Although often overlooked, women have played significant roles in advocating and advancing peace. This presentation by historian Fran Shor takes place on Monday, Oct. 21 at noon in the Briggs Building, Room 317 on the McNichols Campus.
All are welcome to attend this free event, which is also open to the public.
The lecture will emphasize how five women peace activists expressed their perspectives and engaged in actions at critical historical moments throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Among the women are two better-known activists – Coretta Scott King and Cindy Sheehan — and one lesser-known peace advocate and martyr — Alice Herz. The discussion will also explore what such activism means for contemporary young women seeking ways to express their own peace advocacy.
Shor is an emeritus professor of History at Wayne State. He is the author of six non-fiction books in the field of social-cultural history. His most recent book is Peace Advocacy in the Shadow of War, from which much of the material in the above presentation derives.
