Tuesday, September 16, 2008

9/17 Athenaeum at 1pm - From Winona to Argentina by Vanessa Fernandez-Greene

Join us for Vanessa Fernandez-Greene's presentation "From Winona to Argentina at the Turn of the Century: Women Who Changed Education in the Americas."

Professor Fernandez-Greene will talk about several female graduates from the Normal School who traveled to Argentina between the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th to teach in the “wilds” of Argentina. Some actually founded Normal Schools in Argentina and had a profound impact on the educational there that continues to this day.

For the full Athenaeum schedule please go to: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/
The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library (the bluff side).

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