PVCC to Host Book Release and Talk for Professor Jennifer Banning Tomás’s Reclaiming Clio: Making American Women’s History, 1900-2000
Charlottesville, Va. – November 20, 2025 – Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) announces a book release, talk and signing featuring the work of history professor Jennifer Banning Tomás. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at PVCC in the Bolick Center Event Space, Thursday, December 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tomás will discuss her new book, “Reclaiming Clio: Making American Women’s History, 1900-2000.” A book signing will follow, where a limited number of paperbacks will be available for purchase. Books can also be ordered in advance from the University of North Carolina Press website at a 30 percent discount using the code 01UNCP30 at checkout. Purchase at https://uncpress.org/9781469686011/reclaiming-clio/.
“Reclaiming Clio is a sweeping narrative that vividly recounts how feminist historians transformed American history and the historical profession during the Twentieth Century,” Tomás shared. “With vision, hard work, scholarly aplomb, and an intersectional feminist edge, they created an enduring body of historical scholarship that provides an essential foundation for understanding women’s place in societies past and present. More than that, their work inspires us by demonstrating how women and their movements have persisted in the face of reaction and opposition,” Tomás continued.
According to one reviewer, “The book makes a compelling argument for the significance of women’s history in academia and public life.”
About Piedmont Virginia Community College
Established in 1972, Piedmont Virginia Community College is a nonresidential two-year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia – principally, residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System. PVCC is committed to providing access to a college education for all who can benefit, an opportunity for each student to reach their potential, and excellence in all programs and services. Visit pvcc.edu.
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