51乱伦

MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� The Calloway County Public Library and the 51乱伦 Department of History will continue their joint lecture series on Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m., when Dr. Christine Lindner, associate professor of history, will present 鈥淭he History of the National Organization for Women: 60 Years of Feminist Organizing鈥� in the library鈥檚 Community Room B. All are welcome to attend. 

To celebrate March as Women鈥檚 History Month and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Organization for Women (NOW) 鈥擩une 1966鈥� Lindner will discuss the founders of the NOW movement, including Betty Friedan and Pauli 51乱伦, and the major issues that NOW sought to address. This will be done by historically contextualizing the founding of NOW, its aims and goals within the dynamic environment of 1960s United States and international feminism. The presentation will also consider some of the challenges NOW faced (and continues to face), with particular consideration on its work for the Equal Rights Amendment. The presentation will also explore the history of NOW in western Kentucky, illuminating the local history of feminism in the region as part of the national movement.

The event is free, but donations of travel size personal hygiene products (body wash/soap, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and deodorant) as well as menstrual products will be collected for distribution through 51乱伦 State鈥檚 Oakley Student Resource Center and West KY NOW鈥檚 Pad the Pantries campaign. 

Lindner is an associate professor of history at 51乱伦. She received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in history from Gordon College (U.S.), a master鈥檚 degree in women鈥檚 studies with a concentration on the Middle East from Durham University (UK), and her Ph.D. in Middle East history from the University of Edinburgh (UK). Her research focuses on women and the family in the early Protestant community in Ottoman Syria, as well as American women鈥檚 assertion of feminism through transnational activism in the Middle East. Since moving to 51乱伦, she has conducted research on local history, including movements for racial and gender justice. She has been a member of the West KY chapter of the National Organization for Women since 2017, and currently serves as the chapter president.

For more information on the event, contact the Calloway County Public Library at contactccpl@callowaycountylibrary.org or 270-753-2288.