The Metro West branch of the American Association of University Women works to support and advance equity for women and girls in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Did the Chinese Discover America?
The February luncheon meeting at Parkshore Place provided a delightful surprise with Marguerite Ragnow, a Ph.D. history professor and curator of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota, which includes maps and related historical materials related to exploration. Speaking without a microphone, she discussed the controversy over Gavin Menzies book 1421: The Year China Discovered America. Using slides of maps from the library collections, she gave us an illustrated history lesson about lots of explorers who “discovered” America before Columbus. We learned a lot about seamanship and ocean currents assisting early navigators. And the lunch was delicious too. 😋
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