Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The February Lens Webinar Series will feature author Shirley Moody-Turner. In this talk, Dr. Moody-Turner will discuss her biography-in-progress on trailblazing Black educator, Anna Julia Cooper, and her recent Washington Post article, “How the Black Female Head of a DC School was Punished for Leading.” She’ll examine what was at stake in the battles over Black education at the turn of the twentieth century and how the national ascendency of Jim Crow segregation played out in the local politics affecting the lives of Black Washingtonians. Most importantly, she’ll explore Anna Julia Cooper’s “Courageous Revolt” against Jim Crow education and show how Cooper was punished for carrying out the work she was hired to do.
Dr. Shirley Moody-Turner is an associate professor and award-winning teacher of English and African American Studies at Penn State. She is the author and editor of several books—most recently the Penguin Portable Anna Julia Cooper, and her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Business Insider, The 19th, and Perspectives on History. She is currently completing a biography on Anna Julia Cooper under contract with Yale University Press.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the City of Iowa City Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library.
How to watch: Join us in Meeting Room A to watch the webinar together or watch remotely, registration is at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F48GC7NoRNO-uyC0B2LRiA#/registration.
Questions or accommodations: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all City of Iowa City–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the Office of Equity and Human Rights in advance at 319-356-5022 or humanrights@iowa-city.org.
Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago publicIn-person event + Livestream
Meeting Room A, Livestream
The February Lens Webinar Series will feature author Shirley Moody-Turner. In this talk, Dr. Moody-Turner will discuss her biography-in-progress on trailblazing Black educator, Anna Julia Cooper, and her recent Washington Post article, “How the Black Female Head of a DC School was Punished for Leading.” She’ll examine what was at stake in the battles over Black education at the turn of the twentieth century and how the national ascendency of Jim Crow segregation played out in the local politics affecting the lives of Black Washingtonians. Most importantly, she’ll explore Anna Julia Cooper’s “Courageous Revolt” against Jim Crow education and show how Cooper was punished for carrying out the work she was hired to do.
Dr. Shirley Moody-Turner is an associate professor and award-winning teacher of English and African American Studies at Penn State. She is the author and editor of several books—most recently the Penguin Portable Anna Julia Cooper, and her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Business Insider, The 19th, and Perspectives on History. She is currently completing a biography on Anna Julia Cooper under contract with Yale University Press.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the City of Iowa City Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library.
How to watch: Join us in Meeting Room A to watch the webinar together or watch remotely, registration is at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F48GC7NoRNO-uyC0B2LRiA#/registration.
Questions or accommodations: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all City of Iowa City–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the Office of Equity and Human Rights in advance at 319-356-5022 or humanrights@iowa-city.org.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
Cosponsor
Cosponsor Organization: City of Iowa City Office of Equity and Human Rights
Cosponsor Name: Stefanie Bowers
