The 17th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, Genders, and Sexualities (Hofstra University,NY, June 1-4, 2017) was attended by Dr Yvonne Groseil and Dr Susan Breitzer, both of whom were supported by NCIS grants. The theme was “Difficult Conversations: Thinking and talking about Women,...
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