We're
pleased to announce that Amelia Bloomer Author and multiple award
winning author Laurie Halse Anderson will be joining the CWLU History
Project in speaking at the Amelia Bloomer Breakfast at ALA Annual! 
This year, Anderson made the Bloomer list for Independent Dames, won the O'Dell Historical Fiction award for Chains,
and is the Margaret A. Edwards award for significant and lasting
achievement and contribution to young adult literature.  We're excited
to have her speaking in Chicago.

Joining Laurie will be speakers from the Chicago Women's Liberation
Union to talk about their Herstory project.  Between 1969-1977, the
CWLU touched the lives of many women in and around the Chicago area,
developing many programs from scratch to help women while still
building the foundation that feminists use to further their efforts.

The
Amelia Bloomer Breakfast will be held during ALA Annual in Chicago on
Sunday, July 12, starting at 8 a.m.  Tickets are $30 and include a
continental breakfast, and information on purchasing tickets is
available through the ALA registration website.

Details about the location will be posted soon.