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Literature

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Understanding the Holocaust: History, Hate, and Human Behavior - Glenridge
Item: AHPG1004	Instructor: Sharon Sweeney
Sessions: 6	Glenridge Academy (opens in new tab) Rm Mac I
Th 4/23/2026 - 6/11/2026	Location: 7333 Scotland Way Sarasota, FL 34238
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $109.00 NO CLASS MAY 21 & MAY 28

Philadelphia's Purple Death as Seen In "As Bright As Heaven"
Item: LH1004	Instructor: Sharon Sweeney
Sessions: 3	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-116
W 5/6/2026 - 5/20/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Fee: $55.00
Required reading: As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner. Available on Amazon and the Sarasota and Manatee libraries.

Mao's Revolution as Seen In "Daughters of Shandong" *NEW!*
Item: LH1006	Instructor: Sharon Sweeney
Sessions: 3	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-116
Tu 5/12/2026 - 6/9/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Fee: $55.00 NO CLASS MAY 26 AND JUNE 2

Required Reading: "Daughters of Shandong". Available on Amazon, the Target website and the Sarasota and Manatee libraries.

Those Problematic '60s Women as Seen In "The Book Club for Troublesome Women" *NEW!*
Item: LH1005	Instructor: Sharon Sweeney
Sessions: 3	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 (opens in new tab) Rm 3-114
Th 7/23/2026 - 8/6/2026	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Fee: $55.00

According to the standards of the 1960s, many American women had the perfect life– they had a spouse, children, a suburban home, a stationwagon, and all the modern appliances a woman could desire. And yet, they felt unfulfilled in their “perfect” lives. The Book Club for Troublesome Women gives great insight into the lives of these women and how they dealt with the reality the 1960s offered. Required reading: The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. Available on Amazon, the Target website and the Sarasota and Manatee libraries.

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