Siting Julia | Radcliffe Institute

On September 21, the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which houses Julia Child's extensive papers, sponsored "Siting Julia: A Julia Child Centenary Symposium" to celebrate the legacy of Julia Child on the centenary year of her birth. The daylong symposium focuses on three "sites" that Julia Child inhabited, learned from, and influenced: post--World War II Paris; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and national television. Authors, television producers, restaurateurs, and the Child's family and neighbors provide a behind-the-scenes view of the life and work of American phenomenon Julia Child, who brought her passion for learning and teaching French culinary arts to homes across the United States.