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The Legality of Women, Gender, and Sexuality: Legal History as a Feminist Project​

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From my UNC colleague Emily Burrill comes this exciting news of a workshop on "Legal History as Feminist Porject."

Please join us on Wednesday, January 25th from 3:00-4:30 pm​ at the Campus Y (seminar rooms 207/208 upstairs) at UNC for a panel discussion with Professors Katie Turk (History) and Emily Burrill (Women's and Gender Studies/History) on "The Legality of Women, Gender, and Sexuality: Legal History as a Feminist Project​." Professor Turk and Professor Burrill will discuss different approaches to combining legal, gender, and feminist history. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, see our website (http://wgfh.web.unc.edu/​​​) or check our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/WGFH.FWHG/). 

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