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A mural titled "Young American Womanhood" and depicting three white women: one in graduation robes, one in a tennis outfit, and one in a dress.

Constructing Gender: The Origins of the Michigan League and Michigan Union with Nancy Bartlett and Sarah McLusky

Event Details

date and Time

Thursday, February 11, 2021, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Event Type

In-person

Location

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory 1398 E. Ann Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

The Michigan Union and the Michigan League are two of the University of Michigan’s iconic buildings.

After Michigan stadium, they are the most visited locations on campus. But what are their origins? Bentley Historical Library archivists Nancy Bartlett and Sarah McLusky explore the history of these buildings and how they quickly became the backdrop for so many memories made at the University of Michigan.