Today at noon at the American Women Writers National Museum, Elizabeth Foxwell will moderate a panel titled "Derring-do and Nancy Drew Us In." The panelists include Leona Fisher, associate professor emeritus at Georgetown University with a book in progress titled Was Nancy Drew a Girl Scout?; Kathy Harig, owner of Mystery Loves Company bookstore in Oxford, Maryland; and Ann Hudak with the University of Maryland-College Park, who is also the curator of the "Nancy Drew and Friends" exhibition at UMD. According to Foxwell, the panelists will discuss the genesis and enduring appeal of Nancy Drew and other beloved girl sleuths, and some lucky attendees will receive a Nancy Drew door prize.
The UMD exhibition was put together in 2005 to celebrate the 75th year of publishing of Nancy Drew books. It highlights girls' series books in the Rose and Joseph Pagnani Collection in the University of Maryland Libraries, with over 300 books from 33 different series published from 1917 to 1980. Although Nancy Drew is the star of the exhibit, other series heroines such as Vicki Barr, Sue Barton, Judy Bolton, and the Dana Girls are also included. You can read more via a virtual online display, complete with resources and photos.
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