CAMDEN – During the month of March, Rutgers University—Camden will recognize women’s history with a wide range of free talks, from the life and impact of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low to where the American Dream has taken women.
Monday, March 5:
At 12:15 p.m., Kelly Scott, a Rutgers–Camden senior history major, will present “Crone-logically: A History of the Lesbian Separatist Movement in the United States.” Lunch will be provided.
This talk will take place in Conference Room South ABC, located in the lower level of the Campus Center on Fifth Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers–Camden campus.
Tuesday, March 6:
Chloe Angyal, Vanessa Valenti, and Samhita Mukhopadhyay, editors from feministing.com, will discuss feminist online communities.
This talk will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room, located on the main level of the Campus Center.
Wednesday, March 7:
At 6:30 p.m. author of Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts (Viking, 2012) Stacy A. Cordery will discuss how the Girl Scouts has been impacting millions of girls and women for a hundred years this month.
The discussion, featuring images from throughout Low’s life, will take place in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room.
To register for this free event, visit http://events.camden.rutgers.edu/StacyCordery.
Thursday, March 8:
At 4:30 p.m., Rutgers–Camden Arts and Sciences Dean Kriste Lindenmeyer will offer the celebration’s keynote address, “Women, Children, and the American Dream: A Historian’s Perspective.” The author of the books The Greatest Generation Grows Up: Childhood in 1930s America (Ivan R. Dee, 2005) and “A Right to Childhood”: The U.S. Children’s Bureau and Child Welfare, 1912-1946 (University of Illinois Press, 1997), as well as co-editor with Andrew Kersten for Politics and Progress: American Society and the State Since 1865 (Praeger, 2001). She is the editor of the anthology Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Women in American History (Scholarly Resources, 2000). Her research appears in leading journals, including the Journal of American History and the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth.
A reception will follow history students’ induction into Phi Alpha Theta.
This event will take place in Conference Room South ABC of the Campus Center.
Thursday, March 22:
At 12:20 p.m., Benjamin Le, an associate professor of psychology at Haverford College, will present “What’s Love Got To Do With It? The Science and Psychology of Romantic Relationships.” Le is cofounder of and contributor to the site ScienceOfRelationships.com.
This event will take place in Armitage Hall’s third-floor faculty lounge. The building is located on Fifth Street, between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Rutgers–Camden campus.
For directions to Rutgers–Camden, visit camden.rutgers.edu.
