Women's History Month at Emory, March 2001
Women Embodying Reconciliation

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 2001

Women's History Month Month-Long Events

MARCH 2
"Romantic Songwriters: A Lecture-Recital Honoring the Lives and Works of Three Nineteenth-Century Women," 12 p.m., Michael C. Carlos Museum. Sponsored by Department of Music, Michael C. Carlos Museum, and the Center for Women

 9th Annual Pride Banquet - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall. Sponsored by President's Commission on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns

Jersey City, a play about a runaway finding a new way of life amidst the strip clubs and slums of Jersey City. Written by Wendy Hammond and directed by Ariel de Man - 8 p.m., Mary Gray Munroe Theater. Tickets required; call 404-727-5050. $7 for Emory students with I.D.; $14 for general public. Sponsored by Theater Emory


MARCH 3
9th Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival, featuring Barbara Hammer's History Lessons - 7:30 p.m., Harland Cinema. Reception to follow. Sponsored by the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life, President's Commission on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns, Lesbian/Gay Studies Lecture Series, and IMAGE Film & Video.

 Jersey City, a play about a runaway finding a new way of life amidst the strip clubs and slums of Jersey City. Written by Wendy Hammond and directed by Ariel de Man - 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Mary Gray Munroe Theater. Tickets required; call 404-727-5050. $7 for Emory students with I.D.; $14 for general public. Sponsored by Theater Emory


MARCH 4
University Worship, Reverend Tricia Farris preaching - 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel of Religious Life and the Center for Women

 9th Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival - 2:00 p.m.,White Hall 208. Sponsored by the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life, President's Commission on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Concerns, Lesbian/Gay Studies Lecture Series, and IMAGE Film & Video

MARCH 5
"Truth and Lies," a multimedia colloquium with Barbara Hammer - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., location TBA. Sponsored by Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life

 "Women in Public Safety," awards ceremony and reception with keynote speaker Gale Buckner, Director, Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council - 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Cox Hall Room 4. For nomination and registration forms, contact Laura Micham at 404-727-6955. Sponsored by Georgia Women's History Month Committee, Georgia Commission on Women, and the Center for Women

MARCH 6
"Food for Thought," with Betsey Teasley Troupe, Assistant Curator of Egyptian Art - Noon, Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall. Sponsored by Michael C. Carlos Museum

Layli Miller speaking on "The Equality of Women and Men" - 7:30 p.m., White Hall 205. Reception and discussion to follow. Sponsored by the Baha'i Unity Club, the Center for Women, and the Candler Program for Women in Theology and Ministry

MARCH 7
"Bodies of Truth Moving in Meditation and Song," an interfaith worship service with light reception to follow - 12:00 - 12:45 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Candler Program for Women in Theology and Ministry in association with Atlanta YAD, Emory Equal Opportunity Programs, the Center for Women, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Muslim Students Association, Emory Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, and Candler Women

 "Freeing Fay," exhibit reception honoring the works of Fay Pullen Fairbrother - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Dobbs University Center Gallery. Sponsored by Student Activities and Emory Women's Center

 "Hummingbird Music Series," honoring Meredith LeVand - 8:00 p.m., Dooley's Den at the Depot. Sponsored by Student Activities


MARCH 8
International Women's Day

Chapel Service, Stacey Simpson preaching - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Candler Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, Candler Worship, and Baptist Studies Program

 "Community Oral History in Action: A Walking History of Little Five Points and Atlanta's Lesbian-Feminist Community," part of the Reconciliation Symposium Workshop, led by Saralyn Chesnut - 11:30 a.m. Meet in traffic circle between Dobbs University Center and Cox Hall; vans will transport participants. Sponsored by Reconciliation Symposium Workshop Committee

 "Verino Mondo: Conversations of Reconciliation with International Women," 12-2 p.m., Dobbs University Center room 362. Panel discussion with roundtable discussion to follow. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Programs

 "Dance of Togetherness -African American and South Asian Women Unite," 5:00 p.m., Dobbs University Center Coca-Cola Commons. Sponsored by Ngambika, Saheliya, Delta Sigma Theta, AKA, Apsaras, Sitara, and Office of Multicultural Programs and Services


MARCH 11
University Worship, Reverend Lauren Cogswell preaching - 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel of Religious Life


MARCH 18
University Worship, Reverend Bridgette Young preaching - 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel of Religious Life


MARCH 20
Inaugural SISTER DAY, Celebrating love, friendship, and sisterhood among all women. Fundraiser and free BBQ on soroity row - 7 p.m. Wear pink, yellow, or white to show pride in your sisterhood! Contact Nadine Hibbert, nhibber@learnlink.emory.edu for information. Sponsored by Office of Student Development, Intersorority Council, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, the Center for Women, The Emory Wheel, Office of Student Activities, Thomas Hall, Office of Greek Life, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Sigma Theta, and Sigma Delta Tau

"So That the Impression May Never be Effaced: Women's Personal Narratives as Historical Record," a roundtable discussion with Dr. Mary Odem and Dr. Jennifer Bernhardt Steadman, Institute for Women's Studies, Ms. Victoria Hesford, Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts and Special Collections Department, Woodruff Library, and Mr. Scott Ellis, Department of English and Lewis H. Beck Center for Electronic Collections & Services. Reception to follow - 4:30 p.m., Joseph W. Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Special Collections Department, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Institute for Women's Studies, the Center for Women, and Lewis H. Beck Center for Electronic Collections & Services

 "Composing Reconciliation - Women of Faith Telling Their Stories," a vegetarian dinner and interfaith panel featuring women of diverse traditions - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Brooks Commons. Please RSVP to Dorcas Ford Doward at 404-727-4180. Coordinated by Candler Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, and sponsored by Atlanta YAD, Emory Equal Opportunity Programs, Emory Women's Center, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Emory Religion Department, Muslim Students Association, Emory Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, Candler Women, and Woodruff Library Special Collections Department


MARCH 21
Anchee Min reading - 8:15 p.m., Joseph W. Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program, the Center for Women, and Institute for Women's Studies


MARCH 22
Anchee Min colloquium - 2:30 p.m., Joseph W. Jones Room, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program, Emory Women's Center, and Institute for Women's Studies

 "An Evening with Natalie Angier," KEYNOTE ADDRESS by the Pulitzer Prize winning science writer and author of Woman: An Intimate Geography - 7:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Reception and book signing to follow in Brooks Commons. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center and Institute for Women's Studies Jessica Glasser Memorial Lecture in association with Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Hightower Lecture Fund, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Emory College, Emory Arts & Sciences Alumni Women's Council, President's Commission on the Status of Women at Emory, and Department of Psychology


MARCH 23
Fourth Annual Black Herstory Conference. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., White Hall 112. For information, call Mozella Galloway at 404-508-8020. Sponsored by National Black Herstory Task Force

 "Telaio: Desdemona," a musical and theatrical program composed and performed by Susan Botti, with a group of seven musicians conducted by Kimberly Grigsby - 8:15 p.m., Mary Gray Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center. General Admission $20; Emory students with I.D. $10. For tickets call 404-727-5050. Presented by Theater Emory and sponsored by Flora Glenn Candler Fund.


MARCH 24
Fourth Annual Black Herstory Conference. 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., White Hall 208. For information, call Mozella Galloway at 404-508-8020. Sponsored by National Black Herstory Task Force

 "Our Motivation, Our Praise," Awards Ceremony - 7:00p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Cannon Chapel. Tickets $15. Call Mozella Galloway at 404-508-8040. Sponsored by National Black Herstory Task Force

 "Telaio: Desdemona," a musical and theatrical program composed and performed by Susan Botti, with a group of seven musicians conducted by Kimberly Grigsby - 8:15 p.m., Mary Gray Munroe Theater, Dobbs University Center. General Admission $20; Emory students with I.D. $10. For tickets call 404-727-5050. Presented by Theater Emory and sponsored by Flora Glenn Candler Fund

MARCH 25
University Worship, Candler School of Theology senior Amy Gafford preaching - 11:15 a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Dean of the Chapel of Religious Life


MARCH 26
Film: Body Image: Let's Get Real, with panel discussion featuring members of S.E.E.D., S.H.A.P.E., and the Counseling Center - 6:30 p.m., Harland Cinema. Sponsored by Student Activities


MARCH 27
"Our Bodies, Our Choices," a panel discussion with women of various ages and backgrounds who have had abortions - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Emory Women's Center. Sponsored by Choices- A Coalition of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance and Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood


MARCH 28
Healthy Women 2000: "The Zen of Stuff: Bringing Peace to our Relationship with Money," with Jef Murray, MA - Noon, Emory Women's Center. Sponsored by Emory Women's Center

 "My Journey Home," with domestic abuse survivor and author Sue Silverman. Book signing to follow - 7:00 p.m., Joseph W. Jones Room, Robert W. Woodruff Library. Sponsored by Atlanta YAD, Emory Women's Center, Women in Theology, Program in Violence Studies, Department of Religion, Jewish Studies Enrichment Fund, Emory University Counseling Center, and Office of Religious Life

MARCH 29
"Liturgies of Reconciliation: Initiating Conversations of Reconciliation," a panel discussion with contributors to the newly published book, "Shaping Sanctuary: Proclaiming God's Grace in an Inclusive Church." 12-1:30 p.m., Cannon Chapel 106. Box lunches provided.

Please RSVP to Katie Davis, 404-727-4180/kldavis@learnlink.emory.edu by March 27. Sponsored by Sacred Worth, Women in Theology and Ministry at Candler, and the Center for Women

Month - long
Emory Women's Center Exhibit - "A Chronicle of Significant Events in the Lives of Women at Emory University," featuring vintage photos from the Woodruff Library's Special Collections. Sponsored by Woodruff Library Special Collections and the Center for Women

Pitts Theology Library Exhibit - "Women of Faith in Victorian Culture: The Contrasting Faith Journeys of Maude Dominica Petre and Mary Petrie Carus-Wilson" - March 1 - April 27, 2001. Sponsored by the Pitts Theology Library

Campus Life Gallery Exhibit - "Freeing Fay," the works of Fay Pullen Fairbrother - February 27 - March 24, 2001. Sponsored by Student Activities and the Center for Women

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