# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a conversation with Pernille Ipsen, on her powerful memoir My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement.About this EventJoin us for an inspiring conversation with Pernille Ipsen, acclaimed author and historian, on her powerful memoir My Seven Mothers: Making a Family in the Danish Women’s Movement. Ipsen, a longtime professor of gender and women’s studies and now full-time writer, tells the remarkable story of the seven women who raised her, weaving together themes of family, feminism, community, and radical social change.Through intimate storytelling and historical insight, My Seven Mothers asks timeless questions about identity, belonging, and possibility — and reminds us that new worlds are always possible.🗣️ Don’t miss this chance to hear Ipsen discuss her work and the lives that shaped it, followed by audience Q&A.Friday, May 15th at 7pm | Free with registration*Books will be available for purchase. Sales will support the programming at the SCC&L*"This book is a treasure, especially for a second-wave American feminist who was thrilled to learn of the boldness and courage of our Danish sisters at the very start of the 1970s women’s movement. I can’t recommend it highly enough."—Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments was professor of gender and women’s studies and history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for fifteen years and is now a full-time writer. The Danish-language version of this book, Et åbent øjeblik (An open moment), was published in 2020 and was awarded the Montana Prize for literature, one of Denmark’s top literary prizes. She divides her time between Madison and Copenhagen. is the award-winning translator of more than seventy books from the Scandinavian languages, including Sigrid Undset’s epic tetralogy Olav Audunssøn, also published by the University of Minnesota Press. She was appointed Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit for her contributions to Norwegian literature in the United States.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newton/book-talk-with-pernille-ipsen/100001980007333234
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, it, womens-history-month, storytelling
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Newton
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Scandinavian Cultural Center
- **lat**: 42.3598176
- **long**: -71.2211796
- **full address**: Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, Newton, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen being held?
  - **A:** Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen takes place on Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, Newton, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen?
  - **A:** Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen is organized by Scandinavian Living Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Newton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Talk with Pernille Ipsen sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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