Historian delivers
president's lecture
A national expert on American presidents and the history of women will deliver the second
installment of the 1999-2000 President's Lecture Series in October. Joan Hoff, history
professor and director of the Contemporary History Institute at Ohio University, will
discuss "History as Story-telling" in a free public lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 21, in the University Theatre. The lecture is being presented in conjunction with the
Montana Education Association.
Hoff is former chief executive officer and president of the Center for the Study of the
Presidency in New York City and former executive secretary of the Organization of American
Historians.
A prolific author, Hoff's book credits include "Law, Gender and Injustice: A Legal
History of U.S. Women" and "Nixon Reconsidered."
Hoff has taught courses in women's studies and 20th century foreign policy and
politics.
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