{"id":891,"date":"2022-11-29T18:58:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T00:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/?page_id=891"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:19:11","slug":"speaking-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/?page_id=891","title":{"rendered":"Kit Sergeant Speaking Events and Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kit Sergeant is a Chicago-area historical fiction author and women\u2019s history speaker who presents engaging Women&#8217;s History lectures throughout the Chicagoland suburbs. Her talks explore the real women of the French Resistance, WWII espionage networks, and the courageous spies who helped change the course of history. She regularly presents at libraries, historical societies, and community organizations across Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kitsergeant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG-7105-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:kitsergeant@gmail.com\">kitsergeant@gmail.com<\/a> for more information! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Appearances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It&#8217;s a History Podcast <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"077: The Doctor of Auschwitz: A Conversation With Kit Sergeant\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKGDuMt-Ts4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online for Authors Podcast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hidden Heroines of History: Writing the Women They Forgot with Author Kit Sergeant\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-9pgV-uB14?start=66&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Speaking Events and Appearances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Evergreen Park Public Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, March 26, 6:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Women Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; St. Charles Public Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, April 30, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/evergreenparklibrary.librarymarket.com\/index.php\/event\/who-was-original-agent-355-94174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Registration Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Lemont Park Public Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, June 25, 6:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Lake Forest Library (Zoom Only)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, June 25, 6:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Homewood Public Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday, June 28, 6:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>PAST EVENTS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;WWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade&#8221; Grayslake Area Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, March 5, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Glen Ellyn Historical Society <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, March 7, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;WWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade&#8221; Gail Borden Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, March 12, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d McHenry County Historical Society<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, March 14, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Women Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; La Grange Park Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, February 26, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWho Was the Original Agent 355?\u201d Batavia Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, January 21, 2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Women Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Winnetka Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, September 20, 2025 <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;The Enemy Within: Double Agents of WWII&#8221; Warrenville Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, September 25, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Lake Forest Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, October 14, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Huntley Area Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, July 22, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d Palos Park Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, March 27, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d Woodstock Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, March 29, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d Acorn Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, April 12, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Schaumburg Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, March 6, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d Glen Ellyn Historical Society<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, March 8, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Kankakee Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, September 21, 10:00 AM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Wood Dale Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, August 8, 2:00 PM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d Warrenville Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, August 5, 5:00 PM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Maine Township, Town Hall<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, August 2, 10:30 AM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Palos Heights Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, July 11, 7:00 PM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221;:  Elmhurst Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, June 3rd, 2024<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Woodstock Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, April 30, 2024<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221; Acorn Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, May 14, 2024 <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII: The Women of the SOE&#8221;: Glen Ellyn Historical Society<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, March 2, 2024<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWWII Women Spies: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d: Homewood Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, March 7, 2024<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warrenville Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, November 30, 2023<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coffee Talk &#8211; \u201cWomen Spies in WWII\u201d: Des Plaines History Center<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thursday, November 9, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII\u201d: Homewood Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wednesday, June  28, 2023<\/strong> <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWomen Spies in WWII\u201d: Woodridge Public Library<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tuesday, April 25, 2023<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Literature &amp; Libations featuring Kit Sergeant<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:30 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lockport Branch<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Presentations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a listing of some of my presentations. In addition, I would be happy to customize a program on women spies (from the Revolutionary War to WWII or in general) for your venue or event! Email <a href=\"mailto:kitsergeant@gmail.com\">kitsergeant.author@gmail.com<\/a> for more information or to schedule!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWomen Spies in World War II: The Women of the SOE\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1942, as the free world crumbled beneath Hitler\u2019s jackboot, Churchill\u2019s Secret Army began recruiting women to infiltrate Occupied France. The women spies, who came from all walks of life, agreed to serve in the French Resistance even though they did not know if they would ever see their families again. Learn about the adventures of some of these unimaginably brave women in this multimedia presentation by Kit Sergeant, author of <em>The Spark of Resistance. <\/em>(All ages; 60 min; price negotiable with permission to sell books)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In person or Zoom <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWomen Spies in World War II Part 2: Nancy Wake and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faced with unimaginable odds, Nancy Wake, aka \u2018The White Mouse\u2019 and Marie-Madeleine Fourcade guided hundreds of French Resistance agents through the treacherous landscape of wartime France while managing to (mostly) avoid the Gestapo. Learn about the adventures of these unimaginably brave women in this multimedia presentation with Q&amp;A by Kit Sergeant, author of&nbsp;<em>Marie-Madeleine.<\/em>&nbsp;Giveaways include stickers and bookmarks. 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