Join us for another
#PCresearch takeover, this time on the West Coast with Maeve Plassche '23 of Clifton, N.J. See scenes from the Stanford archives on Center for Engaged Learning’s Instagram story (engageatpc) and provcollege.
“Hello Friars! My name is Maeve Plassche ’23. I am a history and secondary education major and a political science minor. I am a recipient of the Veritas Undergraduate Research Award, which has allowed me the opportunity to travel to Stanford University’s Special Collection Library to complete my research. Stanford University’s Special Collections is home to the Dr. Huey P. Newton Records, which contains files covering the time period from 1968–1994, including letters, FBI Files, manuscripts, newspapers, etc. Dr. Alyssa Lopez of the Department of History and Classics is my adviser for my undergraduate history thesis.
My project focuses on the life and activism of Elaine Brown, who became the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party. By focusing on...