Living Archives of Women's History
Jayne Pace (left) and Captain Tamersen Critchlow-Glenn were among the participants in the recent "Living Archives" program sponsored by the University of Houston's Women's Studies Program. Photographs by Roberta DeFrancesca, courtesy of the Women's Archive and Research Center, University of Houston.
For more than seven years, the University of Houston Women’s Studies Program has presented the Living Archives, a series of panel discussions highlighting women’s contributions in a wide range of professional, social, and cultural contexts.
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From the Executive Director:
Past Performances
Michael L. Gillette
 Phil Lancaster and Alison Moore of "Riders on the Orphan Train." Photograph
courtesy of Extraordinary Stories, Austin.
Alison Moore and Phil Lancaster have been riding the rails across Texas, captivating audiences from Pecos to Texarkana with their multimedia presentation "Riders on the Orphan Train." Over the last three years, twenty-six public libraries and museums have received mini-grants from Humanities Texas to bring this program to their communities.
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Lessons in Civility and Authenticity
Ten years ago, native Texan Ruth J. Simmons published an essay entitled "My Mother's Daughter: Lessons I Learned in Civility and Authenticity" in the Spring/Summer 1998 issue of the Texas Journal of Ideas, History and Culture. At the time, Simmons was the president of Smith College; she became the eighteenth president of Brown University in 2001. Because we have received so many requests for reprints of her essay, we are pleased to offer it here, in celebration of Women's History Month. Read more. . .
Photograph courtesy of Brown University.
Announcing 2008 Teacher Institutes
In June 2008, Humanities Texas will partner with Trinity University and the University of North Texas to hold "From Disunion to Empire: The United States, 1850–1900," a pair of residential teacher institutes in Denton (June 8–11) and San Antonio (June 15–18) exploring U.S. history in the second half of the nineteenth century. Applications are now available online. Read more. . .
Workshops Held Throughout State
Panelists at the recent Humanities Texas grants workshop at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin included (left to right) Humanities Texas Executive Director Michael L. Gillette, National Endowment for the Humanities Director of Public Programs Thomas C. Phelps, City of Austin Cultural Arts Program Manager Vincent E. Kitch, Humanities Texas Director of Grants and Education Eric Lupfer, and Texas Commission on the Arts Deputy Director Jim Bob McMillan.
Since January, Humanities Texas has held a number of workshops throughout the state promoting the resources it provides to Texas's cultural and educational organizations. Read more. . .
BHA Celebrates "Night of Culture"
University of Texas at Brownsville President Dr. Juliet V. García, a member of the Humanities Texas board of directors, with Larry Lof and Priscilla Rodriguez of the Brownsville Historical Association. Photograph by Walter Vasques.
On Saturday, March 8, at the third annual "Night of Culture" sponsored by the Brownsville Historical Association (BHA), Dr. Juliet V. García delivered the following remarks recognizing the BHA's receipt of the inaugural Humanities Texas Award. Read more . . .
Loewenstern Receives Teaching Award
U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett presents Neil Loewenstern of Austin's LBJ High School with the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award. Photograph by Jennifer Lawton.
In January, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett presented Neil Loewenstern with the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award. Humanities Texas presents these awards annually to twelve of the state's most accomplished and influential primary and secondary teachers. Read more . . .
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Upcoming Deadlines
Applications for the Humanities Texas summer teacher institutes, "From Disunion to Empire: The United States, 1850–1900," are now available online. Priority will be given to applications received by April 18.
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Humanities Events Around Texas
Each month, dozens of organizations around the state host a Humanities Texas exhibit or sponsor an exciting program with the help of a grant from our council. See our online calendar to locate an event or program in your community.
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