Come visit Bristol Village for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Zeb Larson! Larson will speak about the anti-apartheid movement as it appeared in the United States. Activists today look back on the anti-apartheid movement as an inspiration, ranging from climate change activists to the BDS Movement. The movement had humble beginnings; how did it take off so successfully? … Read More
The Newark Earthworks: One of the World’s Ancient Wonders
Come visit Case Western Reserve University with the Cleveland Archaeological Society for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Brad Lepper about the Newark Earthworks! The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric enclosures and mounds in the world. The work of the Hopewell people who lived in Ohio circa A.D. 1- 400, these geometric earthworks covered nearly five … Read More
Blood, Brains, and Lobotomies
Come visit the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Mindy McGinnis! She will share the research behind her Edgar Award-Winning Gothic historical thriller, A MADNESS SO DISCREET. Learn about how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890’s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill – for better or for worse. Also … Read More
From Mrs. Satan to Madame Speaker: 150 Years of Ohio Women Running for Public Office
Come visit the Silver Lake Historical Society in Silver Lake for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with Barbara Palmer! Dr. Palmer will discuss the fascinating history of Ohio women running for public office. In 1872, Victoria Woodhull, an Ohio native, was the first woman to ever run for president. In the early 20th century, Ohio was one of the … Read More
Serpent Mound — an Icon of Ancient Ohio
Join the Firelands Archeological Research Center at the Ritter Public Library for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Brad Lepper! Lepper will talk about the fascinating archeology and history of the Serpent Mound. Serpent Mound in Adams County is one of the largest and most spectacular earthen sculptures in the world. The age of the serpent is a subject … Read More
Frankenstein! Myth, Monster, and Popular Culture
Come learn about Frankenstein in film and pop culture at the Delaware Library with Linda Mizejewski!
Ohio In the Civil War
Come learn about Ohio in the Civil War at the Dover Public Library with Mark Holbrook!
Blood, Brains, and Lobotomies
Come visit the Heritage Golf Club with the Friends of Nursing History for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Mindy McGinnis! She will share the research behind her Edgar Award-Winning Gothic historical thriller, A MADNESS SO DISCREET. Learn about how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890’s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill – for … Read More
Rhetoric of the Rainbow: Living Between the Gay Movement and Civil Rights Movement
Come visit Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with LuSter Singleton! LuSter will discuss the intersections and departures of both the gay and Civil Rights Movement. In the early 2000s, LuSter disclosed their long-time struggle with finding a place of belonging within the so-called “gay movement” and the civil rights movement. With both having … Read More
Why Ohio? Understanding the Opioid Crisis
Come visit the Prevention Action Alliance in Columbus for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with Daniel Skinner! While the opioid crisis has swept across the entire United States, leaving no community untouched, it has hit Ohio particularly hard. But why Ohio, in particular? Drawing on his experience in compiling a collection of more than 50 perspectives from across Ohio, … Read More