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Women's Heritage Month, March 2008
Join us for a month-long celebration of women! We are showcasing a variety of woman-centered experiences and expressions that focus on the vast and important contributions that women have provided to our world culture. Outside speakers and individuals who are part of the Minot State University community will combine to offer a variety of events focused on women's history and life experiences, calling attention to women's voices and accomplishments.
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February 28
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Thursday, 12:30 p.m, Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Brown Bag Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Business
Carla Cabarle, MSU Accounting & Finance, Director of the MSU VITA Program
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March 1-31
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Women's Heritage Book Displays-Gordon B. Olson Library
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March 10
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Monday, 9:00 a.m., Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Women's Heritage Presentation: "The Dark Women of Poe and Hawthorne"
Margaret Sherve, MSU English
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March 10-April 30
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Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Celebrating Women Artists: Selections from the MSU Collection
Curated by Michelle Borkhuis, Linda Olson, Cindy Finley Mintie, Erin Twomey and Mary Wager, MSU Art Department
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March 12
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Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., Dome (South lobby)
"A Woman's Race": An "Amazing Race" style competition
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March 13
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Thursday-Noon-Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Brown Bag Book Talk: "Chick Lit: The Genre We Love to Hate"
ShaunAnne Tangney, MSU English
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March 14
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Friday-7:00 p.m.-Ann Nicole Nelson Hall
Women's Heritage Presentation: "Where are the 'High Fives'?"
Heidi Heitkamp, former North Dakota Attorney General
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March 18
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Tuesday-11:00 a.m.-Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Women's Heritage Slide Presentation: "Who Wants to be a Porn Star? Sex and Violence in Today's Porn Industry"
Michelle M. Sauer, MSU English and Gender/Women's Studies
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March 18
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Tuesday-12:30 p.m.-Gordon B. Olson Library, Lower Level
Women's Heritage Presentation: "'Gay for Pay,' Misogynist for Free"
Christopher Lozensky, MSU Alumnus (English)
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March 20
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Thursday-7:00 p.m.-Aleshire Theatre
Women's Heritage Presentation: Gender Revolution: Integrating Trans Issues into Progressive Social Movements for Cultural Transformation
Joelle Ruby Ryan, academic, artist, and activist
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March 27
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Thursday-3:00 p.m.-Audubon Room, Student Union
Video Presentation: "Women Artists: "The Other Side of the Picture"
Introduced by Andrea Donovan, MSU Art and Humanities
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March 31
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Monday-7:00 p.m.-Aleshire Theatre
Women's Heritage Lecture: "Missing Voices: Women's Experience in War and Combat"
Christina Weber, NDSU Sociology
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April 3
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Thursday-11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.-Student Union Atrium
Women's Heritage Month Student Poster Session
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April 9
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Wednesday-11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.-YWCA (1020 N. Broadway)
Women's Heritage Month Lunch and Presentation: Women and Hinduism
J.A. Joshi, Alumna of University of Wales, Cardiff
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Women's Heritage Committee:
Michelle Sauer, Deb Kunkel, Bethany Andreasen, Andrea Donovan, Robert Rosser, Tamara Halvorson, Audra Myerchin, Patty Hunt, Kathy Hintz, Jane la Plante, Lisa Borden-King, Linda Olson, Linda Benson, Carla Cabarle
Women's Heritage Month Activities Sponsors:
Vice President for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Health Sciences, Gordon B. Olson Library, Northwest Arts Center, Division of Humanities, Division of Social Science, Center for Extended Learning, English Club, Chartwells, YWCA, Headquarters, Stuffaroos
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