Please complete the survey at the end of the fall 2023 book read.
Dr. Catharine R. Franklin
Catharine R. Franklin specializes in the history of the nineteenth-century American West, with an emphasis on indigenous peoples and the United States Army. Her work upends the story of the so-called “Indian Wars.”
A native New Yorker, Dr. Franklin earned a B.A. in English Literature and American Studies from The City College of New York, and the M.A. and Ph.D in History at the University of Oklahoma. She serves on the editorial board of Montana: The Magazine of Western History and maintains close relationships with Native scholars and friends across Indian Country.
The title of the talk for October 16 is "Thítȟuŋwaŋ Wiƞyan: Lakota Women, Then, Now, and Always."