NewsApril 9, 2000
AUTHOR/HISTORIAN THEDA PERDUE GIVES BECKWITH LECTURE TODAY
University of North Carolina historian Dr. Theda Perdue will present "Writing the History of Cherokee Women" Sunday at the 2000 Beckwith Lecture at Southeast Missouri State University. Perdue is the author of "Cherokee Women," a book that looks at the values and behavior of Cherokee women through court records, myths and observers' accounts. She examined women's roles in farming and community life, and concluded that women were equal contributors to Cherokee culture...
University of North Carolina historian Dr. Theda Perdue will present "Writing the History of Cherokee Women" Sunday at the 2000 Beckwith Lecture at Southeast Missouri State University.
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Perdue is the author of "Cherokee Women," a book that looks at the values and behavior of Cherokee women through court records, myths and observers' accounts. She examined women's roles in farming and community life, and concluded that women were equal contributors to Cherokee culture.
The Beckwith Lecture will be presented at 2 p.m. in the University Center Indian Room. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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