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Presenter: Gina Barreca

Who is Erma Bombeck, and why has her writing endured the test of time? Best-selling author, syndicated columnist and feminist scholar Gina Barreca will provide a context for Erma Bombeck?s success and help EBWW newbies understand more about why being funny is essential ? even when you?re addressing complex issues. Gina will show you how to bring your own humorous voice to life in personal essays. She?ll not only discuss how she works, but she?ll also dish about how other writers (including Erma) face the blank screen and page. To know whether you?ll be the next Erma, you need to know why she continues to inspire millions of devoted readers even today. Thanks to a grant from Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Erma 101 is open to attendees and the general public