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We hope you will join us for our next series which will explore the origins of the American Revolution in honor of the forthcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Lecture topics will look at the intellectual traditions of the 18th century that drove the Revolution, cultural practices in the colonies, Native American history, women in the lead-up to Revolution, and more, concluding with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
The series will take place in McElreath Hall. Doors open at 1:30pm and lectures begin promptly at 2pm with a brief intermission. Parking is free.
About the Lecture
Women in Colonial America
How did region shape a woman’s life in colonial America? What about race? In this talk we will examine the lives of enslaved and free women throughout the colonies, thinking about how region and race impacted their lives profoundly even when they were all governed by similar laws.
Melissa Blair, History Department Chair and Professor at Auburn University
Melissa Blair is the History Department Chair and Professor at Auburn University. She is the author of three books about women’s history in the United States, with a focus on women and politics in the 20th Her research has been supported by the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy Presidential Libraries, Auburn’s Office of Research & Economic Development, the Doris G. Quinn Foundation, the Charles Redd Center for Western History at BYU, and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture at Duke University. She joined the Auburn Faculty in 2015.