Annual Book Sale

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on
The History of Women in America at the Radcliffe
 Institute for Advanced Study will sell cookbooks
 and books on women’s studies, culinary history,
 and a variety of other subjects.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Radcliffe College Room at the Schlesinger Library
Please call 617-495-8647 for more information.

"To Know the Whole World": Women’s Travel Writings from the Schlesinger Library, 1819–1972

The travel diaries and letters in this exhibition offer commentary on topics such as frontier life in America, missionary work, historic world events, and local customs. Recognizing a growing demand for sources for the study of travel and life writing, Adam Matthew Digital and the Schlesinger Library have collaborated to digitize a selection of the library’s travel diaries and correspondence.  To learn more about this exhibit currently at the Schlesinger, click here.

Schlesinger Film Series

The 2009–2010 film series showcases the Schlesinger Library’s collecting strengths, with several films corresponding to the library’s exhibits.   Three of the movie nights focus on gender and law, women and travel, and  gender and space respectively, with other nights highlighting activism, working women, and women artists.  December’s films focus on cooking and feature Dione Lucas and Julia Child. Films are shown in the Radcliffe College Room, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Yard at 6:00p.m. A guest speaker leads a discussion after each film and light refreshments are served. Admission is free and open to the public.  The Schlesinger Library Film Series is made possible by the generous support of Clara Goldberg Schiffer. Film listings, dates, and guest speaker information can be found in the Movie Nights section.

2009–2010 Boston Seminar on the History of Women and Gender

The Boston Seminar Series on the History of Women and Gender—cosponsored by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study—offers scholars and students an opportunity to discuss new research on any aspect of the history of women and gender in the United States, without chronological limitation. There will be four programs, two each at the Schlesinger Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society. Seminar meetings will take place on Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m at the Schlesinger Library and begin at 5:15 p.m. at the Massachusetts Historical Society. For the full schedule and registration information, click here.