We are so thrilled to host our Special Guest Speaker, daughter of Liz Carpenter, Christy Carpenter!
***FREE ADMISSION!!***
This event will begin at 6:00pm with reception followed by presentation at 6:30pm.
The LBJ Museum is pleased to announce that Christy Carpenter, Liz Carpenter’s daughter and
biographer, will be speaking at the museum’s summer Chautauqua on Thursday, July 18th. Last
year the LBJ Museum brought back the Chautauqua, an institution that provided popular adult
education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. San Marcos was
the site of a pretty famous Chautauqua around 1900 and their summer camp format proved very
popular for families. The name has staying power with Texas State University as Old Main sits on
Chautauqua Hill and there is a student residence called Chautauqua Hall.
Christy Carpenter will discuss her mother, the iconic Liz Carpenter as well as show a promo for
her recent movie Shaking it Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter which tells the story of this
extraordinary woman — Liz Carpenter — who experienced and helped shape some of the most
vivid moments and movements of the 20th century.
Liz Carpenter burst onto the national scene as a pioneer woman journalist during the 1940’s. In
the sixties she worked as an advisor to Vice President Johnson and then was a key aide to Lady
Bird. In the 1970s and beyond she was leading the fight across the country for women’s rights.
As a journalist, vice-presidential advisor, White House Official, author, humorist, political activist
and feminist leader, Liz Carpenter was often front and center where history was unfolding leaving
her own indelible mark on events and people. Her expansive personality, political know-how, and
legendary wit gave her an outsized impact on historical events — from the JFK assassination to
the launch of LBJ’s Great Society programs, to campaigning for ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment.
Liz Carpenter had a very eventful and impactful life leaving an inspiring story and who better to
tell it than her daughter, Christy.
The LBJ Museum’s presentations and lectures are always free and open to the public.
The LBJ Museum is pleased to announce that Christy Carpenter, Liz Carpenter’s daughter and
biographer, will be speaking at the museum’s summer Chautauqua on Thursday, July 18th. Last
year the LBJ Museum brought back the Chautauqua, an institution that provided popular adult
education courses and entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. San Marcos was
the site of a pretty famous Chautauqua around 1900 and their summer camp format proved very
popular for families. The name has staying power with Texas State University as Old Main sits on
Chautauqua Hill and there is a student residence called Chautauqua Hall.
Christy Carpenter will discuss her mother, the iconic Liz Carpenter as well as show a promo for
her recent movie Shaking it Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter which tells the story of this
extraordinary woman — Liz Carpenter — who experienced and helped shape some of the most
vivid moments and movements of the 20th century.
Liz Carpenter burst onto the national scene as a pioneer woman journalist during the 1940’s. In
the sixties she worked as an advisor to Vice President Johnson and then was a key aide to Lady
Bird. In the 1970s and beyond she was leading the fight across the country for women’s rights.
As a journalist, vice-presidential advisor, White House Official, author, humorist, political activist
and feminist leader, Liz Carpenter was often front and center where history was unfolding leaving
her own indelible mark on events and people. Her expansive personality, political know-how, and
legendary wit gave her an outsized impact on historical events — from the JFK assassination to
the launch of LBJ’s Great Society programs, to campaigning for ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment.
Liz Carpenter had a very eventful and impactful life leaving an inspiring story and who better to
tell it than her daughter, Christy.
