About this Event
118 College Dr #5053, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
https://aquila.usm.edu/csrw/In celebration of Women’s History Month by the Committee on Services and Resources for Women (CSRW), Dr. Aisha Johnson, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Archives and Records Management at North Carolina Central University, will give a lecture titled, "Relentless Advocacy as Purpose."
She is the author of "The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julius Rosenwald Fund Library Program," which unveils the almost forgotten philanthropic efforts of Julius Rosenwald, former president of Sears, Roebuck, Co. and an elite business man. Rosenwald simply desired to improve, “the well-being of mankind” through access to education.
An in-person gathering is scheduled for this presentation with a virtual option to stream via Zoom.
CSRW will continue to sponor a series of events open to the public for Women's History Month.