BEAVERTON LIBRARY HOSTS CONVERSATION PROJECT ON THE STATE OF MARRIAGE (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: February 27th, 2015 4:58 PM
BEAVERTON, Ore. - The Beaverton City Library will host another Oregon Humanities Conversation Project on Friday, March 6, from 3:30-5 p.m. at the main library, 12375 SW Fifth Street. Leslie Dunlap, an assistant professor of history at Willamette University, will lead participants in a discussion on the nature and bounds of marriage, the public and private meanings of the institution, and the related ideas of love , justice, freedom and commitment.
The discussion will cover issues including:
* Significant changes to the institution of marriage, especially in the last decade
* Debate in Oregon over how to define marriage
* What debates about marriage reveal about the institution itself
* Why private relationships are publicly significant and contested
* Why some people wish to marry, while others are avoiding or dissolving marriages
"We are thrilled once again to invite the Oregon Humanities team to our library for such a wonderful event," said Abigail Elder, library director. "We look forward to hearing from our vibrant community, and learning from one another in a safe and constructive environment."
For more information about this free, public event, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org, or call the adult services team at 503-644-2197.
For more information on Oregon Humanities' programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Idea Lab, public program grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, visit www.oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leslie Dunlap teaches courses on the history of women, families, sexuality, and social movements in the United States. She holds a doctorate in history from Northwestern University, and is currently working on a book on women's efforts to reform men, marriage, and the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her article on the impact of feminism on popular parenting manuals appeared in the collection You've Come a Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture. Her teachings and research explore the historical dynamics of love, sex, marriage, and parenthood, and how social movements and governments have shaped these relationships.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The Beaverton City Library serves more than 780,000 patrons a year at its main location and Murray Scholls branch. Each day, the library strives to improve the lives of children and families throughout the city. Last year, the library received a 92 percent approval rating from Beaverton residents. Funding from the WCCLS library levy renewal has played a key role in allowing the Beaverton City Library and all Washington County libraries to help the community to learn and grow together.
For additional information regarding Beaverton City Library services, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org or call 503-644-2197. The Beaverton City Library is one of fifteen libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) that work communally to provide excellent countywide library service by sharing valuable resources and information with one another.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Leslie Dunlap, assistant professor of history at Willamette University, will lead a discussion about marriage on Saturday, March 7 at the Beaverton City Library. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Humanities)
The discussion will cover issues including:
* Significant changes to the institution of marriage, especially in the last decade
* Debate in Oregon over how to define marriage
* What debates about marriage reveal about the institution itself
* Why private relationships are publicly significant and contested
* Why some people wish to marry, while others are avoiding or dissolving marriages
"We are thrilled once again to invite the Oregon Humanities team to our library for such a wonderful event," said Abigail Elder, library director. "We look forward to hearing from our vibrant community, and learning from one another in a safe and constructive environment."
For more information about this free, public event, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org, or call the adult services team at 503-644-2197.
For more information on Oregon Humanities' programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Idea Lab, public program grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, visit www.oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leslie Dunlap teaches courses on the history of women, families, sexuality, and social movements in the United States. She holds a doctorate in history from Northwestern University, and is currently working on a book on women's efforts to reform men, marriage, and the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her article on the impact of feminism on popular parenting manuals appeared in the collection You've Come a Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture. Her teachings and research explore the historical dynamics of love, sex, marriage, and parenthood, and how social movements and governments have shaped these relationships.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
The Beaverton City Library serves more than 780,000 patrons a year at its main location and Murray Scholls branch. Each day, the library strives to improve the lives of children and families throughout the city. Last year, the library received a 92 percent approval rating from Beaverton residents. Funding from the WCCLS library levy renewal has played a key role in allowing the Beaverton City Library and all Washington County libraries to help the community to learn and grow together.
For additional information regarding Beaverton City Library services, visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org or call 503-644-2197. The Beaverton City Library is one of fifteen libraries in the Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) that work communally to provide excellent countywide library service by sharing valuable resources and information with one another.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: Leslie Dunlap, assistant professor of history at Willamette University, will lead a discussion about marriage on Saturday, March 7 at the Beaverton City Library. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Humanities)
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