for a conversation with Pepper Schwartz, on-air relationship expert for Lifetime's "Married at First Sight” and prolific author and researcher on the subjects of love, sexuality, and commitment. Hedwig "Hedy" Lee, professor of sociology, director of undergraduate studies, associate director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, & Equity, will moderate this event.
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In this 35-minute conversation, Pepper and Hedy will discuss reasons why it can be so difficult to get a date, keep a relationship, or maintain a marriage, as well as big myths surrounding relationships and marriage. A 20-minute Q&A with the audience will follow this conversation.
Tanisha C. Ford on "Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir"
Writer and historian Tanisha C. Ford will discuss her critically-acclaimed memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion and the political importance of Black feminist memoir today.
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Tanisha C. Ford on "Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir"
Writer and historian Tanisha C. Ford will discuss her critically-acclaimed memoir Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion and the political importance of Black feminist memoir today.
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Tanisha C. Ford is a historian and cultural critic whose projects center on the experiences of black women, girls, and non-binary femmes. She comes to The Graduate Center from the departments of Africana Studies and History at the University of Delaware and, before that, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is the co-author of Kwame Brathwaite: Black is Beautiful and the author of Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion and Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul, which won the 2016 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award for Best Book on Civil Rights History from the Organization of American Historians. Along with her academic work, she writes regularly for The Atlantic, and has contributed to The New York Times, The Root, Elle.com, and Aperture. She also blogs about current issues of race, gender, and popular culture and was named one of the 100 most influential African Americans by The Root. She was awarded a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, which she pursued at Princeton University, and she has had fellowships at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
St Louis University Bridging Black History Month & Women's History Month: "Rebel Archives: The Life and Legacy of Queen Mother Audley Moore"
Dr. Ashley Farmer is a historian of black women's history, intellectual history, and radical politics. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her book, Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era is the first comprehensive intellectual history of women in the black power movement. The award-winning book introduces new and overlooked women activists into the history of black power, examines the depth and breath of their political and intellectual engagement, and shows the relationship between women’s gendered theorizing and the trajectory of the black power movement. She is also the co-editor of New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition, an anthology that examines four central themes within the black intellectual tradition: Black internationalism, religion and spirituality, racial politics and struggles for social justice, and black radicalism.
She is a graduate of Spelman College and holds a Ph.D. in African American Studies and an M.A. in History from Harvard University.
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St Louis University Bridging Black History Month & Women's History Month: "Rebel Archives: The Life and Legacy of Queen Mother Audley Moore"
Dr. Ashley Farmer is a historian of black women's history, intellectual history, and radical politics. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Her book, Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era is the first comprehensive intellectual history of women in the black power movement. The award-winning book introduces new and overlooked women activists into the history of black power, examines the depth and breath of their political and intellectual engagement, and shows the relationship between women’s gendered theorizing and the trajectory of the black power movement. She is also the co-editor of New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition, an anthology that examines four central themes within the black intellectual tradition: Black internationalism, religion and spirituality, racial politics and struggles for social justice, and black radicalism.
She is a graduate of Spelman College and holds a Ph.D. in African American Studies and an M.A. in History from Harvard University.
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This lecture will explore the politics of writing Black women's history through the life of activist, mentor, and organizer Queen Mother Audley Moore, a pioneering 20th century figure active in a range of movements for justice and human rights in the U.S. and around the world. In reconstructing Moore's life, Dr. Farmer's work demonstrates the challenges, silences, and opportunities of archival research, revealing a dynamic and committed activist career.
St. Louis University WGS Department: "Navigating the Borderline: The History and Conflicts of a Gendered Diagnosis"
Dr. Michelle Bach
St. Louis University WGS Department: "Navigating the Borderline: The History and Conflicts of a Gendered Diagnosis"
Dr. Michelle Bach
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Have you ever heard someone describe a person as ‘borderline’? In the hands of a lay person, such a comment can be a way to explain unusual or upsetting behavior or dismiss the person. The term gets bandied about to describe celebrities and difficult work colleagues. But even among medical professionals, the term ‘borderline personality disorder’ can be used as shorthand for ‘difficult to deal with.’ With three-quarters of borderline personality disorder diagnoses going to women and girls, there is some evidence that the borderline label is applied particularly to the noncompliant female. In this talk, we will explore the development, benefits, and dangers of the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
The Prison Education Project Maggie Garb Lecture Series: Restoration
Syrita Steib is the founder and executive director of Operation Restoration, a nonprofit that creates opportunities for formerly incarcerated women, eradicating the roadblocks that she faced when returning to society after incarceration.
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The Prison Education Project Maggie Garb Lecture Series: Restoration
Syrita Steib is the founder and executive director of Operation Restoration, a nonprofit that creates opportunities for formerly incarcerated women, eradicating the roadblocks that she faced when returning to society after incarceration.
virtual - RSVP required |
Syrita Steib started Operation Restoration in 2016 to eradicate the roadblocks she faced when returning to society after incarceration. Syrita serves as the executive director and is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. She created Operation Restoration because of her experience with the legal system. At the age of 19, Syrita was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison. After serving nearly 10 years in prison, she was released into a community vastly different than the one she left. Other formerly incarcerated women helped her to readjust to the world she had left behind.
More women than ever are being elected to positions of leadership in local government. Join us to hear from a panel of women who have served or are currently serving as St. Louis–area mayors.
Missouri Historical Society
Thursday Nights at the Museum: Madam Mayor
More women than ever are being elected to positions of leadership in local government. Join us to hear from a panel of women who have served or are currently serving as St. Louis–area mayors.
Missouri Historical Society |
The evening will begin with recorded remarks by Mayor Tishaura O. Jones of St. Louis. Next, Kelly Jackson of KSDK and KTRS will moderate a live conversation among Mayor Michelle Harris of Clayton, Mayor Ella Jones of Ferguson, Mayor Nikylan Knapper of Maplewood, and Mayor Gerry Welch of Webster Groves. You’ll hear about these women’s experiences running for office, the challenges they’ve faced, and their visions for the future of our region.
