First Lady Michelle Obama

Former First Lady and current Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton

The Friends of Lyme Library welcome MaryAnne Borrelli, Professor of Government at Connecticut College, this afternoon, Saturday, Feb.13, at 2 p.m., in the Library Community Room.  She will give a talk titled, When East (Wing) Meets West (Wing):  First Lady Politics and Presidential Power.

In this talk, Professor Borrelli will discuss the politics, policy, and power of the presidents’ wives throughout the modern presidency … and will consider the changes that might occur when the president’s spouse is male rather than female.

Come and enjoy a conversation that is both historical and timely, examining the contributions of the men and women who have won the White House.

MaryAnne Borrelli, a graduate of Wellesley College, Boston College and Harvard University, joined the faculty of Connecticut College in 1992.  She is a Professor of Government at Connecticut College.

Her research focuses on gender and the U.S. presidency, and she has participated in the White House Transition Project, which has mentored both Democratic and Republican White House staff members.   The author/editor of several books and articles, her most recent book is The Politics of the President’s Wife.

Register for this program at the Library.