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SUMMARY:The Weight of Silence: Unwed Mothers at the Salvation Army Booth Memorial Hospital in Midcentury Minnesota (or\, History\, My Mother\, and Me)
DESCRIPTION:In February 1959\, the Minneapolis Morning Tribune published a series of articles about the ailing American family\, pointing to the “crisis of the unwed mother” as a factor in the institution’s decline. In October of that year\, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch chimed in on the matter with its series on “Girls in Trouble.” In 1960\, WCCO television broadcast a Peabody Award-winning program about unwed mothers living at the Salvation Army Booth Memorial Hospital in St. Paul. Sex and the single girl seemed to be on everyone’s mind in midcentury Minnesota. \nDespite this public attention to unwed motherhood as a social issue\, however\, silence still surrounded the actual experience of premarital sex and pregnancy for the young mothers-to-be. Parents\, teachers\, and friends broached the subject of sex indirectly and through innuendo\, if at all. Once pregnant\, many single white women hid themselves in maternity homes such as Booth under the cover of stories that they had gone to visit family or taken a job out of state. Partly in an attempt to maintain this façade of sexual propriety\, approximately 70% of unwed mothers at Booth in the early 1960s relinquished their children for adoption\, often remaining silent about these life-changing events for decades. \nDr. Kim Heikkila’s mother was one of these women: she delivered her first daughter\, Heikkila’s half-sister\, at Booth in 1961\, surrendered her for adoption\, and kept the whole experience a secret for 33 years\, until that daughter found her long-lost birth mother. In this talk\, Dr. Heikkila will explore the weight of silence born by her mother and seven former “Booth girls” with whom she conducted oral history interviews. \nPresenter Bio: Kim Heikkila has a doctorate in American Studies\, with a minor in Feminist Studies\, from the University of Minnesota. She has written about Booth Memorial Hospital for Ramsey County History and Minnesota History\, and has published several personal essays about her mother’s experiences as a birth mother and her own as an adoptive mother. She recently completed an oral history project with former Booth residents\, staff\, and related personnel\, the second of two research projects on Booth sponsored by the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum with funding from Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grants. Her first book\, Sisterhood of War: Minnesota Women in Vietnam (Minnesota Historical Society Press\, 2011)\, was a finalist for a 2012 Minnesota Book Award. She taught U.S. and women’s history at local colleges and universities for more than 10 years before leaving academia to open her own oral history consulting business\, Spotlight Oral History.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/the-weight-of-silence-unwed-mothers-at-the-salvation-army-booth-memorial-hospital-in-midcentury-minnesota-or-history-my-mother-and-me/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180323T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180323T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180124T052937Z
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SUMMARY:"Minnesota History Whatever" Conference
DESCRIPTION:Another “Whatever” coming your way! \nCo-sponsored by the American Swedish Institute\, the Minnesota Historical Society\, and the Minnesota Independent Scholars’ Forum \nPost on Facebook ideas\, suggestions what you’d like to have talked about. Some ideas already: How to write local history (a workshop); underused archival collections\, making and marketing history\, history as emotional work\, museums as neutral locations\, who owns the past. If you like — or don’t like — these topics\, suggest other ones. \nThis seems to be a crowd-sourced gathering\, so be part of the crowd! Add your thoughts.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minnesota-history-whatever-conference/
LOCATION:American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota 55407
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180321T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180321T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180219T031151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T150022Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are beginning a new book. Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations (2017) by John Avlon is more than a book about Washington’s farewell address. It is a book about the United States in Washington’s time and his perception of the problems and needs of the new democracy. \nThe book is available in paperback for around $12 and the ebook only costs $4. For the 21st we will read Part I and the first two chapters of Part II (up to Fiscal Discipline). \nThis is a book that you ought to read. You are\, after all\, a future generation. \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-3/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180321T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180321T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180226T030235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T145551Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF members welcome
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180314T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180227T195053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T145027Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will finish our reading of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. Note that there is only one session this time. And while any topic from the book on philosophy of science will be entertained. we will focus on the last two chapters\, which are on quantum theory and corroboration. \nIf thinking about the former makes you break out in hives and start to cry\, please know that you will be in good company.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180224T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180224T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180103T030017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T031226Z
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SUMMARY:From Winnipeg to New Orleans: the route of the Jefferson Highway in Minnesota.
DESCRIPTION:Carol Ahlgren is both an architectural historian and historian in the Twin Cities. She received a 2017 Legacy Fellowship from the Minnesota Historical Society to study the highway’s history and route through Minnesota.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/from-winnipeg-to-new-orleans-the-route-of-the-jefferson-highway-in-minnesota/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180221T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180221T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180204T164707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T150447Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
DESCRIPTION:We will be reading chapter 8 of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. This chapter goes into the details of his attempts to define what is meant by probability as it is used in science. It is a long chapter and includes some mathematics. Knowing that there are some who would prefer not to tackle this\, we are offering an alternative: another reading – of your choice – related to the book. This means that it should cover the same topics Popper seems most concerned about here. \nIn general\, these are: induction – a problem first raised by Hume and which Popper claims to have solved\, at least with respect to science; demarcation – how do you distinguish science from non-science\, pseudo-science\, and metaphysics; scientific method – is there one\, and if so\, what is it; and verification/falsification – how do scientists justify their conclusions\, the main theme of the book. \nAs usual the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, and Wikipedia have numerous entries on these topics\, and more articles can be found elsewhere. Here are some suggestions: \nInterpretations of Probability\nKarl Popper (a general article on the SEP)\nKarl Popper: Philosophy of Science (a general article on the IEP)\nKarl Popper (a general article on Wikipedia)\nThe Problem of Induction\nConfirmation and Induction\nConfirmation\nDemarcation Problem\nScience and Pseudo-science\nSimplicity in the Philosophy of Science\nScientific Method\nScience as Falsification (from a talk by Popper)\nFalsifiability\nFalsification (from a talk by David Miller\, a supporter of Popper) \nWhen you get done reading all these you will be so ready to read chapter 8 that the excitement will keep you from doing anything else.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-2-4/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180221T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180221T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180118T030503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T173756Z
UID:168-1519228800-1519236000@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF members welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180219T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180204T161510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T151009Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:We will be reading chapter 8 of The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. This chapter goes into the details of his attempts to define what is meant by probability as it is used in science. It is a long chapter and includes some mathematics. Knowing that there are some who would prefer not to tackle this\, we are offering an alternative: another reading – of your choice – related to the book. This means that it should cover the same topics Popper seems most concerned about here. \nIn general\, these are: induction – a problem first raised by Hume and which Popper claims to have solved\, at least with respect to science; demarcation – how do you distinguish science from non-science\, pseudo-science\, and metaphysics; scientific method – is there one\, and if so\, what is it; and verification/falsification – how do scientists justify their conclusions\, the main theme of the book. \nAs usual the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy\, and Wikipedia have numerous entries on these topics\, and more articles can be found elsewhere. Here are some suggestions: \nInterpretations of Probability\nKarl Popper (a general article on the SEP)\nKarl Popper: Philosophy of Science (a general article on the IEP)\nKarl Popper (a general article on Wikipedia)\nThe Problem of Induction\nConfirmation and Induction\nConfirmation\nDemarcation Problem\nScience and Pseudo-science\nSimplicity in the Philosophy of Science\nScientific Method\nScience as Falsification (from a talk by Popper)\nFalsifiability\nFalsification (from a talk by David Miller\, a supporter of Popper) \nWhen you get done reading all these you will be so ready to read chapter 8 that the excitement will keep you from doing anything else.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-1-4/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180215T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180126T051746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T171450Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will finish our reading of The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf. Even if you haven’t read any of this book\, it is easy enough reading that you could do the whole thing before the 15th. Then you will understand how extraordinary\, influential\, prolific\, and\, in some ways\, strange Humboldt was. Sort of like the History Study Group itself.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group-2/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180131T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180115T204829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T195231Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
DESCRIPTION:We are reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. The next meeting will cover chapters 6 and 7. I would like to mention that the people who attend our meetings are definitely not from any sort of\, let us say\, fecal hollow. They’re really more Norwegian-like. You are welcome to join us no matter where you come from.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-2-3/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180129T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180129T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180115T204541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T200400Z
UID:166-1517252400-1517259600@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:We are reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. The next meeting will cover chapters 6 and 7. I would like to mention that the people who attend our meetings are definitely not from any sort of\, let us say\, fecal hollow. They’re really more Norwegian-like. You are welcome to join us no matter where you come from. \n 
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-1-3/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180127T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180127T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180103T024232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T034201Z
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SUMMARY:Minneapolis' Murdered Editors. A Look at Investigative Journalists and the Underworld in the Early 20th Century.
DESCRIPTION:In the early 20th century the Minneapolis underworld was ruled by some pretty ruthless mobsters and gangs who did not look kindly on efforts of campaigning newsmen to clean up the city. This time will be the topic of our speaker\, Beth Johanneck\, who regards herself as an amateur historian. [Ed. Note: Meaning: She is an independent scholar.] \nBeth Johanneck was raised on a small farm in southwestern Minnesota with seven brothers and a sister. They spent their summers working in the fields. She graduated from Wabasso High School and then attended Southwest State University in Marshall\, Minnesota. She has B.S. degree in business administration with a finance concentration and currently works for Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. She describes herself as an amateur historian. \nShe hosted a blog called Minnesota Country Mouse for seven years which led to a book contract with the History Press. Her first book was the Hidden History of the Minnesota River Valley. She then wrote Twin Cities Prohibition\, also for the History Press. She self-published Minneapolis Underworld at the request of a local organized crime member. This led to an introduction and brief friendship with “Tommy the Bomber” Ogdahl\, former member of The Baldies gang who later became deputy mayor to Charles Stenvig. \nTwin Cities Prohibition was mentioned on MPR as one of the three top food books of 2011\, This ironic honor was bestowed by Minnesota Monthly magazine’s food editor\, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. She appeared on an episode of the Travel Channel’s Monumental Mystery series to discuss the Foshay Tower. \nShe is currently working on a fictional history of Henry Sibley\, and book of fiction about a Minnesota farm family during the Great Depression tentatively entitled\, Bittersweet.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/minneapolis-murdered-editors-a-look-at-investigative-journalists-and-the-underworld-in-the-early-20th-century/
LOCATION:Washburn Library\, 5244 Lyndale Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180118T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180103T050306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T201047Z
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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will continue reading The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf. For this meeting we will cover chapters 9 through 17. Join us to see how Nature was actually invented. (Hint: It was not at 6:00 pm on October 23\, 4004 BC.)
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/history-study-group/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:History
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180117T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180117T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20171231T203447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T035024Z
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:MISF members welcome!
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/board-meeting/
LOCATION:Highland Park Library\, 1974 Ford Pkwy\, St Paul\, MN 55116
CATEGORIES:Board Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180110T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180103T041607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T201757Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
DESCRIPTION:We will continue reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper with chapters 3\, 4\, and 5. If you are interested in joining this discussion\, but have not read Part I (chapters 1 and 2)\, this section of Popper’s book has been condensed by Squashed Philosophers. It is not breaking the rules to read condensations. In the last notice I gave some incorrect information. All the additions that Popper added to the English version of his book were done in 1959\, so any edition of this book should contain them. I also did not want to give the wrong impression by pointing out that all meetings of the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum (our generous sponsor) are free. People come to our meetings for other reasons than the fact that they don’t have to pay. Perhaps it’s for all the philosophical insights we dish up\, or the chance to express your own ideas\, or the criticism we offer to each other\, or the camaraderie\, or the food\, or else it’s because philosopher-types lead such boring lives that anything is better than sitting around at home.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-2-2/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180108T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20180103T041329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T202650Z
UID:163-1515438000-1515445200@dev.mnindependentscholars.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:We will continue reading The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper with chapters 3\, 4\, and 5. If you are interested in joining this discussion\, but have not read Part I (chapters 1 and 2)\, this section of Popper’s book has been condensed by Squashed Philosophers. It is not breaking the rules to read condensations. In the last notice I gave some incorrect information. All the additions that Popper added to the English version of his book were done in 1959\, so any edition of this book should contain them. I also did not want to give the wrong impression by pointing out that all meetings of the Minnesota Independent Scholars Forum (our generous sponsor) are free. People come to our meetings for other reasons than the fact that they don’t have to pay. Perhaps it’s for all the philosophical insights we dish up\, or the chance to express your own ideas\, or the criticism we offer to each other\, or the camaraderie\, or the food\, or else it’s because philosopher-types lead such boring lives that anything is better than sitting around at home.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-1-2/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T014831
CREATED:20250125T015112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T015112Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group (session 2)
DESCRIPTION:We are turning to the topic of philosophy of science with an examination of a book considered a classic in this field: The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. First published in Germany in 1934\, Popper rewrote it for the English edition in 1959. He later added chapters on quantum mechanics and corroboration as well as more appendices. We will cover Part I for this meeting. The price of this book new is all over the place\, but it is generally available in paperback for around $17. As an ebook\, it is for sale in epub format on Google books for $16\, but is $26 for Kindle (or rent it for $8 for a month). It can be found for less – but not a lot – as a used book. Note\, however\, that not all editions contain the extra material. The best deal\, easily\, is on archive.org: free. Another great deal: We don’t charge anything to come to our meetings\, unless you include reading the book…which you will surely do.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-session-2-7/
LOCATION:Curran’s Restaurant\, 42nd and Nicollet in Minneapolis
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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