Tag: Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

  • Nation & World

    Fresh thinking on history of feminism

    Students in a new class on feminism learned about unsung leaders in the struggle for women’s rights.

    5 minutes
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    Out of the blue, strokes of brilliance

    A phone call last month led to the acquisition of Corita Kent prints at Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

    6 minutes
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    Making poetry sing

    Radcliffe fellow and classically trained pianist Tsitsi Jaji uses her musical expertise and knowledge of comparative literature to explore how composers of African descent set poetry to music for solo voice and piano.

    5 minutes
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    Treasure island

    Houghton Library illustrates how the stuff of great literature is conserved, from the first jumbled box to the final neat archive.

    11 minutes
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    ‘Why Books?’

    Thirteen workshops at Harvard book sites kick off a two-day conference, “Why Books?,” on the fate of print in a digital age.

    5 minutes
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    Pass the popcorn

    Movie night at the Schlesinger Library uses lesser-known films to cast a cinematic light on women’s issues.

    4 minutes
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    Women on the move

    A new Schlesinger Library exhibit, “To Know the Whole World,” introduces an interactive Web site on women’s travel writing.

    7 minutes