OLSH Speaker Series
The OLSH Speaker Series was launched in 2023 with grant funding to invite speakers to share about dynamic and relevant topics for OLSH students, parents, alumni, and the extended local community!
Join us for an evening with
Shannon Dee Williams, Ph.D.
"America's Real Sister Act: Black Catholic Nuns in United States History"
will survey the long and rich history of Black Catholic nuns in the nation.
Dr. Williams is an associate professor of history at the University of Dayton. She is the author of Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle (Duke University Press, May 2022) and the winner of the 2022 Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize from the Association of Black Women Historians and the 2023 Wesley-Logan Prize from the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
OLSH Auditorium
This event is free and open to the public.
Free will donations will be accepted at the door or online when reserving your seat.
Tickets will open soon!
2024-2025 OLSH Speaker Series - Upcoming Speakers
Justin Fatica
Professional speaker and author, Fatica will share his inspiring perspective on how to live a fulfilling life and how to encourage others to do the same.
December 2024
Shannon Dee Williams, Ph.D.
An Associate Professor of History at the University of Dayton, Williams will speak about her book “Subversive Habits”, the story of Black Catholic nuns and their experiences with racism, sexism, and exclusion.
February 2025
