FLARE Calendar of Events
March 2024
April 2024
Wednesday
3
2024
April 3, 2024
8:30AM - 12:30PM
First Ladies Then and Now: Communicating Their Message
FLARE presents the Central States Communication Association Pre-Conference
Grand Amway Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI
The field of First Ladies Studies has grown dramatically since the first course was offered in 1982 at the University of Texas-Austin and Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter hosted the first conference on first ladies in Grand Rapids in 1984. Communication scholars have been at the heart of the growth in scholarship, publications, conference programs, and interviews in various media. With the creation of the interdisciplinary association, founded by seven scholars--including four from communication--and new publications, including the first-ever college textbook, this is an area of study with tremendous potential for communication scholarship, especially for graduate students and early career faculty. To trace the history of this interdisciplinary field of inquiry, Central States is partnering with FLARE--First Ladies Association for Research and Education--to mark the 40th anniversary of the conference at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids.
May 2024
Saturday
4
2024
May 4, 2024
Julia Gardiner Tyler
May 4, 1820
Some biographies list July 29, 1820 as her birth date.
June 2024
July 2024
Monday
29
2024
July 29, 2024
Julia Gardiner Tyler
July 29, 1820
Some biographies list May 4, 1820 as her birth date.