"Visionary Leader, Modernist Matriarch: The Life of Jean Roth Driskel" with Heather Goers

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Jean Roth Driskel, a visionary leader and modernist matriarch, through a live recording from the Women's History in LA Symposium.

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

Guest: Heather Goers

Topics covered

• women's history
• Los Angeles
• modernism
• leadership
• cultural contributions

Keywords

• Jean Roth Driskel
• Heather Goers
• women's history
• Los Angeles
• modernism
• leadership
• Ebell Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ebell Institute

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