ATTENTION Honors Students who enjoy history…

On Tuesday, September 9, the Honors College of West Virginia University will host Karen Vuranch of Fayetteville as she performs the role of West Virginia labor activist Mother Jones at 6:30 p.m. in G21 Ming Hsieh Hall.

Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was known as a fiery orator who played a vital role in organizing the United Mine Workers of America in West Virginia, which had a powerful impact on the entire American labor movement.

Vuranch will deliver a one-hour three-part presentation. She will open with a monologue and then answer questions in character. To conclude her presentation, Vuranch will break character and answer questions as a scholar.

Jones is one of the many available character presentations offered through The West Virginia Humanities Council’s History Alive! program as a means of exploring history by interacting with noteworthy historical figures. These programs provide audiences with the opportunity to question those who have shaped our history.

History Alive! is a program designed to bring historical characters to life through the scholar/actors who have researched their characters. The actors have studied journals, letters, speeches, autobiographies, and other official historical documents to develop their presentations.

The History Alive! program is sponsored by The WV Humanities Council. The West Virginia Humanities Council is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programs in the humanities for all West Virginians. For over thirty years, the Council has been providing educational programs in the humanities across the state.

For more information about The History Alive! program or The WV Humanities Council, call The West Virginia Humanities Council at 304.346.8500 or visit www.wvhumanities.org.