Jupiter’s Lifelong Learning Society Presents Allida Black
Allida Black’s lecture, “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945-Present,” is based on “ The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers,” a project designed to preserve, teach and apply Roosevelt’s writings and discussions of human rights and democratic politics.
Allida Black, Ph.D., is a researcher and professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University,
°®ĺú´«Ă˝â€™s Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter will present a lecture by Allida Black, Ph.D., on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. in the Lifelong Learning Society complex at °®ĺú´«Ă˝â€™s John D. MacArthur Campus, 5353 Parkside Dr., in Jupiter.
Black’s lecture, “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Battle for Human Rights: 1945-Present,” is based on “ The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers,” a project designed to preserve, teach and apply Roosevelt’s writings and discussions of human rights and democratic politics. A noted Roosevelt scholar, Black has written extensively on the woman who redefined American liberalism and democratic reform.
Black, a researcher and professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, has gathered hundreds of columns, essays, speeches, and photographs providing an in-depth look at the political writings of one of liberalism’s most outspoken leaders and trailblazers for human rights, women’s rights and global relations. Black, who is currently designing a multimedia traveling exhibit on Roosevelt politics and policy, is a board of governors’ member of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, an advisory board member of the Center for New Deal Studies and a director of the Liberian Education trust, a project designed to rebuild the Liberian public school system.
Tickets are $30 for members and $40 for non-members. For more information, contact the Lifelong Learning Society at 561-799-8547 or visit .
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