The Women of Downton Abbey
Jessica Fellowes
Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Jessica Fellowes is the bestselling author of The World of Downton Abbey and the follow-up, The Downton Chronicles, both based on the hit PBS series. Jessica is the niece of Lord Julian Fellowes, who created and wrote the series. While she focuses on the characters, sets and plot lines, she also discusses the sociohistorical context of the show, particularly as it relates to the changing role of women, the rise of technology, and the crumbling of class hierarchy in Britain following World War I. Jessica Fellowes has extensively researched the life and people, women in particular, of the post-Edwardian period and draws surprising parallels between the world of Downton and the world of today. No audio download available.Cosponsored By:
- Ames Public LIbrary
- Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
- English
- History
- Iowa State University Library
- Margaret Sloss Women's Center
- VEISHEA
- Women's and Gender Studies
- YWCA
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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