'Sandhills Women' theme of Sandoz Conference
CHADRON – Mari Sandoz and other Sandhills women will be the focus of the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Conference at Chadron State College Sept. 17-18.
Renee Martini Laegreid author of “Women on the North American Plains,” will present the Pilster Great Plains Lecture, a free public event, in the Student Center Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Registration for the conference on Sept. 18 is required.
The conference schedule and registration materials are available on the society’s website.
Laegreid specializes in the history of the American West with a focus on gender ad culture in the late 19th to mid-20th century. Her current research projects involve cultural and social analysis of western iconography, examining how symbols of the West have been created and shaped over time and across international boundaries.
A special presentation dedicating the Pilster exhibit will take place Sept. 18 at 11:45 a.m. in the Chicoine Atrium of the Sandoz Center.
Other speakers include historian Jillian Wenburg, cookbook author Christianna Reinhardt, and Lakota Sioux women Cecelia Fire Thunder, Janice Richards and Theresa Two Bulls. The presentation of the 2015 In the Spirit of Mari Sandoz Award, book discussion tables and panel discussions will take place during the luncheon.
—CSC College Relations
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