Meredith College’s Department of History, Political Science, and International Studies presented a webinar, Collecting Women’s Histories, on November 18, 2020. The event focused on collecting and telling women's histories, featuring guest speaker Kira Lyle from the University of South Carolina, who presented "A Woman’s Place is in the Archive: Archiving South Carolina Women and the Development of a Counter-Collection." The webinar also featured Carrie Nichols, Head of Meredith College Archives and Public History major Inaya Rivera discussing their work on the Beverly Perdue Collection and alumna Morgan Johnson, ’20, who presented her work collecting women’s oral histories.
Meredith is a private college in Raleigh, N.C., known for educating and inspiring both undergraduate and graduate students to live with integrity and provide leadership for the needs, opportunities, and challenges of society. Grounded in the liberal arts and committed to professional preparation, Meredith is respected nationally as a vibrant learning environment in which students enhance their strengths, broaden their perspectives, and prepare for lives of impact and distinction.
