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Name: Spotlight Exhibit — “That Just Isn’t Fair; Settling for Left-Overs”: African American Women Activists and Athletes in 1970s Feminist Magazines
Start: 2023-02-06T05:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-31T05:00:00.000Z

Spotlight Exhibit — “That Just Isn’t Fair; Settling for Left-Overs”: African American Women Activists and Athletes in 1970s Feminist Magazines

Monday, February 6, 2023 – Friday, March 31, 2023

Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 4:30pm

102 Hesburgh Library, Rare Books & Special Collections

To celebrate Black History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March) Rare Books and Special Collections highlights several 1970s feminist magazines that introduced a wider audience to African American women in sports, politics, and contemporary culture.

This exhibit is curated by Rachel Bohlmann, Curator of American History, and Greg Bond, Curator of the Joyce Sports Research Collection. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment.

All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.

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