William Falls Memorial Lecture | The Future is Feminist: Women and Social Change in Interwar Algeria
William Falls Memorial Lecture | The Future is Feminist: Women and Social Change in Interwar Algeria
The French department is planning their Falls Lecture for November 15th at 4-5:30 PM in the Multipurpose room of St Mary's Hall. The lecture will be followed by a light reception.
The Future is Feminist: Women and Social Change in Interwar Algeria
Sara Rahnama is an Assistant Professor of History at Morgan State University and the author of The Future is Feminist: Women and Social Change in Interwar Algeria, forthcoming with Cornell University Press. The Future is Feminist examines how commentators saw women’s advancement as key to a prosperous and modern future for Algeria. Her writing has appeared in both academic and popular spaces, including Gender & History, French Historical Studies, and The Washington Post. She was formerly a fellow at the Library of Congress’s Kluge Center.
This event is generously supported by the William Falls Memorial Fund.
