On February 6th, the University Libraries hosted its third annual forum dedicated to the Modern Language Association convention. This year, the forum included work presented at the American Historical Association meeting as well. Both conferences were held in Chicago in…
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National Women’s Studies Association Conference Preview at SBU Libraries
On October 30th, students and faculty gathered for a preview of research to be presented at the upcoming meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association and the American Studies Association in Atlanta. A panel of graduate students and faculty members…
University Libraries & Career Center Collaborate to Discuss Women, Wages, and Work
As part of the University Libraries’ programming in honor of Women’s History Month, we collaborated with the SBU Career Center to present a workshop, “Women, Wages, and Work.” This event featured presentations by Dr. Alfreda James of the Career Center…
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New in Special Collections: Pioneering Journalist Jane Howard Perkins
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting its collections of trailblazing and pioneering women. Jane Howard Perkins (1912-2011) was a resident of Old Field, Setauket, NY. She studied archaeology at Radcliffe (Harvard) and participated in early excavations at…
From Special Collections: Trailblazer Helen Hull Jacobs
In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting its collections of trailblazing and pioneering women. Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) served as a commander in the U.S. Navy intelligence during World War II,…
Literary Karaoke in Honor of Women’s History Month — March 21st!
The University Libraries have added a second literary karaoke event as part of their program in celebration of Women’s History Month. This second event will be held at 1pm on March 21st in Melville Library’s North Reading Room. All are…
Women’s History Month celebration continues
The Stony Brook University Libraries’ Women’s History Month events continued on March 9, 2017 with a presentation by Dr. Patricia Aceves in the Special Collections Seminar Room. Dr. Aceves’ led an engaging talk called “Managing Power & Load: A Primer…
Special Collections Highlights the Papers of Naturalist Mary Fletcher
Naturalist and educator Mary Fletcher (1899-1989) authored “A Survey of the Algae Found in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden” in 1936. In honor of her accomplishments and Women’s History Month, Special Collections is featuring her papers, which are open and available…
Literary Karaoke at the Libraries!
On March 7th, students and faculty members met in the University Libraries’ Center for Scholarly Communication for an hour of literary karaoke in honor of Women’s History Month. Participants read excerpts from texts written by female authors. Selections included texts…
Scholars Present at the University Libraries in Honor of Women’s History Month
On March 1st, four Stony Brook University faculty members participated in a panel held at the Libraries in honor of Women’s History Month. The four scholars– Peg Christoff (Asian American Studies), Lisa Diedrich (Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies), Victoria Hesford…
