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History of the Book Seminar: American Bodies, American Minds: Resilience and Recognition in Women's Sports

History of the Book Seminar: American Bodies, American Minds: Resilience and Recognition in Women's Sports

This event will feature two presentations about women in sports. The first speaker, Dr. Stanley Arnold, NIU History Associate Professor will give a talk titled, “Bronze Dianas: African American Female Olympians and the Struggle for Identity, 1932-1948.”   The second presentation by NIU students, Annie Kamps, Kweku Mensah Aggrey, and Sarah Lindell, will discuss “The Golden Era of NIU Women's Basketball (1984-1995).”

Northern Ilinois University Libraries: Rare Books and Special Collections 4th floor of Founders Memorial Library
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM on Thu, 5 Mar 2026

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NIU University Libraries
Northern Ilinois University Libraries: Rare Books and Special Collections 4th floor of Founders Memorial Library
217 Normal Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
815 753-0255
bmcgowan@niu.edu