July 18, 1990 - Gloria Steinem, editorial consultant and writer for Ms. magazine, giving keynote address for the anniversary celebration of CHART/WEDCO, a non-profit organization that provides career development and business consulting for women. Celebration was held in Minneapolis. Steinem co-founded the national feminist monthly Ms. Magazine, in 1972. She is the author of the book, "The Bedside Book of Self-Esteem."
July 23, 1990 - Nien Cheng, author of the book "Life and Death in Shanghai", speaking at the Fargo Town Hall. Cheng told her audience about Chinese history and politics, her experiences during the Cultural Revolution, and her views about the Communist party and conditions in China today. Cheng is the widow of a former Kuomintang diplomat and executive at Shell Oil Company's Shanghai subsidiary. She was a target of the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution in China, and was arrested, placed in solitary confinement, and tortured. After nearly seven years of imprisonment, Nien Cheng was released - only to find that her only child had been killed by the revolutionaries.
August 9, 1990 - Andrei Codrescu speaking at the Walker Art Center as part of its American Icons Series. His speech was titled, "Where is Abroad?: The Disappearance of the Outside in the Age of Collapsed Ideologies". Codrescu talked about literature, religion, politics, history, imagination, and the necessity of exile.
August 22, 1990 - Ralph Nader, consumer activist, speaking about at the Early Warnings Conference in Minneapolis, a meeting of print and broadcast journalists, environmental scientists and consumer activists. Nader's address was on the topic "Media and the Solar Age."
August 27, 1990 - Garland Wright, artistic director of the Guthrie Theater, gives an address at a conference for educators held at the Guthrie, entitled "Myth, History and Truth on Stage."
September 6, 1990 - A Midday broadcast of Alexander Dubček, the chairman of the federal assembly of Czechoslovakia First, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Dubcek’s address, titled “Trade with the Czech Slovak Federated Republic,” addresses the economic future of his country. Dubcek spoke through a translator.
September 6, 1990 - Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan, former President of the National Urban League. He was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Minneapolis United Way.
September 26, 1990 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on the efforts of Governor's Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Minnesotans to hear public testimony throughout the state as they begin to determine how human services in state can be improved. Report includes comments public and local officials.
October 1, 1990 - Stuart Butler, director of domestic and economic policy studies at the Heritage Foundation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Butler’s address was on the topic "How to Solve the Health Care Crisis: A Free Market Approach." After speech, Butler answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
October 5, 1990 - Thomas Niles, U.S. ambassador to the European Community, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Niles’ address was titled "The E.C. Meets the Persian Gulf: Europe's Role in the New World Order." After speech, Niles answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.