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SUMMARY:Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers - an exhibit celebrating Black Women Activists
DESCRIPTION:Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers\nCome view the first such exhibit to be installed at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers features pieces chosen by our museum’s Special Collections curator in honor of Black  Women’s contributions to social justice in America. The exhibition centers around an 1860 letter written by Harriet Myers to white abolitionist John Jay II which is graciously on loan from the John Jay Homestead in Katonah\, NY. \nOther works on display are publications edited and co-written by Harriet and Stephen\, as well as examples of Black abolitionist embroidery\, and artwork highlighting the continuation of the movement. We are excited to share with you not only the life of Harriet Myers\, but how her activist legacy continues to this day\, exemplified by five local Black women: Didi Delgado\, Jamaica Miles\, Leah Pennimen\, Barbara Smith\, and Tabetha Wilson. \nHarriet’s handwritten one-page letter is a treasure trove of information about UGRR activism\, the role of female abolitionists\, and the political climate of the 1860’s in the Capital Region. \nA gem to behold\, following the grand opening this letter will be on display during public visiting hours of 5pm-8pm Mondays-Fridays and 12pm-4pm Saturdays. \nMasks covering nose and mouth will be required when inside The Myers Residence if you have not been fully vaccinated. Disposable masks are available at The Residence. Donations are welcomed in support of this exhibit. Donations can be made at The Myers Residence and online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/donate/ \n\nQuestions? Call 518-621-7793. \nSee you at the exhibit! \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/yours-for-the-oppressed-harriet-myers-an-exhibit/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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SUMMARY:LibertyCon 2021 -- Dr. Dorothy L. Brown and the Politics of Adoption and Abortion\, 1950 to 1968
DESCRIPTION:In 1956\, Dr. Dorothy L. Brown became the first single woman in Tennessee to legally adopt a child. This accomplishment was one of many firsts that Dr. Brown achieved in her storied life. Once a ward of the Troy Orphan Asylum in Troy\, NY\, Brown was a leader in medicine and politics who authored a failed abortion law during her time as the first African-American Representative in the Tennessee General Assembly. This presentation explores the context in which Dr. Brown lived and worked\, the ways that her early life and work informed her involvement in adoption and abortion reform efforts in the decades before Roe v. Wade\, and the relevance of her work for us today.\n  \n \nDr. Kori A. Graves\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York at Albany. A graduate of the Program in Gender and Women’s History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, Dr. Graves’ research evaluates the significance of political and popular representations of gender\, race\, nation\, and family. Her book\, A War Born Family: African American Adoption in the Wake of the Korean War tells the story of the first African Americans who adopted Korean children\, and the ways their efforts revealed the contested nature of adoptive family formation across racial and national lines in the Cold War era. Dr. Graves is also a dedicated instructor. She has won awards for teaching excellence for her courses that explore gender and women’s history\, the history of marriage and family\, and histories of the body\, beauty and identity politics in the U.S.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/dr-dorothy-l-brown-and-the-politics-of-adoption-and-abortion-1950-to-1968/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:FreedomCon2021
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SUMMARY:Women of the Underground Railroad
DESCRIPTION:Join with Mary Liz and Paul Stewart\, local researchers and co-founders of Underground Railroad Education Center\, as they share their research on women involved in the Underground Railroad movement. While much information is available on the work of men in the Underground Railroad movement\, much less attention has been publicly provided about the courageous women\, both freedom seekers and abolitionists\, who dedicated their lives to abolishing the institution of enslavement and advocating for equity in housing\, voting rights\, education\, and jobs. \nOrganized by the Women’s Club of Albany\, the Stewart’s presentation will be followed with some lively Q & A. \nQuestions can be directed to albanywca@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/women-of-the-underground-railroad/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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