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Lecture Series - Courage

Lecture: "Courage"

Dana Nessel opened our 2021-22 speaker series with a personal, engaging and wide-ranging talk with insightful and inspiring anecdotes about the courage involved in the work she has done as a practicing lawyer and as the Attorney General for the state of Michigan.

Lecture: "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage"

In this talk,Christina Wolbrecht and Kevin Corder discussed the interesting discoveries, questions and revelations they encountered while co-writing their book "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage." 

Lecture: "Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology"

Deirdre Cooper Owens visit involed three events across three different schools with 51¸£ÀûÉç. On March 24, Cooper Owens visited the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and talked about her book with students. That evening, and the 51¸£ÀûÉç College of Health and Human Services, Cooper Owens delivered a lecture about her book to campus and community members. On March 25, Cooper Owens was participated in an interview to open the 51¸£ÀûÉç College of Health and Human Services Diversity and Inclusion Conference.

Lecture: "The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America"

Sarah Deer's generous visit to 51¸£ÀûÉç included an initmate book/author talk with a group of faculty and the 2021-22 undergraduate "Courage" fellows as well as a public presentation of her powerful and well-informed book "The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America" 

Denise Frohman | April 14, 2022

Lecture: "Courage"

At the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College, Denice Frohman performed a stunning and provocative set of old and new poems for students from Kalamazoo College and 51¸£ÀûÉç, faculty, staff and community members.