CONTACT:
Helen Bannan
3129 Honey Creek Ct., Oshkosh, WI 54904
920-231-2948
bannan at uwosh.edu
Helen Bannan will negotiate costs with you. Contact her directly to make arrangements. REGION:
Winnebago County, Eastern WisconsinHUMANITIES EXPERTISE:
Cultural Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Women’s Studies.
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HELEN BANNAN
Helen Bannan received her PhD in American Studies from Syracuse University, and taught American Studies, History and Women’s Studies at the University of New Mexico, Florida Atlantic University and West Virginia University before becoming Director of Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1998. She has co-edited two books and published many articles and reviews about intercultural and intergenerational relationships among American women, particularly between American Indian and Euro-American women. Since retiring from UW Oshkosh in 2007, she has been working on a biography of Oshkosh suffragist and world peace advocate Jessie Jack Hooper.
Public Presentations:
Jessie Jack Hooper, Oshkosh Activist, Speaks!
Jessie Jack Hooper, an Oshkosh suffragist who ran against Robert M. LaFollette for US Senate in 1922, was internationally known as an effective advocate for world peace during her lifetime (1864-1935), but has been largely forgotten since. In this presentation, Helen Bannan impersonates Jessie Jack Hooper speaking directly to today‚s audiences about her life experiences and political activism, highlighting how Hooper balanced commitment to her family and community, with her national and international activism on issue of women‚s rights and world peace.
Forgotten Foremothers: Women in American History Who Deserve Remembering
In this short lecture (45 minutes maximum), Helen Bannan briefly introduces audiences to several women from different ethnic backgrounds, time periods, and regions whose creative contributions to American life and culture have not received the recognition they deserve. She changes the „cast of characters‰ every time she presents this talk and will gladly make an effort to include women particularly relevant to the group sponsoring each lecture.
Other Public Program Ideas:
Helen Bannan helped build women‚s studies programs in four different universities and would be glad to work on curriculum development or Women‚s History Month projects with school or community groups. After more than thirty years of teaching, she is very comfortable facilitating book discussions or „talk backs‰ after plays or films, as well as participating in panel discussions on women‚s issues in historical context.
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