Still Life
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
During a time when the majority of high-level government jobs were held by men, the Nixon administration launched a little-known initiative to recruit women to government, and a Penn State alumna led the effort. Barbara Franklin went on to serve as Secretary of Commerce under President George H.W. Bush. She later collaborated with Penn State's Special Collections library to chronicle the Nixon initiative in a series of oral histories titled "A Few Good Women." Franklin will talk about her experiences on the next episode of "Conversations from Penn State."
The show will air on the Big Ten Network at 6 and 9 p.m. on April 6. It also will air on WPSU-TV at 9 p.m. on April 8. The show also can be viewed at http://conversations.psu.edu online. (more)
Barbara Hackman Franklin of Washington, D.C., former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and a member of Penn State's class of 1962, has directed $500,000 to name the Barbara Hackman Franklin Atrium in central Pattee Library on the University Park campus as part of the new and transformational Knowledge Commons project. This space, currently identified as the lending service lobby, will be renovated into additional service space. The gift is a continuation of Franklin's long-standing support for the University Libraries. (more)
"Think about the women in current national leadership positions. Could these folks have gotten where they are without this chapter in women's history?"
-- Barbara H. Franklin, '62, distinguished alumna, the 29th United States Secretary of Commerce and the highest-ranking woman in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. Franklin spoke Thursday, April 2, in Foster Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus. Her presentation, "A Few Good Women...: a Watershed for Women's History," discussed the efforts and results achieved by a few good women (and men) in advancing the cause of women in government, 1969-74, which had ripple effects in business, education and the professions. (more)
The public is invited to a presentation, "A Few Good Women...: a Watershed for Women's History," by the Honorable Barbara H. Franklin, 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, in Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, University Park campus. An exhibit, "A Few Good Women...: Advancing the Cause of Women in Government, 1969-74," is on display March 6 through April 17 in the main exhibit hall of Pattee Library. (more)
