“For Whose Protection?: Black Women and Confinement in the Late-19th Century” will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the L. A. Pittenger Student Center Cardinal Hall A (219A) on November 2, 2023.
Dr. Charlene Fletcher is an Assistant Professor of History at Butler University. Dr. Fletcher holds a Ph.D. in History from Indiana University and specializes in 19th century United States and African American history and gender studies. Her work examines the lives of confined black women in the nineteenth century and the confinement they experienced through slavery, incarceration, domestic life and mental health institutions.
“Dr. Fletcher’s research amplifies the voices of marginalized and oppressed groups in American history.” said Dr. Sharon Jones, Chair of the Department of Women’s, Gender and African American Studies and Professor of English. “We are very honored Dr. Fletcher is coming to speak at Ball State to our students and our community.”
This talk is part of the Indiana Humanities’ “Advancing Racial Equity” Speakers Bureau. The African American Studies program is hosting the event, with co-sponsoring from the departments of English, History and Criminal Justice and Criminology. The African American Studies program is part of the Department of Women’s, Gender and African American Studies.