In the mid 1960s, a lack of affordable daycare options caused the St. Paul chapter of the National Council for Jewish Women to spearhead the first educational program for pre-kindergarten children in Minnesota. This enterprising effort with underprivileged children at McKinley school set the example for what would become the successful Head Start program.

The turbulent stories of women in STEM professions and the high tech industry have recently garnered a great deal of media attention. Despite this increased attention, the archives of women in computing are often ignored in favor of collections that narrate their stories through the voice and perspective of powerful men in the field. This talk will re-center the legacy of women in computing using their own words, writings, and discoveries.

Women fill the pages of early modern travel narratives, many authored by men, but a few written by women. Yet, somehow, we seem to know very little about these women; most of them remain unseen by history. Join curator Marguerite Ragnow as she explores how European men depicted the women they encountered on their travels, and hear some of the female travelers’ perspectives of the people they met on their journeys.

The University of Minnesota has been shaped by the contributions and vision of hundreds of thousands of women who have attended, worked, or taught at the University. Find out why the University’s history is women’s history.

This presentation delves into the creative process, collaboration, arguments, and insults of a pair of prolific picture book writers from the mid-20th century.