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First Ladies As curator of an exhibition at the Smithsonian s National Portrait Gallery, Penn s Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw tells the stories of the women who supported U.S. presidents while in the White House. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, associate professor of history of art, was the curator of the exhibition “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States” at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. Shaw returned to Penn this semester after taking an 18-month leave to serve as the Gallery’s senior historian and director of history, research, and scholarly programs.
In a glass case in a Smithsonian Institution exhibition is a small cape, the ikat-dyed pink silk and fine black lace fanned out around a high collar in the center. The pleated taffeta fabric makes an almost perfect circle, except for an edge flipped over to reveal an interior inscription by the maker to the wearer.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion This virtual gathering, hosted by Penn Alumni and the SNF Paideia Program at Penn, includes a moderated talk about the history of diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and how it has evolved. Following the talk will be breakout sessions for networking.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Gutmann, Moreno talk ‘Pandemic Ethics’ at Power of Penn event The co-authors of ‘Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die’ joined virtually with moderator Andrea Mitchell and Penn Alumni to discuss the many bioethical concerns that have only heightened with COVID-19’s spread. Penn President Amy Gutmann and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Jonathan Moreno pose for a photo, pre-pandemic.
Less than a year after Penn President Amy Gutmann and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Jonathan Morenolaunched their book, “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die: Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in America,” the world was taken by storm by COVID-19, the greatest global health crisis since the flu pandemic of 1918. This past week, the scholars joined virtually together on BlueJeans with a Penn Alumni audience including renowned journalist Andrea Mitchell to discuss an a
The show, which can be viewed virtually through May, includes 60 portraits of former First Ladies, spanning all of U.S. history from Martha Washington to Melania Trump.