Senior Wednesday

Join us every first Wednesday at 1:30 PM for Senior Wednesday at the Museum of World Treasures! 

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Location: Museum of World Treasures [Get Directions]

Cost

• Museum Members: Free
• Non-Members: $4 per person plus tax

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Attending Information

• Open to all ages
• No need to register; simply walk in!
• Light refreshments provided.

Talk Summary

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Speaker Bio

Dr. Tonia Sharlach is a professor of history at Oklahoma State University. She earned her PhD in Assyriology from Harvard University following her bachelor’s in Assyriology from the University of Cambridge. Her work focuses on the history of Early Mesopotamia in the late third millennium B.C., particularly on cuneiform tablets from a period called the Third Dynasty of Ur (2112-2004 B.C.). She has written books on taxation and women in religion, as well as a number of articles on various topics, such as economic history, diplomacy and religion. Her last book, published in 2017, is called An Ox of One's Own: Royal Wives and Religion at the Court of the Third Dynasty of Ur. She teaches a variety of history courses at Oklahoma State, including Ancient Greece, the Roman Republic, and Survey of Eastern Civilization.

Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions, designed for active seniors and offered by a collaboration of Wichita institutions. To learn more, visit:

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