Education—the
Revolution’s legacy for women
For women the legacy of the Revolution was the right to an
education. While the founding fathers were planning a democratic
republic, the founding mothers decide that such a nation could not
survive without educated women. Using the term “republican
motherhood” they constructed an argument for educating women that
would change women’s lives forever. But it took time for our nation
to support education for all women. I thought it would be fun to
trace some of the high points (e.g. creating colleges for women) and
low points (e.g. responding to Dr. Clark’s argument that educating
women would make the sterile) that occurred over the last two
centuries, and to highlight the gains our nation has made by
educating us.
Our program speaker is Dr. Peggy Renner , a professor of history at
Glendale Community College, serves as the chair of her department
and as the Coordinator of the Strategic Master Plan for the college.
She completed her Ph.D. in history at the University of Pittsburgh
in 1981. Her training was in the history of women. Her research
interests are in education for women and rebellious women in
twentieth century America. In 1999 she was the recipient of the
Distinguished Teaching Award, and from 2001 to 2007 she served at
the coordinator of two Teaching American History grants awarded by
the Federal government to the college and Glendale Unified School
district.
I invite all you to come and attend our Installation of AAUW
Glendale Officers for 2010-2011 and hear Dr. Peggy Renner speak about
Education, a legacy for women that will continue to benefit future
generations.
* Make check
payable to AAUW Glendale.
Please reserve by Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
For reservations call: AAUW Message Center at 818/773-2227
JC Chauvin-Byer, Program Vice President
Norma M. Cunanan, Program Vice President
* Reservations made but not kept will be billed.
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