On Friday, November 11, 2023, the UNC Greensboro Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP) will host its annual luncheon featuring keynote speaker Ingrid Ruffin, U.S. Air Force veteran and UNCG alumna, discussing “The Creative Power of War & Conflict”. The event will be held at the UNCG Alumni House. Doors open at 11:30 and the program…
Category: Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project
2022 Women Veterans Luncheon
We are thrilled to be back in person! Our keynote speaker will be U.S. Navy veteran Pacifica Sauer who will discuss both her award-winning documentary film The Invisible Project, which features interviews with women veterans, as well as the importance of oral histories. Friday, November 11, 2022, at the UNCG Alumni House. Doors open at 11:30AM,…
Honoring Black History Month: WVHP’s Beth Ann Koelsch to Speak as Part of Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Speaker Series
Written by Samantha Lewis. In February 1925, Black Americans held their first Negro History Week during the birthdays of Federick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. That moment lit a fire in the hearts of those passionate to celebrate Black history and advocates for equality, which led to the first celebration of Black History Month in 1926. It…
University Libraries Hosts 24th Annual Women Veterans Luncheon on November 12
Written by Megan Mead. Please join us for the 24th Annual Women Veterans Luncheon on November 12, 2021, from 11:30 AM – 1 PM via Zoom live from England. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Jane Brooks, Ph.D, RN. Dr. Brooks is a senior lecturer in the School of Health and Sciences at the University of…
