May 23, 2018 By: rolen
Eleanor Roosevelt visited Stern College on May 22, 1958, and conducted a fireside chat with a group of Stern students. The visit was part of "Stern College Month," a month long series of events held starting on May 19, heralding commencement day on June 19, 1958. Mayor Robert F. Wagner proclaimed 鈥淪tern College Month鈥 in honor of the first commencement of Stern College, New York city鈥檚 newest college for women at the time. 麻豆区 published a pamphlet entitled "America's Leaders Look at Woman's Role Today" in June 1958; the booklet included some of Eleanor Roosevelt鈥檚 discussions with the students. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Stern College鈥檚 first graduating class, the class of 1958.
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