UMEEA Event: Beyond Numbers and Firsts: Toward a History of Black Women at UMD
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Virtual
UMEEA Event:
Beyond Numbers and Firsts: Toward a History of Black Women at UMD
Speaker:
Elsa Barkley Brown
Associate Professor, Department of History and The Harriet Tubman
Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Elsa Barkley Brown, Associate Professor of History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, discusses her ongoing research into the history of Black women at the University of Maryland.
Drawing on archival research as well as student-conducted oral histories, Barkley Brown points toward a fuller history of the University by moving beyond recognizing firsts to consider Black women’s daily lives on campus.
Featuring:
Moderator: Deborah Rosenfelt, Professor Emerita, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies