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Jered Little
Issue date: 3/4/05 Section: News
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Ranger Reporter
"An immigrant from communism" is how Carol Nicklaus, coordinator of the Creative Minds lectures, described Elisabeth Gleason, a professor emerita at San Francisco State University.
"History takes many forms, sometimes very humble forms," Gleason said Feb. 10 in her Creative Minds lecture, "Heroism and Creativity: Italian Renaissance Women and Religion."
"Its not simple to give a quick definition of a hero."
The small amount of time Gleason spent explaining her life and achievements is an indication that humbleness and perseverance describe her perfectly.
She spent her life running from violence in areas such as Slovenia, Yugoslavia and Austria and lost her father, who was taken prisoner by the communists and died in a communist prison, Nicklaus said.
After escaping Europe, Gleason moved to Illinois at age 16 with her mother and brother to take advantage of the university system there, Nicklaus said.
According to the Creative Minds brochure, Gleason attended Ohio State University at Columbus and later the University of California at Berkeley, where she received a doctorate in early modern European history.
Her main study and interest centered on northern Italian responses to the Protestant Reformation in the 15th and 16th century.
"I appreciated her ability to place the importance of women throughout history," said Judy Carter, an English instructor.
"You only hear about the male masters of the Renaissance, but they all had mothers, and I'm sure the mothers gave huge encouragement for them to be creative."
Gleason offered two presentations - a day lecture in the College Union Building and one at night at the Business and Industry Center on the Polk Street Campus.
About 70 people attended the day session, which was an introduction to the subject, but "I enjoyed the evening session the most because she gave so much information in the session," Nicklaus said.
"An immigrant from communism" is how Carol Nicklaus, coordinator of the Creative Minds lectures, described Elisabeth Gleason, a professor emerita at San Francisco State University.
"History takes many forms, sometimes very humble forms," Gleason said Feb. 10 in her Creative Minds lecture, "Heroism and Creativity: Italian Renaissance Women and Religion."
"Its not simple to give a quick definition of a hero."
The small amount of time Gleason spent explaining her life and achievements is an indication that humbleness and perseverance describe her perfectly.
She spent her life running from violence in areas such as Slovenia, Yugoslavia and Austria and lost her father, who was taken prisoner by the communists and died in a communist prison, Nicklaus said.
After escaping Europe, Gleason moved to Illinois at age 16 with her mother and brother to take advantage of the university system there, Nicklaus said.
According to the Creative Minds brochure, Gleason attended Ohio State University at Columbus and later the University of California at Berkeley, where she received a doctorate in early modern European history.
Her main study and interest centered on northern Italian responses to the Protestant Reformation in the 15th and 16th century.
"I appreciated her ability to place the importance of women throughout history," said Judy Carter, an English instructor.
"You only hear about the male masters of the Renaissance, but they all had mothers, and I'm sure the mothers gave huge encouragement for them to be creative."
Gleason offered two presentations - a day lecture in the College Union Building and one at night at the Business and Industry Center on the Polk Street Campus.
About 70 people attended the day session, which was an introduction to the subject, but "I enjoyed the evening session the most because she gave so much information in the session," Nicklaus said.