This event is in the past.It took place on April 30, 2026 at Sibley Auditorium.
Educational TalkEducational TalkThe Constitutional Right to Transition: Reconstruction and the Political History of Transphobia
Northside
Jules Gill-Peterson uncovers Frances Thompson's story: an enslaved woman who transitioned in the 1830s, testified to Congress after the Memphis Riots, and shaped the Fourteenth Amendment. The lecture connects her life to the constitutional roots of trans rights and the political history of transphobia.
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The Constitutional Right to Transition: Reconstruction and the Political History of Transphobia
Northside
Educational TalkEducational TalkJules Gill-Peterson uncovers Frances Thompson's story: an enslaved woman who transitioned in the 1830s, testified to Congress after the Memphis Riots, and shaped the Fourteenth Amendment. The lecture connects her life to the constitutional roots of trans rights and the political history of transphobia.
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