CANCELLED - TESOL Trieste Seminar - Mar. 6, 2020

CANCELLED
TESOL ITALY TRIESTE Local Group
cordially invites you to the Free Seminar:

100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State

hosted by
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 17:00-18:30 
Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste

This two-part presentation will look at a pivotal time in American history as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S.  Ms. Anne Johnson will discuss the issues leading up to the crucial vote allowing women the right to vote and show a short video on the drama in the state of Tennessee, the final state needed for ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. constitution.  Following this presentation, a brief look at the resources available from the Office of English Language in the U.S. Department of State.

Ms. Johnson joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2006 as a regional Information Resource Officer (now Regional Public Engagement Specialist) and has served in Ghana, South Africa, Argentina, Washington D.C., Burma and Italy. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked in legal, non-profit and public libraries in areas of administration, marketing and programming.  Currently based in Rome, Ms. Johnson works with American Spaces in nine European countries.  She has a master’s degree in library science from Emory University and a master’s in international Relations from Georgia State University. 

Register to Participate at this link: 


The deadline for registration is: Friday, March 6, 2020


For additional information: 
Janine Sprague Zolle, Trieste local group coordinator tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com