Missouri History Museum

Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-1774), a woman artist and scientist, surmounted meager origins and limited formal education to become one of the most acclaimed anatomical sculptors of the Enlightenment.  Join Rebecca Messbarger, Ph.D., associate professor of Italian and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and director of undergraduate studies at Washington University's department of Romance Languages and Literature, as she discusses her new book, The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.