To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Women’s History Archives, a celebration will be held on December 5th, Anna Sigurðardóttir’s birthday. There will be a program of short lectures on a variety of topics relating both to the Archives and to women’s history. Light refreshments will be served at the end.

We look forward to seeing you at Lón Lecture hall at Þjóðarbókhlaðan, Friday 5th of December between 13:00-16:00.

Program:                                                    

The Rector of the University of Iceland, Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, delivers opening remarks for the first part of the anniversary celebration.

• Students in the course „Culture and Communication : Women’s Day Off 1975” at the University of Iceland present their final projects and additional materials to the 50th anniversary exhibition of the Women’s History Archives, WE ARE MANY.

– Break –

Speaker of Alþingi, Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, delivers opening remarks for the second part of the anniversary celebration.

Short lectures:

• Halldóra Kristinsdóttir
• Sigríður Jónsdóttir
• Kristín Lilja Thorlacius
• Gerður G. Óskarsdóttir
• Erla Hulda Halldórsdóttir
• Helga Kress
• Valgerður Pálmadóttir

– Break –

• Sigurborg Hilmarsdóttir
• Íris Ellenberger
• Anna Dröfn Ágústsdóttir
• Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir
• Una María Magnúsdóttir og Hólmfríður Benediktsdóttir
• Eliza Reid

Cheers!

Moderator: Rakel Adolphsdóttir, director of Kvennasögusafn

To send a greeting that will be read aloud at the anniversary celebration, please contact Karólína Rós Ólafsdóttir: karolina.r.olafsdottir@landsbokasafn.is