‘Women of the Tide’ exhibit to open
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – June 25
The UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA wants you to check out the “Women of the Tide” It’s a museum exhibit that showcases 125 years of UA women, everything from lady athletes to soldiers to celebrities and activists. You’ll recognize a lot of the names, like Dr. Judy Bonner, the first woman hired as the University’s president, Mary Harmon Bryant, wife of legendary UA football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. And, of course, Autherine Lucy Foster and Vivian Malone Jones, students and activists who risked their lives to help integrate the University. “Women of the Tide: 125 years of women at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA” is at the Gorgas House Museum.
Sheffield’s Inspiration Landing Project gets green-light
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – June 25
City leaders signed a contract with the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA archaeology department on Monday to monitor the clean-up of the old furnace site for historical significance.