Each session brings a knowledgeable volunteer discussion leader who has researched the chosen valiant woman’s life and work using various biographical, autobiographical and historical sources. Participants in the forum will be encouraged to ask questions and to join the conversation.
Sept. 9 : Visual Language in Contemporary Collage: Delita Martin, Deborah Roberts and Mickalene Thomas
September Krueger, director of lifelong learning at the Cameron Art Museum, helps us discover how artists Delita Martin, Deborah Roberts and Mickalene Thomas use diverse materials—ranging from photographs and acrylic to rhinestones and thread—to craft powerful collage-based works. Unified by a central theme of identity, their art reimagines the visual narrative surrounding Black womanhood, challenging historical representations and celebrating complexity, strength, and beauty.
Oct. 21: Women Architects as Social Reformers: Louise Blanchard Bethune, Julia Morgan, and Jeanne Gang
Claudia Blanchard, emerita professor of business, explores how three women architects spanning three centuries use their businesses to open doors to social reform: Louise Blanchard Bethune, Julia Morgan, and Jeanne Gang Their architectural practices showcase concern for how spaces are used and how buildings and the materials used to construct them affect the environment and the community.
Nov. 11: Emma Lazarus: Author and Activist for Immigrant Rights
Known for her poem “The New Colossus,” an excerpt from which appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus also wrote passionately on Jewish issues; many of her poems and essays decried the persecution of Jews in Europe and antisemitism in America. In her short life, she also volunteered at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, advocating for the vocational education of Eastern European Jewish immigrants and refugees, and helped to establish the Hebrew Technical Institute in New York. Barbara Waxman, professor of English at UNCW for 32 years, leads the discussion.
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