Join Ozarks Public Broadcasting and the Office of Multicultural Student Services for a brown bag lunch and film screening of Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock. This event is part of Missouri State University’s African American Heritage Month and the Women & Girls Lead Initiative. Feel free to bring your lunch and a drink with you.
Thursday, February 16th
12-1:30 pm
PSU 313 (Traywick Parliamentary Room)
About the film
As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock tells the story of her life and public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which culminated in a constitutional crisis — pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. Unconventional, revolutionary, and egotistical, Daisy Bates reaped the rewards of instant fame, but paid dearly for it.
Hannah works with both KSMU and Ozarks Public Television underwriters — businesses and organizations that provide financial support for the stations. She also helps plan fundraising events that raise money for children’s programming on Ozarks Public Television.
