Deep-Dish Dialogue: Saving Communities Through Food (Smithsonian Food History Weekend)
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A Conversation on Women and Food Activism in American History
This panel will explore how African American women have protected and sustained individuals and communities through the creative production and distribution of food. Join historians Jessica B. Harris, PhD, and Psyche Williams-Forson, PhD, and Tambra Raye Stevenson of Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture (WANDA), in an exploration of African American activism through food. Case studies will provide a lens for understanding the long history of women using their culinary skills to make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Jessica B. Harris, PhD, Tambra Raye Stevenson and Psyche Williams-Forson, PhD will be signing books immediately after the panel at 11:45 a.m. in 1 Center. Books will be available for purchase on site.