Libby Holman, the Most Famous, Bisexual, Jewish Woman Blues Singer and Civil Rights Activist You've Never Heard of (and Why She Matters Today) -- dinner and talk with WGS Professor Michael Bronski

Date: 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 6:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Hillel Smith Hall, 52 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Poster for Eat. Talk. Learn with Professor Michael BronskiHillel will be hosting an Eat. Talk. Learn event with Professor Bronski titled, "Libby Holman, the most famous, bisexual, Jewish woman blues singer and civil rights activist you've never heard of (and why she matters today)"

 

Libby Holman was one of the most famous Broadway and Blues singers of the 1930s. Notorious for her many male and female lovers her life was a series of headlines and shocking scandals. And that was only the beginning...

This presentation looks at Holman's life and music over her four decades, and what it may mean for us today.

February 21, 6-7pm in Harvard Hillel Smith Hall.
Dinner will be served. This event is open to all Harvard College Undergraduates. RSVP here