Spotlight Talk: Original Heroines: Stories of Courageous Women

Free with Museum admission

 Tours at 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm

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Join Jennifer Browdy, professor of women’s studies, literature and writing, to hear about the lives of some of the extraordinary women portrayed in the illustrator Anita Kunz’s project “Original Sisters.” Dr. Browdy will also discuss how a heroine’s journey differs from the more familiar narrative of a singular male hero. 

Jennifer Browdy, Ph.D., a veteran professor of women’s studies, literature and writing at Bard College/Simon’s Rock and the global Bard Open Society University Network, served as founding director of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, which ran for 7 years from 2009 – 2016. The publisher of Green Fire Press, she is an author coach and editor, leading writing workshops nationally and internationally, as well as online. She publishes a Substack newsletter, Writing to Right the World, and her award-winning books include: Purposeful Memoir as a Quest for a Thriving Future, Women Writing Resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean, African Women Writing Resistance, and the memoir What I Forgot …And Why I Remembered. Find out more at JenniferBrowdy.com. 

*NRM is collecting needed items for the Elizabeth Freeman Center, a regional support and resource center for victims of domestic abuse. Throughout the month of March, we welcome donations of diapers*, pull-ups, wipes, and feminine hygiene products.  *Large size diapers 5-6 are especially in demand. 

Bring items to the Admissions desk at the Museum, during regular hours.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated.