Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Tenement Museum Event


Hi, all. This isn't an official Res College program, but it's happening nearby and should be good. I'm posting the information in case anyone's interested.


The Lower East Side Tenement Museum presents…

New York Women


a panel discussion
with Pamela Thompson, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Deborah Siegel

Thursday, October 11, 6 – 8 PM
Museum Shop
108 Orchard Street


F to Delancey; B/D to Grand


Discuss the public and private lives of 19th century women with the authors of Every Past Thing and Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History. Our moderator is Deborah Siegel, author of Sisterhood Interrupted. The panel will focus on the lives of women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Emma Goldman and will explore the consequences of living life against the grain of convention.

ALSO COMING SOON:

Italian-American Heritage Month Celebration
October 16, 6-8 PM

Celebrate the release of new works by Arthur Nersesian and Preston Allen
October 17, 7-9 PM

Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America’s Immigrant Hospitals
October 25, 6-8 PM

Stay tuned for further details!

The Tenement Museum’s literary events are for those whose favorite subject is New York City. Every month the museum hosts free readings, discussions, and publication parties for books that explore New York—its history and its role in popular culture, the arts, and the world. Please RSVP to bookclub(at)tenement.org

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