Talk of the Stacks: Arvonne Fraser - She's No Lady: Politics, Family, and International Feminism

Summary: Arvonne Fraser is senior fellow emerita of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, co-founder and director of the Institute’s Center on Women and Public Policy, former director of the International Women’s Rights Action Watch, and former ambassador to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Political activist, prolific leader, and founding mother of the women’s movement, Fraser is the author of countless publications, articles, and books. Now is her newest work, She’s No Lady, she brings us a spirited memoir of a Minnesota farm girl who became founding mother of the worldwide women’s movement. Recounting her Depression-era upbringing, the early days of the DFL Party, her marriage to Don (former Congressman and Minneapolis Mayor), and her career in the non-profit sector, Fraser let’s the reader into her fascinating and inspiring life. In celebration of the publication of this historic memoir, Lori Sturdevant (editor and friend) will join Arvonne on stage in a conversation about life, politics and everything in between.