Program to be Held in Hay Library on Monday, May 9 From 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
ROCK SPRINGS — Students in the Women in American History class, taught by Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Jessica Clark, Ph.D., will present this semester’s research projects in a program that is free and open to the public. The presentations will run from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, in the Hay Library on the Rock Springs campus of Western Wyoming Community College.
The list of presenters and topics includes:
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- Melia Dayley – “Sex, Power, and Scandal: A Wyoming History of Brothels and Prostitutes,” from 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.
- Tarryn Skaggs – “Pleasure for Profit: Chinese Prostitution in the American West,” from 10:20 – 10:40 a.m.
- Sam Worden – “Thieves, Whores, and Moccasins: The Controversial Legacy of Cattle Kate,” from 10:40 am – 11:00 a.m.
- Savannah Mitchell – “Mother of Suffrage: The Ideal or Real Identity of Esther Morris,” from 11:00 – 11:20 a.m.
- Bri Keller – “Lioness among Lions: The Controversial Election of Wyoming’s First Female Governor,” from 11: 20 – 11:40 a.m.
- BriAnna Logan – “Just as Good as Any Cowboy: Women in Rodeo at the Genesis of the Sport,” from 11:40 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Western is proud to invite the campus and community to hear these informative and entertaining student presentations.
