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  Events on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, ISM Home   

Paul Mickey Science Series: Filling in the Blanks: Social Reform Movements and the Life of Martha Ann Blanks
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

PLEASE NOTE: LECTURE WILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MARCH RATHER THAN THE SECOND

In recognition of March as Women's History Month the Mickey Lecture Series presents:

Filling in the Blanks: Social Reform Movements and the Life of Martha Ann Blanks

Deanda Johnson, Midwest Regional Coordinator, National Park Service, National UGRR Network to Freedom Program, Omaha, Nebraska

Martha Ann Blank’s (née Pelham) 1880 death certificate lists her occupation as “housewife.” While the title of “housewife” places her within the domesticity that defined “true womanhood” and was central to notions of black progress, it seemingly obscures her important contributions as an African American female activist. Find out more ...


March Feature
Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Sunday, March 01, 2015 - Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Mel Thompson Find out more ...


Brownbag Lectures: A Hoosier in Italy
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Presented by Leah Street, Monticello Intern in Education, Illinois State Museum

Italy, an impressive country famous for its historic cities, fabulous food, beautiful countryside, and iconic culture is a place many people hope to visit. Find out more ...


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