2:45 p.m., May 6, 2008--UD's Women's Studies Program lecture series, “Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture,” continues at 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, in 116 Gore Hall with "Before Obama: Barbara Jordan and the Politics of Racial Transcendence,” a lecture by Mary Ellen Curtin, a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

Curtin's Wilson Center project is “From Virtue to Power: Barbara Jordan and the Origins of the Black Female Politician in America.”
Her study explores how Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's life illuminates the political history of African-American women, particularly their cultural impact as politicians, and the role they played in integrating political institutions steeped in white supremacy.

The final lecture in the series, “Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry,” is slated for 12:20-1:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, in 116 Gore Hall. The series is free and open to the public, and also serves as a one-credit pass/fail course for UD students.