UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 8, Page 12
October 19, 1995
Heritage Commission conference on 19th amendment

     Several University of Delaware faculty and graduate students will
be participating in the Delaware Heritage Commission's 19th Amendment
Conference, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the constitutional
right of women to vote.
     The conference will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 3- 4, at Delaware State University in Dover. The Nov. 3
session is designed primarily for teachers and students, grades 7-12,
and the Nov. 4 session is open to the public.
     Anne Boylan, associate professor of history, will speak to
teachers on "A New Way of Looking at History-An Overview of Women in
United States History," on Friday, Nov. 4. Teacher workshops will
follow Boylan's talk: Neil Houser, assistant professor of educational
development will speak on "Student Suffrage;" and Roger Horowitz,
adjunct professor in the Hagley Program, will speak on "The Use of
Oral History in the Classroom." Graduate student Elaine Metherhill-
Brenneman will lead a workshop on "Multicultural Issues," and Beth
McCoy, who received her doctorate in English from the University this
year and teaches at Wichita State University in Kansas, will speak on
"Harlem Renaissance Poetry."
     Graduate students also will present workshops on women's history
to students attending the conference. Coordinators for the workshops
are Boylan and graduate student Hope Longwell-Grice. Participating
graduate students are Connie Anderton, Monique Bourque, Janet
Davidson, Pat Keller, Marie Laberge, Alecia Long, Sharon McGrath-
Bernhard, Shep McKinley, Jeffrey Menzer, Neva Jean Specht and Kathleen
Therrien.
     At 9 a.m., Nov. 4, Leslie Goldstein, professor of political
science and international relations, will speak on "The History of the
19th Amendment." She will be followed by Kathleen Doherty Turkel,
assistant professor of women's studies, whose topic is "Women in the
Work Force: Historical Themes and Current Conditions." State Sen.
Liane Sorenson, director of women's affairs, will lead a panel
discussion on "Running for Office and Women in Politics."
     The keynote speaker for the conference is Darlene Clark Hine of
the University of Michigan, who will speak on "Black Women and Men and
the U.S. Suffrage Movement" at 7:30 p.m., Friday evening. Her talk is
open to the public.
     On Saturday, the noon luncheon address will be given by Nancy F.
Cott of Yale University on "Effects of the 19th Amendment."
     The conference, which is coordinated by Deborah Haskell,
executive director of the Delaware Heritage Commission, is free of
charge but participants are asked to register in advance. The cost for
the lunch is $10.
     For information or to register, call 577-2144.