In 2013, we moved into the space that we are in now. Midtown detroit. How far from the downtown area are you, in detroit. Eight or 9 miles. Downtown is one district, as they are saying now, in detroit. The next district after that. Years ago, new center was created, and another part of the city. That is another five or 7 miles up beyond us. We are really right in the heart of the cultural life of the city with the university, library, main library, wayne state university, the Health Centers in a lot of galleys and africanamerican museums, historical museums. We are in a wonderful, cultural rich area of the city. Really, the heart of the city. A couple blocks off woodward avenue. I mention the little train that goes up and down the road. 1 mile. Not 1 mile, one block. You turn left and you are right with it. [laughter] allison, what has the last month been like for you . We have to get used to having our doors shut because of the covid19 situation. We had to go into the very unfamiliar
So let me remind you of how the festival works. We are going to happen author speak now for 30 minutes, followed by a ten minute q a, and then i walk the author out to the front of the Visitors Center to sign books, and you can purchase her book and a new deal bookstore and then meet the author and discuss the book even more. So our next author today is sandra bolzenius. She is a teacher and a story. For two decades she lived abroad first as a soldier in the United States army serving in germany and later as a teacher in International Schools in europe, africa and asia. She earned her doctorate in history at Ohio State University where our focus on gender, africanamerican history, gender and African American history link to the publication of a book glory in their spirit how four black women took on the army during world war ii. She is active in the National Grassroots movement moved to amend. For occupation, travels state of the net is reflector interest in the dynamics of gender, rac
In addition to being a House Historical Association board member, in my prior life, i did eight years in the Obama White House, six years as mrs. Obamas chief of staff during the entire eight years, i also ran the White House Council on women and girls. And so theres a special place in my heart for women in the white house, where women in history or women as leaders our country, and how important it is to tell that story wherever it is and bring out that rich history. I was struck last night by the photo of the first steak dinner that we saw and how it was just a bunch of men gathered in the blue there and how things are now, but how we should uncover the stories because there were clearly women behind all those men standing in that picture as. There are women throughout history and through what were doing. And so that how we will the panel that we will have this morning to discuss this. And so let me introduce our panels. We have as our moderator, greta bronner, who is a host for cspa
In addition to being a House Historical Association board member, in my prior life, i did eight years in the Obama White House, six years as mrs. Obamas chief of staff during the entire eight years, i also ran the White House Council on women and girls. And so theres a special place in my heart for women in the white house, where women in history or women as leaders our country, and how important it is to tell that story wherever it is and bring out that rich history. I was struck last night by the photo of the first steak dinner that we saw and how it was just a bunch of men gathered in the blue there and how things are now, but how we should uncover the stories because there were clearly women behind all those men standing in that picture as. There are women throughout history and through what were doing. And so that how we will the panel that we will have this morning to discuss this. And so let me introduce our panels. We have as our moderator, greta bronner, who is a host for cspa
In addition to being a House Historical Association board member, in my prior life, i did eight years in the Obama White House, six years as mrs. Obamas chief of staff during the entire eight years, i also ran the White House Council on women and girls. And so theres a special place in my heart for women in the white house, where women in history or women as leaders our country, and how important it is to tell that story wherever it is and bring out that rich history. I was struck last night by the photo of the first steak dinner that we saw and how it was just a bunch of men gathered in the blue there and how things are now, but how we should uncover the stories because there were clearly women behind all those men standing in that picture as. There are women throughout history and through what were doing. And so that how we will the panel that we will have this morning to discuss this. And so let me introduce our panels. We have as our moderator, greta bronner, who is a host for cspa