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Over the course of history, women have not received the proper
amount of recognition for their efforts and achievements, says Dr.
John Fowler, Director of the Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest
Georgia at Dalton State.
Moreover, except for professional historians, adds Fowler, most
people are unaware that the most important battle site of the Civil
War was the Atlanta Campaign of 1865.
To redress some of these oversights and misconceptions, the Bandy
Heritage Center will begin sponsoring two lecture series programs
each year at Dalton State, beginning this fall.
“We will be offering two separate lecture series through the Bandy
Heritage Center, and each will consist of four separate lectures,”
says Fowler. One series is called The Dicksie Bradley Bandy Memorial
Lecture Series and will feature Georgia women’s contributions to the
region. The other has been named The Annual Civil War Lecture
Series.
Dr. Catherine Oglesby
“Our theme for the Dicksie Bandy lecture series for the 2009-2010
academic year is ‘Celebrating Georgia’s Women Authors,’” Fowler
says, noting that Valdosta State University Professor of History Dr.
Catherine Oglesby will discuss her book Corra Harris and the Divided
Mind of the New South during a lecture on campus. Harris, a Georgia
native and the author of 19 books, is known primarily for having
written A Circuit Rider’s Wife, a book that was turned into a film
called I’d Climb the Highest Mountain.
The lecture is entitled “Writing to Live, Living to Write: The Role
of Writing in Shaping Corra Harris.” It will take place on Monday,
November 2, at 7:00 p.m. in The James E. Brown Center, and is free
and open to the public.
“Each academic year,” says BHC Assistant Director Heather Howell,
“The Dicksie Bradley Bandy Memorial Lecture Series will focus on a
particular theme relating to Georgia women and top scholars will be
invited to campus to discuss their achievements, providing a venue
for the public to learn about the important role of women in the
historical development of the state.”
Before the end of the academic year, three other lecturers will come
to The James E. Brown Center to talk about such celebrated female
Georgia authors as Marian Sims, Margaret Mitchell, and Flannery
O’Connor.
Dr. Keith Hebert
Then on Thursday, November 19, Dr. Keith Hebert, Assistant Professor
of History at the University of West Georgia, will inaugurate the
First Annual Civil War Lecture Series with his talk about secession
in Northwest Georgia. His lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. in
The James E. Brown Center and is free and open to the public as
well.
“Most scholars know the importance of this region to the outcome of
the Civil War, but most people are not as aware of it,” says Fowler.
“The Atlanta Campaign decided the Civil War. Almost everyone has
heard about the Battle of Gettysburg, but that battle was not as
important to the outcome of the war as were the battles that were
taking place in our area.
Historians Dr. Keith Bohannon of the University of West Georgia and
Dr. Stephen Berry of the University of Georgia will join Dr. Fowler
in continuing the lecture series on Secession in Georgia during the
spring semester. Times and dates will be announced at a later date.
The Annual Civil War Lecture Series will also offer programs related
to a particular theme in Georgia history each year.
After each lecture, a reception will follow along with an
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