Were trying to stay on time here, side like to get started as soon as possible. Good afternoon. Im malou harrison, and i like to welcome you back to this session at Miami Book Fair, 2017. If you were here this morning and you know Miami Book Fair very well, you know that the book fair is presented by miami dade college, and thousands and thousands of volunteers, among whom our students, faculty staff, administrators, and many, many, many individuals from the community and from the corporate sector as well. In fact, our corporate sponsor, the main corporate sponsor is awake l this year and we are very, very grateful ohl for a sponsorship and its support. We are also grateful as i mentioned in previous session to the circle of friends of Miami Book Fair bit and i know that you are here in abundance this year as you have been in past years since 1984 when our book fair beget and would like to extend a special thank you to our circle of friends. And so without further ado i like to call mr
Good afternoon again. Please take your seats. Were trying to stay on time here. Id like to get started as soon as possible. Good afternoon. Im Malu Harrison i would like to welcome you back to this session. Miami book fair, 2017, if you are here this morning, and you know Miami Book Fair very well you know that book fair is presented by Miamidade College and thousands and thousands of volunteers among whom are students, faculty, staff, administrators, and many, many individuals from the community and from the corporate success tore as well. In fact, our corporate sponsor the main corporate sponsor is ohl, this year and were have been very, very grateful for its sponsorship and its support and were also grateful as ive mentioned in previous session to the circle of treads trends of Miami Book Fair i know youre here in abundance this year as you have been in past years, since 1984 when our book fair began and we would like to extend a special thank you to our circle of friends. And so wi
Fair 2017. If you are here this morning and you know the Miami Book Fair very well you know that it is presented by Miami Dade College and thousands of volunteers among whom the students, faculty, staff, administrators and many individuals from the community and corporate sectors as well. In fact our corporate sponsor is overweighohl. We are grateful to the circle of the Miami Book Fair. By 1984 when our book fair beg began. I would like to call up joe to the podium please help me welcome him from the endowment foundation. Thank you. [applause] i have the double pleasure of introducing debate for introducing the endowment. Professor lillian was my grandmother. The intent of the endowment is to offer a presentation on the work of literary quality. Its the goal to enhance the love of book and calling as a teacher. My grandmother treasured books and came to the Miami Book Fair every year since its founding and often volunteered to work here. Some of her background briefly in the 1930s she
President ial campaign, and books on the decline of intellectual habits, a movement by former gang members to rebuild their families and lives and a dual biography of Andrew Jackson and cherokee leader john ross. All this and more this weekend on booktv. For a complete television schedule, visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours this weekend of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Historian Sally Mcmillen is next on booktv. She recounts the life of abolitionist and suffragist lucy stone who she contends should be celebrated amongst the likes of susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton for her activism. Its now my distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen who is the Mary Reynolds babcock professor of history at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned her ph. D. At duke university, and along the way we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens histo
Its now by distinct honor and privilege to introduce dr. Sally mcmillen, he babcock professor of hit in Davidson College in north carolina. She earned he ph. D at Duke University and we learned today got a degree in library science. She has been one of the most important and productive scholars of 19th century womens history. Their many books include motherhood and the old south southern women black and white and seneca falls and the origin of the womens Rights Movement. Her brand new book which we are celebrated tonight and received a wonderful review in the Los Angeles Times is entitled losey stone an unapologetic life. A path breaking activist whose life has been hidden too long. Losey stoned a last has a biography worthy of her inspired and inspiring life. Please help me welcome to Franklin Library society. Dr. Sally mcmillen. [applause] thank you so much, rich, and i just wanted to sea its an absolute delight to be here. I want to thank rich for inviting me and for the Library Com