Historian, Slate.com writer to present “How Science Became Child’s Play” at March 27 talk

Throughout the 20^th century, the vision of children’s scientific play has reflected and amplified other cultural debates about childhood, especially anxieties about gender, class and work.

Rebecca Onion, a historian and writer for Slate.com, will present “How Science Became Child’s Play: Childhood and Public Science in the 20th-Century United States.”

The presentation will take place Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m. in Mather House, Room 100.

The event, sponsored by the Department of History, is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.