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Donna M. Loring Lecture

A Salute to Cpt. Joanne Murphy and the Women Who Served in Vietnam

October 1, 2024

12:00 pm

Bush Center Boardroom, UNE Biddeford Campus

A Salute to Cpt. Joanne Murphy and the Women Who Served in Vietnam Tuesday, October 1 at 12 p.m. In person and online:Bush Center Boardroom, UNE Biddeford CampusDirections and Campus MapLivestreamed on une.edu/live Captain Joanne P. Murphy was Donna Loring’s Commanding Officer while they served together in the combat zone at Long Binh during the Vietnam War, and Murphy’s bequest has [...]

Wabanaki basketmaking

On October 1, UNE’s Maine Women Writers Collection sponsored an event as part of its annual Donna M. Loring Lecture Series, titled, “Wabanaki Basketmaking Traditions Under Threat? Art, Culture, and the Future of Maine Indian Basketmaking.” The event presented the centuries-old artistic tradition of basketmaking among the Wabanaki peoples (the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Abenaki, Mi’kmaq and Maliseet), while [...]