by Tracy Jamison* Words are potent. Words can awaken memories, stir emotions and quiet the mind. Words have been used in the creation of groundswells that burst forth to bring down stalwart walls of injustice as well as to buttress vast empires: Word-for-word, Brick-by-brick. In her lecture, Dr. Nicole Archambeau examined the concept of the [...]
Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Reflection: Archambeau and the Voice as a Vessel of Healing
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013Women in Science: Who Inspires You?
Monday, March 12th, 2012Take the poll! You can choose four! In honor of Women’s History Month, we are taking a moment to ask ourselves who inspires us most among notable women of science? There are lots of ways I could have asked this. I could have asked, “who were the most influential women in science?” Or “Whose ideas [...]
The Natural Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010By Lisa T. Sarasohn [from the dust jacket:] Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, led a remarkable — and controversial — life, writing poetry and prose and philosophizing on the natural world at a time when women were denied any means of a formal education. Lisa T. Sarasohn acutely examines the brilliant work of this untrained [...]
Mina Carson Writing about Ava Helen Pauling
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Oregon State University Associate Professor of History Dr. Mina Carson is the third person this year to have presented work supported by the Resident Scholar Program at OSU Libraries. A professor of American Social and Cultural History, Carson’s research interests have thus far included the Progressive and New Deal eras, the gay and lesbian movements [...]
