History
Myrna Goldberger calls what
she does “Edutainment.” She has
been on the staff of Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at
FAU for more than 20 years.
Educated at the University of
Maryland, Loyola College and
Johns Hopkins University, she has had more than
50 years of experience in educational programming,
including Elderhostels and scholar-in-residence
weekends.
She currently presents lectures to community groups, religious groups and special interest
organizations in Florida and numerous other states. In addition, Ms. Goldberger performs in self-written, one-act plays focusing on famous American men and women. Her students, who call themselves “Myrna’s Groupies,” describe her as “charismatic, knowledgeable and dynamic.”
Before Hillary — They Were First!
Belva Lockwood, Victoria Woodhull — two women
of the 1800s who separately worked, married,
verbally fought, actively protested and vigorously
campaigned for the right to become the first female
president of the United States. Neither is widely
known or remembered, but each used her innate
skills, her driving ambition, her expansive energy and
her “unmatched nerve” to change the mores and laws
so that a woman could lead the nation. Belva
Lockwood, a lawyer, vigorously persuaded the
President to grant her the degree she had earned that
the school had opposed giving to her. Victoria
Woodhull, adviser for Cornelius Vanderbilt and the
first female on Wall Street, defiantly proclaimed
“Women on the Ballot — Now.” In this presentation,
Myrna Goldberger, using costume and imagery,
will portray the lives, careers and independent spirit
of these two women who were way ahead of their
time. They didn’t win, but they indeed were
antecedents of Hillary.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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| Course # F1S1 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Saturday, November 5 2016 |
| Time: | 1 - 2:30 PM |
| Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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