Harvard Club of Chicago

Dialogue with Wendy Doniger: Are Diamonds a Woman's Best Friend? 

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Sidley Austin, 1 S. Dearborn, Chicago
Please note: this is new date & location.  

Introduced by Margaret McCurry, LF '87, we welcome Wendy Doniger. 

Wendy Doniger (O'Flaherty) holds the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Chair in History of Religions: the University of Chicago Divinity School, the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the Committee on Social Thought.  She graduated summa cum laude in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Radcliffe College.   Her Masters Degree and PhD were earned at Harvard.  Her second PhD in Oriental Studies is from Oxford University.  She has also been awarded six honorary doctorates. 

Are Diamonds a Woman's Best Friend? 

The mythology of gold engagement rings goes back to the ancient Romans.  But De Beers invented a brand new myth of diamond engagement rings in the 20th century and a brilliant advertising campaign sucessfully marketed it as part of the old mythology. 

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / RSVP Deadline: February 3, 2014

Time:  5:30 p.m. - Wine & cheese reception
          6:00 p.m. - Program followed by Q & A
          7:15 p.m. - Conclude

(NOTE:  You will be required to show a photo ID in order to gain access to the event.  Please arrive before 6:00 pm.  After that time further security measures will be in effect in the building.)

Location:
Sidley Austin (Photo ID required for entrance to the building)
1 S. Dearborn, Conference Center, Chicago, IL

A 10% discount on parking is available. Use discount code HCC0205 and Click Here!!! to reserve.

Cost:
RSVP Deadline: February 3, 2014
$15.00 for Members and Member's Guest
$30.00 for Non-Members
Complimentary for Crimson and Crimson Plus Members

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SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION:

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