The Center of Southwest Studies announces summer lecture series lineup

The Journal

The Center of Southwest Studies has announced its summer lecture series based on the theme “Women in the Southwest.” The series kicks off with a presentation from journalist and art critic Judith Reynolds on Wednesday, June 13. It’s titled “O’Keeffe’s Odyssey to the West.”

Other dates and presenters include:

June 27: “Three Women, One Story: 1,000 Years of Art, History, and Culture” with author Kate Nelson

July 11: “Millicent Rogers – From New York to Taos” with Center of Southwest Studies director Shelby Tisdale

July 18: “Western Women We Respect – Durango’s Own Olga Little” with FLC history professor Andrew Gulliford

July 25: “Alice Eastwood – Pioneer Botanist in the Four Corners” with Marietta Eaton, manager of the Canyon of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum

Aug. 8: “Mable Dodge Luhan and Company – Creating Southwest Modernism” with U Mass Boston Professor Emerita, Lois Rudnick

Aug. 22: “Slim Woman – Louisa Wade Wetherill of Kayenta” with historian Harvey Leake

Lectures will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Center’s Lyceum Room 120. Lectures are free to the public, and parking is free during summer.

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