February 23, 2:30PM Paley Library Lecture Hall Lena Ampadu is an expert on African and African American women writers, specializing in oral traditions and the work of Frances E.W. Harper. She is the Assistant Chair of and Associate Professor in the Department of English, Towson University, and Director of the African and African American Studies Program there. Temple University Libraries, the Temple University Faculty of Color and Moonstone Arts Center bring this important scholar to Philadelphia, where she will discuss the important role women play in the African and African American literary tradition.