Great Famine Voices Roadshow: Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States

Name: Great Famine Voices Roadshow: Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States — New York Irish Center
Start: 2021-05-29T14:00:00-0400
End: 2021-05-29T16:00:00-0400

Saturday, May 29, 2021
2:00 PM 4:00 PM 14:00 16:00

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Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States [Maureen Murphy, Rebecca Abbot Media]. Hosted by Famine Summer School, Strokestown Park. 7 PM GMT, 2 PM EST

Teaching the Great Hunger in the United States is presented by Maureen Murphy who developed the New York State Great Hunger Curriculum and historian of The Hunger Memorial in New York City. She reflects on teaching, the Hunger Memorial, and the role of women such as Asenath Nicolson in alleviating hunger and homelessness in the past and present.