"Women's Stories of Survival" will be the next topic of discussion for Coastal Carolina University's Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry series about the Dust Bowl at Kimbel Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. in Edwards Recital Hall. The public is invited to this free event.

In the 1930s, record-breaking droughts and dust storms wreaked havoc on the southern plains, destroying farms and displacing families. While the Dust Bowl has captivated American audiences for decades, women's accounts of these historic events have often been overlooked. This lecture, led by Angie Fitzpatrick, assistant director of Women's and Gender Studies, will explore the experiences of the women who survived the devastation of the Dust Bowl and lived to tell the tale.

The accompanying photographic exhibit about the U.S. Dust Bowl is on display in the Bryan Information Commons and the Kimbel Library.

            This exhibit was developed by the American Library Association and the libraries of Oklahoma State University and Mount Holyoke College and made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. The exhibit also includes historical photographs of Horry County courtesy of the Horry County Museum.

The Bryan Information Commons is located in the Kimbel Library at 376 University Blvd. in Conway. For more information about the event, contact Dean of Library Services Barbara Burd at 843-349-2401 or bburd@coastal.edu.