"Extreme Shoes and the Promise of Excellence in Renaissance Venice" — Michelle Laughran

Part 2 of our Centennial Faculty Lecture Series
7 p.m., Viola George Auditorium - Alfond Hall
30 min., 30 min. Q&A

Venetian women wore platform heels up to 20 inches high during the High Renaissance. She believes the shoes were important instruments by which a woman could assert not only control over her financial resources and greater penetration of male-dominated urban space, but also her own individual excellence.

Dr. Michelle Laughran, associate professor of history and chair of the history department.