Community Conversation: Power & Money & Literacy & Women

Milwaukee Rep

"Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands." - Anne Elliot in Persuasion by Jane Austen How has literacy shaped the power and resources available to women in different historical and geographic contexts? Hear our panel of scholars and educators consider the impact of literacy for women across the world in this moderated panel discussion. Panelists include: • Michelle Morris Carter, Principal at Golda Meir School • Holly McCoy, Executive Director of Literacy Services Wisconsin • Dr. Desiree Pointer Mace, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the School of Education at Alverno College