Presented by Suffolk University’s Ford Hall Forum; Communication, Journalism & Media Department; English Department; History, Language & Global Culture Department and Women’s & Gender Studies Program.
An evening with award-winning author Nancy A. Nichols, upon the publication of her new book Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car. She will be joined in conversation by Amy Monticello, MFA, associate professor and chair, English Department, Suffolk University.
There will be a book signing with Ms. Nichols after the program.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
If you are unable to attend in-person, you may register to attend via Zoom at the link below:
WHEN: April 18th, Thursday at 6 PM
WHERE: The Modern Theatre located at 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
ARRIVAL: The lobby and the box office at the Modern Theatre will open at 5 PM, one hour before the event's start time.
Please note that all unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist at 5:50 PM, ten minutes before the event's start time. Please arrive at the theatre and check in at the box office before your tickets are released.
TICKETS: Admission is free. Registration is required.
Online registration will close two hours before the event's start time.
Walk-up registration can be done at the box office on the day of the event, subject to availability.
WAITLIST: If the event is sold out, you may add your name to the waitlist at the box office. Any unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist at 5:50 PM, ten minutes before the event's start time.
About Women Behind the Wheel:
The invention of the automobile a little more than a century ago created a new and movable arena in which women’s struggle for power and autonomy would play out in myriad and often unexpected ways. Cars shaped the way women live, the way women work and date and dress, the way they care for their families, and the way they approach the elusive dream of work-life balance.
Yet despite its dramatic impact on the lives of women, few have stopped the speeding automobile in its tracks to document the impact this technology has had on women. The car may have been “born in a masculine manger,” but beyond this persistent men-and-machine myth lies a different story: women, too, have always loved their cars and the exhilarating freedom of the open road.
Blending cultural analysis, biography, literary criticism, and memoir, Women Behind the Wheel reclaims a neglected history and reveals how the car—and all that surrounds it—has become our most gendered technology.
Praise for Women Behind the Wheel:
“Fascinating, funny, enraging and often very moving. For all its hard-edged machinery, gender warring and auto-business shenanigans, the emotional engine of this book is Nichols’s own poignant story.”—
The New York Times
For ticketing questions and assistance, please email boxoffice@suffolk.edu .