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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. In "The Gendered Politics of Civil Rights," our speakers consider how Oklahoma women impacted the struggle for civil rights on several fronts. This video includes the presentations as well as the question-and-answer session and discussion with panelists. This virtual program was presented on September 22, 2020.
Featured topics and speakers are:
“Making History: Being an NAACP Plaintiff—Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher,” by Cheryl Wattley, University of North Texas Dallas College of Law
“‘To Speak so Forthrightly as to Offend’: The Civil Rights Activism and Confinement of Rosalyn ‘Rosie’ Coleman Gilchrist,” by Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda, Cameron University
“Barbara ‘Wahru’ Cleveland and Herland Sister Resources,” by Dr. Lindsey Churchill, 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. In "The Gendered Politics of Civil Rights," our speakers consider how Oklahoma women impacted the struggle for civil rights on several fronts. This video includes the presentations as well as the question-and-answer session and discussion with panelists. This virtual program was presented on September 22, 2020.
Featured topics and speakers are:
“Making History: Being an NAACP Plaintiff—Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher,” by Cheryl Wattley, University of North Texas Dallas College of Law
“‘To Speak so Forthrightly as to Offend’: The Civil Rights Activism and Confinement of Rosalyn ‘Rosie’ Coleman Gilchrist,” by Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda, Cameron University
“Barbara ‘Wahru’ Cleveland and Herland Sister Resources,” by Dr. Lindsey Churchill, 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.
