Women in Brooklyn

Mon, Mar 9 2020
5:30 am – 11:00 am
Brooklyn College Library

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NOTE: Women in Brooklyn is currently SOLD OUT. Click the RSVP link to sign up for the waitlist, should tickets become available. 

Join Brooklyn Connections and The Shirley Chisholm Project at the Brooklyn College Archives as we kick off women’s history month with a day learning about women who have shaped Brooklyn history. Dr. Barbara Winslow, Founder and Project Director Emeritus, will speak about The Shirley Chisholm Project and Chisholm’s lasting legacy. Archivist Colleen Bradley-Sanders from the Brooklyn College Archive will guide participants through items from the archival collection documenting Ms. Chisholm’s political and activist career, allowing participants to explore items of interest to them. The Brooklyn Connections team will wrap up the day with a series of activities that you can turnkey in your classroom, to teach students about the impact of Shirley Chisholm and other important women in Brooklyn’s history. Learn more about the Shirley Chisholm Project at chisholmproject.com

CTLE Credits: 5

Cost: $20

Brooklyn Connections workshops are intended for educators and school administrators. Priority will be given to K-12 classroom teachers. All others will be accommodated pending availability. Brooklyn Connections is an approved NYSED Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) sponsor. This special accreditation enables educators to utilize Brooklyn Connections professional learning workshops toward fulfilling their mandated 100 hours of approved CTLE credits.

Support for Brooklyn Connections is provided by The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, New York Life Foundation, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, Hearst Foundation, Festa Family, and Brooklyn Eagles.

Brooklyn College Library
2900 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11210

Add to My Calendar 03/09/2020 05:30 am 03/09/2020 11:00 am America/New_York Women in Brooklyn

NOTE: Women in Brooklyn is currently SOLD OUT. Click the RSVP link to sign up for the waitlist, should tickets become available. 

Join Brooklyn Connections and The Shirley Chisholm Project at the Brooklyn College Archives as we kick off women’s history month with a day learning about women who have shaped Brooklyn history. Dr. Barbara Winslow, Founder and Project Director Emeritus, will speak about The Shirley Chisholm Project and Chisholm’s lasting legacy. Archivist Colleen Bradley-Sanders from the Brooklyn College Archive will guide participants through items from the archival collection documenting Ms. Chisholm’s political and activist career, allowing participants to explore items of interest to them. The Brooklyn Connections team will wrap up the day with a series of activities that you can turnkey in your classroom, to teach students about the impact of Shirley Chisholm and other important women in Brooklyn’s history. Learn more about the Shirley Chisholm Project at chisholmproject.com

CTLE Credits: 5

Cost: $20

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