Greater O'Hare Chapter Annual Spring Luncheon
Pescatore Palace - 3400 N. River Road, Franklin Park IL
12:00pm Doors Open / Basket Raffle Tickets for Sale
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm
Jackie Kennedy, First Person Narrative (
see below for details)
3:00pm` Basket Raffle
History comes alive in the talented hands of historian Leslie Goddard who tells fascinating stories and creates vivid portraits of some of history's most memorable women.
With experience as a historian, actor, and museum teacher, Leslie Goddard brings a unique perspective to her history presentations.
Trained as a historian, she earned a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, specializing in U.S. cultural history, American studies, and women's history. She also holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in theater and has been working in the field of museum interpretation for nearly ten years. Her programs combine her experience as a teacher and actor with her background as a historian and researcher.
Goddard writes and lectures frequently on American history, with particular expertise in the areas of women's history and Chicago cultural history. She has presented numerous lectures and presentations for museums, libraries, community centers, and civic organizations.
Jacqueline Kennedy. It is 1964, and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy is besieged by sightseers around her house in Georgetown. As she deliberates what to do next, she shares the story of her life in the White House, including her struggle to retain her family’s privacy in the face of media onslaughts, her restoration work, and her attempts to showcase the arts. In a climactic revelation, she recounts her husband’s death and comes to heartfelt decision about how to begin a new life for herself and her children.