VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, AT 7 P.M. (EASTERN)
VIRTUAL EVENT
Historian Dr. Jennifer Martinez opens our series with a consideration of women’s values and interests through the ages. In her talk she draws connections between what mattered to women from the ancient world and what matters to women featured in 200 Women. Dr. Martinez’s talk responds to the exhibition question “What really matters to you?”
Featured Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Martinez
About Dr. Jennifer Martinez
Born and raised on the island of Puerto Rico, Dr. Martínez always had a passion for everything ancient. She pursued a BA in Anthropology from the University of Puerto Rico and then graduated from the University of Liverpool in England with a Masters in Archaeology and a PhD in Classics and Ancient History. Jennifer is a researcher, teacher, published writer, and gardening enthusiast in her spare time. Her research focuses on women and warfare in the ancient and modern worlds and is now working on a long-term project on the rationalization of atrocities. She currently teaches European History, Senior Thesis, and a course on women and warfare at Holderness School in Holderness, New Hampshire. Before coming to Holderness, she was a visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Monmouth College, Illinois where, in addition to teaching courses on ancient Greece and Rome, she also worked closely with the Native American collection of antiquities.
