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2015 Gutenberg Dinner

October 7, 2015 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

THE PRINTING MUSEUM HONORS WOMEN IN PRINT

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For over 20 years, The Printing Museum has honored persons with the Gutenberg Award who share the Museum’s mission of promoting, preserving and sharing knowledge of printed communication and art as the greatest contributors to the development of the civilized world and the continuing development of freedom and literacy.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, The Printing Museum will host The Gutenberg Dinner celebrating Women in Print. This year’s dinner promises to be a special event with Dr. Renu Khator, UH System Chancellor and President of the University of Houston, as the keynote speaker and honorees, Ms. Debbi Briggs, founder and president/CEO of ImageSet, and Ms. Dorris Ellis, founder and publisher of the Houston Sun. Past recipients have included Former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Bush, James Baker, III, F.C. “Bud” Hadfield, Dick Johnson and, most recently, Julie and Andy Plata.

Dating back to 1868, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton published their way into history becoming the foremothers of the struggle for women’s equality and expressing their views through The Revolution, a newspaper primarily focused on women’s rights. Katharine Meyer Graham, an American publisher and leader of her family’s newspaper, The Washington Post, and Gloria Steinam, American journalist, New York magazine columnist and founder of Ms. Magazine, continued to blaze a trail for women’s equality through print. Women, like these, have played an important role in the art and business of printing and publishing, but unfortunately, many of their names are lost to history. Now remarkable women, such as Dr. Renu Khator, Ms. Debbi Briggs and Ms. Dorris Ellis have impacted the world of printing, literacy and freedom locally. The Printing Museum is dedicated to fostering the art, craft and impact of printing in all its forms for women, and their families throughout the Greater Houston area.

For more information on how you can become involved with The Gutenberg Dinner through a sponsorship or to purchase a table or ticket, please contact Alexandria Hodge at (713) 522-4652 or ahodge@printingmuseum.org or click here for our Sponsorship Package.

Details

Date:
October 7, 2015
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Organizer

Texas Booksellers Association

The Texas Booksellers Association is a group of independent booksellers and other book-related businesses focused in Texas.

The primary goal of the Association is to join together and represent local booksellers and supporters of the book community in their efforts to cultivate interest in literature and book collecting. We share the common goals of cultivating appreciation of books and the written word in the community, maintaining the vitality of the independent book trade, and promoting ethical trade practices.

We are always trying to expand our community outreach by providing educational programs through local colleges and promoting events and information about book arts.  We also hope to provide many additional benefits for our members.

We sponsor book shows in Austin, Fort Worth and Houston each year, where member and non-member exhibitors present books and related materials to the public.

Phone:
(281) 546-2257
Email:
Website:
https://www.texasbooksellers.org/

Venue

Houston Country Club
1 Potomac Drive
Houston, 77057 United States
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