National League of American Pen Women Central Ohio Branch

“Haunted History of Columbus” — Nellie Kampmann, Guest Speaker

Certified hypnotherapist and author Nellie Kampmann works professionally in the field of history. Her interest in local ghost folklore led her to become a tour guide on the Columbus Landmarks Foundation’s yearly ghost tours. Nellie blogs about paranormal topics on Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio. She has a book on local ghost stories by the same name.

From the playful spirits of the Kelton House Museum & Garden to the wavy-armed apparition that prowls the fourth floor of Ohio State’s main library, Columbus is teeming with ghosts. Join us on a journey to meet mischievous souls and malevolent entities that aren’t quite ready to leave the city.

When:

• Tuesday, October 17, 2023 • 6:30–8:30p

Where:

• Hilliard Branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library
  4500 Hickory Way, Hilliard, OH 43026

The Central Ohio Pen Women will have our annual holiday luncheon with time to socialize and share current projects.

When:

• Tuesday, December 5, 2023 • 11:30a–2:30p

Where:

• Goodale Landing, 8th floor, Ohio Living Westminster Thurber
  340 W. Goodale St., Columbus, OH 43215

Guest Speaker Linda Mizejewski is a Distinguished Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University. Linda has been a Fulbright Lecturer in Slovakia and Romania, and her research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council of Learned Societies. In 2004 she was a winner of Ohio State University’s Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award.

Women’s comedy has long been a prime spot for women to talk back and break taboos in mainstream popular culture. But women in comedy have traditionally been pegged as either “pretty” or “funny.” This talk is an overview of women’s comedy beginning with Mae West and ending with the new generation of women comedians such as Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, and Ellen DeGeneres who flout the pretty-versus-funny dynamic, targeting glamour and in some cases making it clear that in popular culture, “pretty” almost always means “white.”

When:

• Friday, February 9, 2024 • 1:00-3:00p

Where:

• Hilliard Branch – Columbus Metropolitan Library
  4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard, OH 43026