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A Women’s Studies Pioneer – Elaine Ryan Hedges
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The Elaine Hedges papers (Ms.2011.007) are now available for research Elaine Hedges is best known for her ground-breaking scholarship on the significance of American women and sewing — particularly in reference to their quiltmaking in the nineteenth century. Her detailed and innovative study of quilts as encoded texts brought to the fore important historical information about women and their social, political and artistic endeavors that had previously been overlooked by mainstream scholars. Hedges was also a leader in the area of Women’s Studies through the foundation of the Women’s Studies program at Towson State University in Maryland in 1972. Throughout her career, she was a fierce advocate for curriculum reform and of a more inclusive canon of American literature so as to incorporate works by women, ethnic minorities, and the gay and lesbian community. The collection thoroughly documents all aspects of Hedges long and productive career as one of the most influential feminist scholars of the 20th century. Her scholarship and teaching were wide-ranging and reflect the history of the women’s movement and the creation of women’s studies programs.
Elaine Hedges
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Brown University Library Opens The Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab!
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Rendering of New Lab
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — This October, the Brown University Library celebrates the opening of The Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab in the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library. The Lab is made possible thanks to the generosity of Mr. Patrick Ma, P’14, who is based in Hong Kong, China, Brown Trustee Cathy Halstead, and an anonymous donor.
Installing a panel of the video wall
The Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab features a large scale visualization video wall comprised of twelve 55 inch high resolution LED screens, creating a 7 x 16 foot display with a combined resolution of over 24 megapixels, offering high quality viewing and analytical space not publicly available elsewhere on campus. The Lab is also outfitted with a wide range of software for scholars across the disciplines, a surround sound audio system, video-conferencing capabilities, specialized lighting, and several individual touch screen monitors that can be used independently or linked to the video wall for collaborative display and interaction.
Finishing touches to video wall
Patrick Rashleigh, the Library’s newly appointed Data Visualization Coordinator, will oversee the operation of the Lab, provide instruction and outreach to faculty, students, and interdisciplinary campus groups and support individual and course-based visualization projects. Rashleigh previously served as the Faculty Technology Liaison for the Humanities in the Research and Instruction group at Wheaton College; and Senior New Media Coordinator for the Attorney General of Ontario.
View of Digital Scholarship Lab under construction
As Joukowsky Family University Librarian Harriette Hemmasi explained, “The Brown University Library is a physical and virtual space for experimentation, production, and processing of new knowledge. The new Lab will provide necessary tools for faculty and staff to explore and define scholarly forms beyond their current capabilities.”
More information about the Lab’s opening and programming will be available later this month.
The Brown University Library is home to more than 6.8 million print items, plus a multitude of electronic resources and expanding digital archives serving the teaching, research, and learning needs of Brown students and faculty, as well as scholars from around the country and the world. http://library.brown.edu/
Contact: Jennifer Braga | 401-863-6913
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Author Charles Rappleye to Give First Readings Lecture
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Charles Rappleye is the author of Sons of Providence. On October 3rd, at 5 p.m., Mr. Rappeleye will give a lecture titled “Past & Present” where he will discuss a variety of topics including—what he learned while writing Sons of Providence, how it changed his thinking about Brown University and early New England, and what it means to be an American both in the present and in the late 1700’s. The talk will be in Salomon on the Main Green.
If you can’t make it to the talk you can watch it online. It will be streamed live on the Brown live stream page.
The talk will be of interest to many first-year students who read Sons of Providence as part of the First Readings program. First Readings is Brown’s summer reading project for all new students. Now in its sixth year, the program provides first-year and transfer students with a common reading experience that introduces them to the University and to the pleasures and rigors of undergraduate academic life.
Charles Rappleye was an award-winning investigative journalist and editor. He lives in Los Angeles.
Also of note, this is the last week to see the Rhode Island Slavery and the University exhibit at the John Hay Library which was created in support of the Sons of Providence and the First Readings program.
Both events are free and open to the public.