Hey All, We are now accepting applications until March 6 to attend the Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Conference in Ottawa, Il, April 29 – May 3, 2026. Click HERE<http://go.illinois.edu/polk2026> to apply. Please share with your networks. This is a competitive application process with 36 folks being selected each year. Scholarships are available to cover the cost of the school, lodging, and food. [cid:image002.png@01DC99A3.69761EA0]<http://go.illinois.edu/polk2026> EMILY E. LB. TWAROG, PHD, MS She/They Associate Professor Ronald and Lilia Peters LER Faculty Scholar, 2024-2026 Co-Director, Regina V. Polk Women’s Labor Leadership Programs<https://lep.illinois.edu/polk-programs/the-polk-school-2/> Affiliate Faculty, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity Affiliate Faculty, European Union Center Scholar-in-Residence, Newberry Library Associate Editor, Going Public - Labor: Studies in Working Class History<https://dukeupress.edu/labor> Interested in my new project - Gender@Work: A Global Lab for Bodies and Politics? Click here to sign up for our mailing list!<https://forms.gle/544um6tVAHMizoww9> PLEASE NOTE: My workday may look different from yours and I often catch up on the weekends. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your typical working hours. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Labor and Employment Relations 815 W. Van Buren Rice Building Suite 110, M/C 216 Chicago, IL 60607 etwarog@illinois.edu<mailto:etwarog@illinois.edu> www.ler.illinois.edu<http://www.ler.illinois.edu/> Zoom Room https://illinois.zoom.us/j/6405575375?pwd=dmV5UHJMVDM5bytNM3JVYXR5UXZ2dz09 Politics of the Pantry: Food, Housewives, and Consumer Protest in 20th Century America (Oxford University Press, 2017)<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/politics-of-the-pantry-9780190685591?cc=us&lang=en&> Lowell: The Spindle City with Stephanie Fortado (National Park Service, 2023)<chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/npshistory.com/publications/lowe/hrs.pdf> [https://webtools.illinois.edu/webservices/js/ds/signature_logog_165.png]<http://illinois.edu/> Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.