Kathleen Stone — They Called Us Girls: Stories of Female Ambition from Suffrage to Mad Men
When:
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2023 6:00p -
7:30p
Wednesday, Mar 08, 2023 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Rabb Lecture Hall of the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
History, Lectures & Conferences, Social Good
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/637672bbc811c34100bd4c1d
Join the Boston Public Library for a conversation with Kathleen Stone about They Called Us Girls: Stories of Female Ambition from Suffrage to Mad Men (Cynren Press, 2022), which is collection of biographical portraits of women who had professional careers in the mid-20th century, an era when women were expected to stay home. But these women defied conventional expectations and had "men's" jobs in law, medicine, science, and other fields. Based on personal interviews and historical research, Kathleen unlocks the secrets of their ambitions.
Following this discussion with Tiziana Dearing, host of Radio Boston on WBUR, there will be time for audience Q&A, and the program will conclude with an author signing facilitated by independent bookstore partner Trident Booksellers & Cafe.
To attend, please register on the BPL's Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-talk-with-kathleen-stone-they-called-us-girls-tickets-470260199917. Please note that due to popular demand, this program has been moved to the Rabb Lecture Hall on the Lower Level of the Boylston Street Building of the Central Library in Copley Square.
About the author
Kathleen Stone knows something about female ambition. As a lawyer, she was a law clerk to a federal judge, a litigation partner in a law firm, and senior counsel at a financial institution. She also taught seminars on American law in six foreign countries, including as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares Blog, Arts Fuse, Los Angeles Review of Books, Timberline Review, and The Writer's Chronicle. She holds graduate degrees from Boston University School of Law and the Bennington Writing Seminars, and lives in Boston. To learn more, visit her website: https://kathleencstone.com/.
About the moderator
Kathleen Stone knows something about female ambition. As a lawyer, she was a law clerk to a federal judge, a litigation partner in a law firm, and senior counsel at a financial institution. She also taught seminars on American law in six foreign countries, including as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Her work has appeared in Ploughshares Blog, Arts Fuse, Los Angeles Review of Books, Timberline Review, and The Writer's Chronicle. She holds graduate degrees from Boston University School of Law and the Bennington Writing Seminars, and lives in Boston. To learn more, visit her website: https://kathleencstone.com/.
About the BPL's COVID-19 health and safety protocols:
- Program attendees are recommended to wear masks covering their noses and mouths.
- Read the BPL's latest COVID-19 guidelines for visiting the library.
- Program presenters will remove their masks during the program.
