The Arc of Kansas Politics
August 6, 5:30 pm
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Join Michael Smith, professor of history at Emporia State, as he discusses his new book, Reform and Reaction. Tracing the push-and-pull, reform-and-reaction pattern of the Kansas state government since the 1960s, he will illuminate the political history of Kansas, including the loss of moderates in both parties, the Brownback era and its aftermath.
Motherly Intentions: Potawatomi Women and the Society of the Sacred Heart in Antebellum Kansas
September 3, 5:30 pm
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In the late 1830s, the United States forcibly removed the Wabash, St. Joseph and Menominee Potawatomi from the Great Lakes to Kansas. After arriving and settling in Sugar Creek, the Potawatomi were soon joined by a group of French Catholic nuns belonging to the Society of the Sacred Heart. The two groups negotiated their positions, culture and religion to survive in Kansas. Join Abigail Scott, Ph.D candidate at the University of Kansas, as she examines how St. Mary’s and the Sugar Creek settlement persisted because of their collaborations and adaptations of Catholic practices.
