"Frescoes Uncovered" with Meredith Drake Reitan, Monica Jovanovich and Kiernan Graves

About this episode

This episode features discussions from the Women's History in LA Symposium, highlighting the contributions of remarkable women in Los Angeles history.

This episode was recorded live during the second, annual, "Women's History in LA Symposium", hosted by The Ebell Institute. The Institute works on building and sharing knowledge of remarkable women of Los Angeles, whose contributions have been omitted from history books and ignored in public spheres. Along with esteemed keynote speakers, distinguished and graduate scholars provide enlightening presentations on various aspects of women’s history in Los Angeles.

People in this episode

Host: The Ebell of Los Angeles

Guests: Meredith Drake Reitan, Monica Jovanovich, Kiernan Graves

Topics covered

• women's history
• Los Angeles
• symposium
• cultural contributions
• historical narratives

Keywords

• women's history
• Los Angeles
• Ebell Institute
• symposium
• historical contributions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ebell Institute

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