This session will provide an overview of the series, introduce Tennessee women progressives and their actions in the public sphere, and set them in historic context.
“Women’s Progressivisms”
Dr. Mary Evins is Research Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University and coordinator of the American Democracy Project.
“ ‘Agitate, Educate, Organize’: The Tennessee WCTU and the Power of Feminist Leadership”
Dr. Carole Bucy is the Davidson County Historian and Professor of History at Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin.
Tennessee 101 is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Date
October 19, 2021
Time
5:00 pm CT
6:00 pm ET
