The Library of Virginia in Richmond is pleased to announce a major
symposium on women's history.  On March 18-19, 2005, the Library will
host "Virginia Women Through Four Centuries," an exciting look at the
latest research in the field as well as reflections by participants in
the making of women's history in Virginia.

 The symposium, held in conjunction with the exhibition "Working Out Her
Destiny: Women's History in Virginia," examines what we have learned
about Virginia women since the seminal 1984 exhibition and publication A
Share of Honour, produced by the Virginia Women's History Cultural
Project.  A Share of Honour's author, Suzanne Lebsock, will be a
featured participant and will guide a discussion of recent research and
of questions that remain for future study.

Participants will attend a full slate of fascinating historical
presentations.  Research workshops on the Library's holdings related to
women's history will be conducted by Library staff and thematic sessions
will feature some of the field's most innovative and important scholars.
Among the topics addressed by the symposium will be women's involvement
during the past in Virginia's economy, public life, private life,
religious and intellectual life, race relations, and with issues of
gender and sexuality. In addition, a "History Makers" panel will present
path-breaking Virginia women reflecting on their experiences and
includes, among others, Ann Compton, ABC News, Meyera E. Oberndorf,
Mayor of Virginia Beach, Elizabeth B. Lacy, Justice, Supreme Court of
Virginia, and Belle Wheelan, Virginia Secretary of Education.

Registration is required, which includes the History Maker's panel and
reception to follow, all sessions, and a box lunch.  A preliminary
program with registration form is available at:
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/destiny/symposium.htm.  

To register, please mail the completed registration form and your check
to the Library of Virginia Foundation, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond,
VA 23219.  For further information or questions, please contact Jan
Hathcock at 804-692-3592.

The Library of Virginia is a major research institution located at 800
East Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia, and serves as the
library agency of the state, the archival agency of the Commonwealth,
and the reference library at the seat of government.
 

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