Contact: Linda Evans
Phone: 336-373-2610

March 8 Program Offers Inspiring Stories of Six Educators  

GREENSBORO, NC -- (March 2, 2011) -- As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month on Tuesday, March 8, the Greensboro Historical Museum and the North Carolina Friends Historical Society present a lunchtime panel discussion titled “Four Marys, Gertrude and Virginia – A Case Study of Six Quaker Women Educators,” beginning at 11:30 am at the museum.
 
The panel will discuss the influences of Mary E. Mendenhall, Mary Woody, Mary Mendenhall Hobbs, Mary Petty, Gertrude Mendenhall and Virginia Ragsdale on the development of Guilford College and the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, which went on to become known as the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, and now is UNCG.

All of the women served as faculty or key supporters assisting in the creation of these institutions and others, and in extending the intellectual and cultural life of the colleges into the larger community and the state.

Admission to the panel discussion is free. Attendees may purchase a boxed lunch for $12 by calling 336-373-2949 or sending a check to the Greensboro Historical Museum, c/o Linda Evans, 130 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27401. For more information, call Evans at 373-2610.

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