Good evening and welcome the bancroft prize program. Columbia university is honored to cosponsor this annual celebrate with the Columbia Department of history each year. The history. Selects one of its leading historians to chair a panel of three jurors chosen the finest scholars in the field hailing from Top Research University across the country. We are delighted that American History tv elected to expand its partnership with us this year by Recording Program for airing an archiving on its website. We will circulate word when the air date and Online Access are available. Were also thrilled that so many guests are joining us for tonights program which features brief interviews with the book prize winners. Their scholarly works delving the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. It is a joy to celebrating books tonight. In addition to the important prizes that are awarded the endowment left to Library Libraries by, Frederick Bancroft enables us to continue to acquire both rare archival material
Is betty ferdinand magnificent disrupter. She came to the school at the university and our moderator is the author of seven books, three historical novels and for biographies and a play that focusesyt praised for combining rich storytelling and literary with deep research to provide, to bring alive in 19th century chicago and the disco era manhattan. Her books have been translated into several languages and she has been a judge for prominent literary contests. As a journalists shes written for many publications including the New York Times, the wall street journal, the chicago tribune, the los angeles times, theit smithsonian and te town and country. Rachels book will be available for purchase outside the black curtains once again and we will have a signing right behind us. So i will turn the rest of the program over to you. Thank you. Can everybody hear me . Thank you for coming. Betty ferdinand and as you probably know is a monumental figure in the history of feminism. Her bestsellin
Create an industry that creates more opportunity and equity for everyone for real. And thats thats my thing. Thanks for thank yourachel shte. Author of four books and many articles essays and reviews. Her current book is Betty Friedan and magnificent disruptor. She teaches at the Theater School at Depaul University and our moderator is. Gioia diliberto the author of seven books, three historical novels and four biographies and a play. Her writing, which focuses on womens, has been praised for combining rich storytelling and literary grace with deep research to provide to bring alive worlds as varied as jazz, age, paris and century chicago ballet epic paris and disco manhattan. Her books have been translated into several languages and. She has been a judge for prominent literary contests as a journalist, georgia has written for many publications, including New York Times, the wall street journal, the chicago tribune, the los angeles times, the smithsonian and town and country and excuse
Create an industry that creates more opportunity and equity for everyone for real. And thats thats my thing. Thanks for thank yourachel shte. Author of four books and many articles essays and reviews. Her current book is Betty Friedan and magnificent disruptor. She teaches at the Theater School at Depaul University and our moderator is. Gioia diliberto the author of seven books, three historical novels and four biographies and a play. Her writing, which focuses on womens, has been praised for combining rich storytelling and literary grace with deep research to provide to bring alive worlds as varied as jazz, age, paris and century chicago ballet epic paris and disco manhattan. Her books have been translated into several languages and. She has been a judge for prominent literary contests as a journalist, georgia has written for many publications, including New York Times, the wall street journal, the chicago tribune, the los angeles times, the smithsonian and town and country and excuse
Barrel dont attack each other support each other. Create an industry that creates more opportunity and equity for everyone for real. And thats thats my thing. Thanks for thank yourachel shte. Author of four books and many articles essays and reviews. Her current book is Betty Friedan and magnificent disruptor. She teaches at the Theater School at Depaul University and our moderator is. Gioia diliberto the author of seven books, three historical novels and four biographies and a play. Her writing, which focuses on womens, has been praised for combining rich storytelling and literary grace with deep research to provide to bring alive worlds as varied as jazz, age, paris and century chicago ballet epic paris and disco manhattan. Her books have been translated into several languages and. She has been a judge for prominent literary contests as a journalist, georgia has written for many publications, including New York Times, the wall street journal, the chicago tribune, the los angeles time