Levi Strauss and the Blue Jeans
| Dates: | January 29, 2024 |
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| Meets: | M from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Location: | Online |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2023-2024 OLLI at MSU Membership
Everybody loves them; everybody wears them. Jeans are undoubtedly an iconic garment and tell the American West's legendary story. But did you know they were made world-famous by an adventurous Bavarian Jew who combined his marvelous business sense with German ingenuity? Join German historian Anette Isaacs for a fascinating journey into the days of the Gold Rush and learn about Levi Strauss and his extraordinary life!
| Fee: | $0.00 |
Online
This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.
Anette Isaacs
German-born and raised Anette Isaacs is a historian and public educator who has been presenting hundreds of programs on more than 40 different topics (all related to her native country's history, politics and culture) all over the United States. She holds master's degrees in American studies, political science and history and is currently the director of OLLI at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.