Celebrating Avel Louise Gordly

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Join us virtually to celebrate Avel Louise Gordly's 75th birthday! This celebration will feature readings of Avel Louise Gordly's memoir written with Patricia A. Schechter. Gordly was the first African American woman elected to the Oregon State Senate. Sections of Gordly's memoir will be read by Dr. S. Renee Mitchell, Antoinette Myers Perry, Ed.D., and Latricia Tillman. This event is jointly organized by the History Department at Portland State University, the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Oregon State University, and Oregon State University Press. This event will be held virtually through Zoom, and automatic captioning services will be provided. For additional accommodations please contact Mehra Shirazi at Mehra.Shirazi@oregonstate.edu.

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