This William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series is open to the public free of charge and no admission tickets are required.
Lectures are open to the public free of charge and begin at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall, on the Fredericksburg campus of the University of Mary Washington. The auditorium opens at 6:30 p.m.
Video recordings of the lectures will be uploaded to the UMW Great Lives Lectures website and will be available in the weeks following the live lectures.
CRRL librarians have hand-pick titles to accompany each lecture. See below yellow COVID notice. All photos used below are from biography.com.
Important Update About the Great Lives Lecture Series
Due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID pandemic, the series will continue to use a virtual live-streaming platform for all lectures through at least February 3. Links to the live-stream broadcast may be found on this website.
PLEASE NOTE: After delivery, lectures will be posted on the website as soon as possible after they have been edited (including addition of captions), a process that may take a week or more to complete. Once lectures are uploaded, this will be indicated by an icon in the “Media” column in the lecture listings below.
In response to the uncertainties of the Covid pandemic, please note the following when attending LIVE lectures:
- All persons in attendance must present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test and must wear a mask upon entering the auditorium.
- Persons experiencing flu-like symptoms should not attend.
- Those considering attending should first check the Great Lives website or call the hotline (540-654-1065) in advance for possible changes in schedule or protocols.
John Glenn
January 18
Frances Perkins
January 20
Charlie Chaplin
January 25
Vincent van Gogh
January 27
Jimmy Carter
February 1
Mother Teresa
February 3
Pioneer Female Aviators
February 8
Homer
February 10
Emmett Till
February 15
Ida B. Wells
February 17
Indira Gandhi
February 22
America's Pirates
February 24
Sandra Day O’Connor
March 1
Dolly Parton
March 3
Sylvia Plath
March 8
C.S. Lewis
March 10
