Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 Efforts on Behalf of Human Rights
The 2015 新澳门六合彩投注 John O鈥橲ullivan Memorial Lecture presents 鈥淓leanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945 to Present.鈥
The 2015 新澳门六合彩投注 John O鈥橲ullivan Memorial Lecture presents 鈥淓leanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945 to Present.鈥 The lecture will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in the University Theatre, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus and will be presented by Allida Black, research professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University. Black was founding editor of 鈥,鈥 a project designed to preserve, teach and apply Eleanor Roosevelt's writings and discussions of human rights and democratic politics. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at , by calling 800-564-9539, or by visiting the Box Office in 新澳门六合彩投注鈥檚 Student Union, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 新澳门六合彩投注 faculty, staff and alumni tickets are $10 and students are $5.
Outside the classroom, Black has written teachers鈥 guides for PBS documentaries and served as an advisor to other documentaries prepared for PBS, the History Channel, A&E, and the Discovery Channel. Her museum work includes curating two exhibits detailing Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the United Nations, an electronic exhibit on Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 political career for the Franklin D Roosevelt Library and Museum, and the permanent exhibit for the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. She also has written several books on Eleanor Roosevelt and she is currently designing a multimedia traveling exhibit on Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 politics and policy.
The mission of the John O鈥橲ullivan Memorial Lectureship has been to provide students, secondary school teachers, faculty and public guests with exposure to a distinguished historian whose lecture/presentation broadens and deepens understanding of the major thematic and conceptual aspects of 20th century American history relevant to O鈥橲ullivan鈥檚 specialties. Over the years, 新澳门六合彩投注 has hosted scholars of World War II, the Vietnam War, the Nuclear Age, the Holocaust, modern American culture, and 20th century political and diplomatic affairs. For more information, visit .
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