Women's History Month at Emory, March 2000
The Women We Come From

In March every year, the Emory Women's Center sponsors a wide-ranging celebration of Women's History Month. Attracting nationally recognized keynote speakers such as the Boston Women's Health Collective, Michael Kimmel, Naomi Wolf, Rebecca Walker, Faye Wattleton, Lani Guinier, Wilma Mankiller, Natalie Angier, Carol Moseley Braun, Rachel Simmons, and Helen Thomas.

Women's History Month events at Emory open a window onto women's cultural, intellectual and social lives.

Women's History Month March 2000

Women's History Month Month-Long Events

MARCH 1
"Expressing the Spiritual Depths of our Foremothers," an interfaith service celebrating women forebearers from diverse religious traditions. 12:15 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Candler School of Theology Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, Sacred Worth, Emory Women's Center, and Muslim Students Association.

"Women's Studies, NWSA, and the Future of the (Inter) Discipline" with Bonnie Zimmerman. 4:00 p.m., White Hall 112. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies.

MARCH 2
Eighth-Annual Pride Banquet. 6:30 p.m., Carlos Museum Reception Hall. Sponsored by the President's Commission on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns.

"Islam, Women, and Agency: Towards a Post-Patriarchal Islam" with Amina Wadud. 7:00 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by Muslim Student Association, Emory Women's Center, and Candler School of Theology Program for Women in Theology and Ministry.

MARCH 3
Film: Not For Ourselves Alone, the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 6:30 p.m., Harland Cinema. Sponsored by Student Activities.

MARCH 4
Film: Not For Ourselves Alone, the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 6:30 p.m., Harland Cinema. sponsored by Student Activities.

MARCH 5
University Worship, Janet Cooper-Nelson, Chaplain, Brown University, preaching. 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life and Emory Women's Center.

Film: Not For Ourselves Alone, the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 2:00 p.m., Harland Cinema. Sponsored by Student Activities.

MARCH 6
"I Am Beautiful" with Suzie Galler. 7:30 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center, Intersorority Council, University Health Services and Office of Greek Life.

MARCH 8

International Women's Day

Reception honoring International Women at Emory. 4:00 p.m., Emory Women's Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center and International Student and Scholar Program.

"What Price Do They Pay?: The Cost of Black Female Success" with Elizabeth Higginbotham. 4:00 p.m., White Hall 112. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies.

MARCH 9
"The Women We Come From" in worship, Theresa Fry Brown preaching, Voices of Imani singing-celebrating "sistahs of our past". 11:00 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Sistah Circle, Candler School of Theology Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, and Candler Worship.

"Where We Come From: A Presentation Celebrating Emory Dance Faculty, Students and Alumni". 12:00 p.m., Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall. Sponsored by Emory Dance, Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory Women's Center.

"Women in Science: Balancing Career and Family," a panel discussion. 6:30 p.m., Cox Hall Ballroom. Sponsored by Arts & Sciences Alumnae Women's Council.

MARCH 11
"A Story of H.O.P.E.: The Women Who Fought for Desegregation of Public Schools in Georgia." Symposium 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Exhibit opening and reception to follow in Special Collections, Woodruff Library, Tenth Floor. Sponsored by Special Collections, Institute for Women's Studies, Emory Women's Center, and Office of Multicultural Programs and Services.

MARCH 12
University Worship, Mari Kim-Shin preaching. 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life.

MARCH 15
Georgia Women's History Month Committee Honors Women Pioneers in Preservation. 5:30 p.m., Cosby Auditorium, Spelman College.

MARCH 19
University Worship,"The Legacy and Power of Women". 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of Chapel and Religious Life.

MARCH 20
Reading, book-signing and reception with author Allegra Goodman. 8:15 p.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program, Institute for Women's Studies, and Emory Women's Center.

MARCH 21
Colloquium with author Allegra Goodman. 2:30 p.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library.

MARCH 22
Healthy Women 2000: "100 Years of Women's Health," with Joy Stallings. 12:00 p.m., Emory Women's Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center.

"Heather's Mommy Speaks Out," with Leslea Newman. 7:45 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center, Office of Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual/Transgender Life, Lesbian/Gay Lectureship Fund, Atlanta YAD, Jewish Studies and Department of Psychology.

MARCH 23
"The Women We Come From" in worship, Roberta Bundy preaching, Choraliers and Chapel Choir singing, celebrating the legacy of early Christian women. 11:00 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Candler Women, Candler School of Theology Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, and Candler Worship.

"Women Making A Difference," a panel discussion by the Institute for Women's Studies Rosalynn Carter Distinguished Fellows in Public Policy. 8:00 p.m., Faculty Dining Room, Dobbs University Center. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies.

MARCH 24-26
Third-Annual Black Herstory Conference, "Twenty-First Century Survival Guide: Recapturing Lessons Learned in the Past." Call Mozella Galloway at 404.508.8040. Sponsored by National Black Herstory Task Force.

MARCH 24

"Three Art-Song Composers of the Early Romantic Era," a lecture-recital featuring the works of Clara Wieck Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Josephine Lang. Bonnie Pomfret, soprano, Laura Gordy, piano. 12:15 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Department of Music.

MARCH 25
Cabbagetown: 3 Women. A play inspired by Brenda Bynum and adapted by Carey Bynum tells the story of 3 Cabbagetown women who came from the North Georgia Mountains to the city to work in the mill. 5:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m., Mary Gray Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center. Tickets are required. Proceeds benefit Friends of Emory Women's Center. Call 404.727.5050. Sponsored by Theater Emory, Emory Women's Center, SAGES, American Studies, Urban Studies, Southern Studies and Department of History.

MARCH 27
National Teleconference for Women in High Education, "Women's Voices: Imagining Ourselves into the 21st Century," Johnnetta Cole, keynote speaker, followed by a panel discussion. 1:00 p.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies, Emory Women's Center, and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

MARCH 29
National Teleconference for Women in Higher Education, "Women's Solutions: Setting a National Agenda for the 21st Century" a panel discussion. 11:00 a.m., Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Institute for Women's Studies and Emory Women's Center.

"The Women We Come From"-- Keynote Address by Chief Wilma Mankiller. 7:45 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Reception and book-signing to follow. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center, Institute for Women's Studies Jessica Glasser Memorial Lecture Series in Women and Law, Graduate school of Arts and Sciences and Office of Multicultural Programs and Services in association with President's Commission on the Status of Women, Equal Opportunity Programs, Center for Ethics in Public Policy and the Professions, Graduate Student Council, Center for Language, Literature and Culture, and American Studies.

MARCH 30
"Conquering America: Voices of Immigrant Women", a panel discussion and video screening. 4:00 p.m., Emory Women's Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center and Institute for Women's Studies.

"Stories for Laughing, Stories for Crying, Stories for Repairing the World," a dinner gathering of women alumni and students of Candler School of Theology. 7:15 p.m., Cox Hall Ballroom 1. Sponsored by Candler School of Theology Program for Women in Theology in Ministry and Candler Homecoming Committee.

MARCH 31
Screening of 35mm Mary Pickford film, Stella Maris, introduction by Bill Eggert. 7:30 p.m., White Hall 205. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center and Film Studies.

APRIL 2
University Worship, "Native American Earth Day: Care for Native People's and the Earth". 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life.

MONTH-LONG
Emory Women's Center Exhibit, "Significant Events in the Lives of Emory Women," featuring vintage photos from Special Collections, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Woodruff Library Special Collections and Emory Women's Center.

Schatten Gallery Exhibit, "Women in Their Own Write: Digital Texts from Aphra Behn to Hannah Woolley". The Emory Women Writers Resource Project, Lewis H. Beck Center for Electronic Collections and Services, Woodruff Library. Corridor Gallery, February 15 - March 30. Sponsored by the Emory Women Writers Resource Project, Lewis H. Beck Center for Electronic Collections and Services, Friends of Emory University Libraries, Emory Women's Center, English Department, Institute for Women's Studies.

Campus Life Gallery Exhibit, "Hungry Souls: Nourishing Ourselves Through Art". February 19 - March 23. Sponsored by Atlanta Anti-Eating Disorder League, Student Activities, and Emory Women's Center.

Fall 2008 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; beginning Sept. 24th, Wednesday extended hours 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
(Wednesday hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. during semester breaks.)

Emory University Home  |  Calendar  |  Directory  |  Employment  |  Search  |  Help  |  Site Index