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The Oklahoma Historical Society and Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center present This Land is Herland, a series of programs on women’s activism in Oklahoma. “Contested Notions of Equality,” bring the discussion of gendered activism to the present era, with presentations covering American Indian women’s activism, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the resurgence of conservative politics.
Featured topics and speakers:
“LaDonna Harris: Comanche Leader, Activist, Matriarch,” by Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham, University of Oklahoma
“‘Until We Organized’: Wanda Jo Peltier Stapleton and the Equal Rights Amendment Debate in Oklahoma, 1972–1982,” by Chelsea Ball, University of Oklahoma
“‘My Children Are More Important to Me Than Any Office I Might Hold’: Mary Fallin’s Use of Motherhood as a Conservative Political Strategy,” by Dr. Patricia Loughlin, University of Central Oklahoma
This program is sponsored in part by Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.
The Oklahoma Historical Society and Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center present This Land is Herland, a series of programs on women’s activism in Oklahoma. “Contested Notions of Equality,” bring the discussion of gendered activism to the present era, with presentations covering American Indian women’s activism, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the resurgence of conservative politics.
Featured topics and speakers:
“LaDonna Harris: Comanche Leader, Activist, Matriarch,” by Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham, University of Oklahoma
“‘Until We Organized’: Wanda Jo Peltier Stapleton and the Equal Rights Amendment Debate in Oklahoma, 1972–1982,” by Chelsea Ball, University of Oklahoma
“‘My Children Are More Important to Me Than Any Office I Might Hold’: Mary Fallin’s Use of Motherhood as a Conservative Political Strategy,” by Dr. Patricia Loughlin, University of Central Oklahoma
This program is sponsored in part by Oklahoma Humanities (OH) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of OH or NEH.
