Volunteer at the 50th OHA Conference and receive complementary registration. Contact coph@fullerton.edu for more details.
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THE WOMEN ON THE MOTHER ROAD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Route 66 Oral Histories
THE WOMEN ONTHE MOTHER ROAD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Route 66 Oral Histories and Screening and Discussion Program reexamines iconic Route 66 from a female, Californian perspective. Project director Katrina Parks and librarian and archivist Chris Ervin (the Mohave Desert Archives, Goffs, CA) will present a slide lecture and several filmed and edited oral histories. They will place archival photos and filmed interviews about diverse women’s experiences along Route 66 in a wider historical, women’s studies and media studies context.
Friday, September 23, 2016, 5:30 pm
El Garces, Luggage Room
149 G St, Needles, CA 92363
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Katrina Parks, project director, cell: 323-203-5968, katrinaparks@mac.com or see their Facebook event. Bricks purchased to support the on-going restoration of this important historic building will be on display.
THE WOMEN ONTHE MOTHER ROAD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is a Community Stories funded project. To learn more about California Humanities grantmaking programs, please visit us here.
Feminists on City Council
Abby Dettenmaier is the project manager for the Women, Politics, and Activism Since Suffrage Project. She featured narrators in the poster presentation titled, “Feminists on City Council” held at CSU, Fullerton. This collection is a part of the Center for Oral and Public History which is directed by Dr. Natalie Fousekis. You can access the collection’s finding aid to learn more about the narrators’ perspectives on local politics.
California Poster Event
Hi, California Oral Historians! Please join the Southwest Oral History Association for a poster session at the Center for Oral & Public History, CSUF on Saturday, April 30th from 2-4pm. We’d be delighted to have you present your research or attend this function.
The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, April 15th, 2016. Applicants will be notified by April 22nd via email.
To submit a poster, please use the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/2UlHsSsiD5
Please include the following pieces of information:
- Title of poster
- Abstract for poster
- Brief biographical statement or 1 page CV
Visit our website to learn more: http://www.southwestoralhistory.org/SOHA%20CA-CallforPosters.pdf
Please direct any SOHA poster questions to Jennifer Keil, the SOHA California Delegate, at jennifer@balboaislandmuseum.org.
Southwest Oral History Association 