University Lecture Series Presents:
“Trail Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story,” The first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail
A documentary film followed by Q&A with filmmaker/producer Ms. Bette Lou Higgins
When: Tuesday, February 16, 6:00pm - https://youtu.be/3Qw6w95DWls
Q&A after the film at 7:00 pm: - https://appstate.zoom.us/j/95973740029?pwd=R1lZOUtWT0FxeTFiUDJPZ2t3U1Vpdz09
Grandma Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67 after raising 11 children and surviving domestic abuse. Before she died in 1973 she had hiked the AT several times, completed hikes in Oregon, Vermont, and Pennsylvania. A documentary film followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Bette Lou Higgins.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd1uqeL78bw
About the University Forum Lecture Series
The University Forum Lecture Series brings nationally prominent speakers to campus. Their views enliven campus dialogue on a variety of issues. Past speakers have included activist Gloria Steinem, conservationist Terry Tempest Williams, presidential historian Harold Holzer, CNN correspondent Peter Bergen and award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer. Learn more at https://universityforum.appstate.edu.
About University College
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About The Appalachian Theater
October 14, 2019, the fully renovated Appalachian Theatre of the High Country reopened to the public. Appalachian Theatre and pays homage to the 1938 theater's history in its redesigned interior.https://www.apptheatre.org/
Image of "Grandma Gatewood, standing by an Appalachian Trail sign with a back over her shoulder
"Grandma Gatewood" The first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail