As part of its Women's History Month celebration, the University of Vermont's President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) and the Vermont Council on the Humanities is co-hosting an evening with the "First Lady of the World." On Thursday, March 13, Elena Dodd's one-woman performance will bring Eleanor Roosevelt to life in UVM's Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building.
With frankness and humor, "Eleanor" shares milestones of her journey from a controversial First Lady in the '30s and '40s to the fulfillment of a woman who chaired the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. She even pauses between acts to serve tea, just as the First Lady did in the White House. A discussion of the Roosevelts follows the performance.
"Eleanor Roosevelt was an inspiration and role model to millions of American women," said Anne Sheperdson-Price of PCSW. "Elena Dodd's show captures her spirit and history in this unique performance."
Dodd graduated from Wellesley College and earned a master's degree in American Literature at Boston University. She has acted with the People's Theater of Cambridge, CityStage in Boston, Whetstone Theater and B&B Productions in Vermont. She is a member of The Streetfeet Women, a multi-cultural group of writers and performers based in Boston.
The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ann Sheperdson-Price at 656-0367.