Vanda Krefft

Mikel Healey

Vanda Krefft has written about women’s issues and popular culture for leading national magazines, including Elle, Redbook, Woman’s Day and Woman’s World, as well as newspapers worldwide through syndication. "Expect Great Things!" tells the story of the once-great, then-forgotten Katharine Gibbs School for women. Kreft's previous book is "The Man Who Made the Movies," the first in-depth biography of Twentieth Century Fox founder William Fox.

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Awards: Dedalus Foundation Senior Fellowship; Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowship; Helm Fellowship (Lilly Library, Indiana University)

No Glass Ceilings Here!

Someone had to be the first woman, whether as a pilot of color, reporting from a men's locker room, or entering the C-suite after secretarial education. Come celebrate these women who fought traditional gender roles and became extraordinary through the lens of history.

Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Carole Hopson, Vanda Krefft, Melissa Ludtke
Moderator: Lupita Murillo

Bold Women Win

Three authors bring stories of women from an earlier era who succeeded despite daunting odds. One forged a path in American politics and the feminist movement. Another gave women access to the C-Suite. And four contributed to one of the most covert, brilliant military campaigns of WWII.

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Meryl Gordon, Vanda Krefft, Lisa Rogak
Moderator: Cheryl House

Books:

Expect Great Things!

How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Algonquin Books
March 2025
ISBN 9781643753171
240 pages

The Man Who Made the Movies

The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox
History / Biography
HarperCollins
November 2017
ISBN 9780061136061
944 pages