{"id":25,"date":"2014-01-04T20:34:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T20:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karenessex.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-12-13T03:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:27:06","slug":"lectures-and-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"LECTURES + EVENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lectures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Karen Essex has lectured extensively on women\u2019s history, including topics such as Kleopatra\u2019s true history and her relevance to today\u2019s woman, the indelible link between art and power, and women\u2019s hidden roles in monumental events. She has also given workshops on turning history into fiction and the art of adapting for the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To inquire about booking Karen Essex, please send an inquiry email<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has visited with honors\u2019 classes in literature, history, and women\u2019s studies, sat on panels, luncheoned with students and faculty, and given many inspirational workshops to women writers and artists of all ages. Some of these organizations and schools include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lecturing to a dinner & book club at Los Angeles Country Club about Leonardo\u2019s Swans and the Renaissance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Field Museum of Chicago (in conjunction with the touring exhibit Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Friends of the Vanderbilt Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The National Women\u2019s Book Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • University of North Carolina, Asheville<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vanderbilt University (honors classes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ball State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Harpeth Hall Academy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Centennial Club (a women\u2019s organization celebrating literacy, history, current events)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Margaret Cunningham Women\u2019s Center of Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Borders Books (a three-city screenwriting workshop)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vromans Bookstore Workshop Series<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Southern Festival of Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The New Orleans Festival of Words and Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Southern Kentucky Festival of Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Nashville Screenwriter\u2019s Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • M.T.S.U. Guest Writers Series<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Goddard College, Guest Writers Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    She has also discussed her work on The Today Show,<\/em> PBS\u2019s A Word on Words<\/em> hosted by John Seigenthaler, NPR\u2019s The Fine Print<\/em> with Rebecca Bain and other NPR and PBS programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Karen will be happy to work with you in adapting one of her lectures to the needs of your school or organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lectures Karen Essex has lectured extensively on women\u2019s history, including topics such as Kleopatra\u2019s true history and her relevance to today\u2019s woman, the indelible link between art and power, and women\u2019s hidden roles in monumental events. She has also given workshops on turning history into fiction and the art of adapting for the screen. To […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2066,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1906,"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/1906"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karenessex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}