Kathleen Cha, president of the California American Association
of University Women, will give a talk called
“Through the Looking Glass: Images of Women in Advertising over
the Past Century” on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Morgan Hill
Playhouse. The public, of all ages and genders, is invited.
Kathleen Cha, president of the California American Association of University Women, will give a talk called “Through the Looking Glass: Images of Women in Advertising over the Past Century” on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Morgan Hill Playhouse.
The public, of all ages and genders, is invited.
This multimedia program explores the image of women as portrayed in advertising from the 1890s Gibson Girls to Ms. Consumer and the 21st century. Cha will provide a provocative, humorous and intriguing look at the impact of advertising on women’s cultural revolution, asking the question, “Was advertising the mirror or creator of women’s image and role?”
Cha’s presentation is an adaptation of the popular exhibit that she coordinated in San Francisco in 2000, when she was president of the Bay Area Women in Communication Network. The exhibit was called “Dream Girls: Images of Women in Advertising, 1890s – 1990s,” and displayed samples of print, radio and television ads that showed how women have been portrayed in a century of advertising.
Cha is currently AAUW California State president. In her professional life, she is the senior communications officer for the Association of Bay Area Governments.
The program is sponsored by the AAUW Interbranch Council of Santa Clara County; the council includes county branches from Gilroy to Palo Alto. Saturday, Feb. 12, 11am, Playhouse, 17000 Monterey Road at East Fifth Avenue.
Details: Carol O’Hare, cbohare@ garlic.com or 782-9029.
