Women's History Month at Emory - March 2008
Women at Emory: Past, Present, and Future

In March every year, the Center for Women sponsors a wide-ranging celebration of National Women's History Month, attracting nationally recognized keynote speakers such as Naomi Wolf, Rebecca Walker, Faye Wattleton, Lani Guinier, Wilma Mankiller, Natalie Angier, Carol Moseley Braun, Rachel Simmons, Helen Thomas, Julianne Malveaux, and Margaret Edson.

Keynote Event: Helen Thomas, "First Lady of the Press." Commonly referred to as the First Lady of the Press, former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas will deliver the keynote address for Women's History Month. Helen brings her considerable knowledge, experience, and insider perspective to Emory during an auspicious time for women in politics. Renowned as a trailblazer, Helen broke through barriers for women reporters while covering every president since John F. Kennedy. In keeping with our theme, Helen returns as a woman from Emory's past--she delivered the Women's History Month keynote address in March 2004. Now, with Nancy Pelosi as the first woman Speaker of the House and Hillary Clinton as a female contender for the White House in 2008, Helen will share her considerable wisdom and speak about the role of women in politics today and in the future.

Sponsored by Center for Women, Department of Women's Studies Jessica Glasser Memorial Lecture, Hightower Lecture Fund, Graduate School, Emory Law School, President's Commision on the Status of Women at Emory, and Emory Alumnae and Women of Emory

Join us on Monday, March 31 at 7:00 PM in the Tull Auditorium of Emory Law School; book signing sponsored by Charis Books and reception to follow in the Hunter Atrium.

Women's History Month March 2008

Women's History Month events at Emory open a window onto women's cultural, intellectual and social lives. The full month's calendar follows below.

Monthlong Events

Women's History Month Events

March 2
University Worship, Women's History Month Sunday Celebration with special guest Brenda Bynum--11:00a.m., Cannon Chapel. Sponsored by Office of the Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life and Center for Women

March 3
Feminist Founders Reading Series and Book-Signing by Fiction Writer Dorothy Allison and Honoring the Late Eleanor C. Main, 8:15 p.m. Jones Room, 3111 Woodruff Library, Book-signing and reception will follow. Sponsored by Creative Writing Program, Center for Women and Department of Women's Studies

March 5
Sixteenth-Annual Pride Banquet with keynote speaker Sara Look 92C, co-owner of Charis Books--6:30 p.m., Miller-Ward Alumni House. Sponsored by Emory Gay and Lesbian Alumni (GALA), Office of LGBT Life, and the President's Commission on GBT Concerns

March 6
"Global and Contemporary Perspectives on International Women," a student panel discussion-- 6:00-7:30 p.m., Turman Residence Hall lobby. A multimedia presentation and panel discussion on women's issues and gender roles in different countries, presented by undergraduates who have studied abroad. This program is in celebration of International Women's Day. Sponsored by Center for International Programs, Center for Women, Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, Student Advocacy Committee of the Center for Women Advisory Board, and Residence Life Diversity Committee

March 7
International Coffeee Hour Celebrating International Women's Day 2007. 11:30 a.m- 12:30 p.m., Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center (DUC). Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar Programs and Graduate School

March 8
International Women's Day

March 10
"Learning through Leadership," a development luncheon for staff with guest speaker Jane DiFolco Parker and a special viewing of the Women's Oral History Project video--Noon, Faculty Library, Law School. Sponsored by Office of Diversity and Community Initiatives at the Law School

March 10-14
Spring Break

March 17
"Redefining Women: Analyzing Gender in the Twenty-First Centery," a graduate student panel discussion--6:00 p.m., White Hall, Room 103. Sponsored by Student Advocacy Committee of the Center for Women Advisory Board and WS GRADS

March 20
Telling Our Stories, Celebrate the untold stories of Emory women and honor the experiences of all women at Telling Our Stories, featuring Natasha Trethewey--Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair in Creative Writing and 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry--and Isabel Wilkerson--James M. Cox Jr. Professor of Journalism and 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. For information and reservations call 404.727.2001 or email sasha.smith@emory.edu--5:30 p.m., Miller-Ward Alumni House. Sponsored by Center for Women

March 21
A Cross-Cultural Dance Performance by Taal Soul-- 5:00 p.m., Coke Commons, DUC. Sponsored by Center for Women, DUC, and Office of Multicultural Programs and Services

March 25
"Reflect and Evolve," a presentation of new dance works by Emory students and collaborations with Emory alumni--Noon, Carols Museum Reception Hall. Sponsored by Emory Dance Program, Michael C. Carlos Museum, and Center for Women

"Soprano as Fetish: On the Rise of Professional Singers," a lecture with the nationally acclaimed Susan McClary, professor of musicology at University of California--4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Room 207, White Hall. Sponsored by Department of Music

Alice Walker, a public reading in celebration of her papers being placed in Emory's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL)--6:00 p.m., Glenn Memorial Auditorium, Emory University. Sponsored by MARBL and the James Weldon Johnson Institute

March 26
The History of the Oral History Project
Miller-Ward Alumni House--noon-1:00 p.m. The Oral History Project, initiated by the President's Commission on the Status of Women at Emory, has assembled thirty marvelous interviews with fascinating Emory women. Mary Loftus of Emory Magazine will emcee as several teams of interviewers and women discuss the many intended and several unintended benefits of the project, including the creation of a shared living history between those telling the stories and those recording them. Sponsored by Center for Women and the President's Commission on the Status of Women

March 28-30
The Eleventh-Annual National Black Herstory Conference and Awards Banquet: "Gathering of Voices on Health Care: Physical, Mental, Spiritual, and Holistic"--Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium, Emory University. For more information, visit www.blackherstory.org. Sponsored by National Black Herstory Task Force and School of Medicine

March 29
EVENT CANCELLED -- "Our Voices, Our Songs," a faculty recital with women characters, composers, and perspectives. Featuring Teresa Hopkin, soprano, and Deborah Thoreson, pianist--8:00 p.m. Emerson Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Sponsored by Department of Music

March 31
Helen Thomas, "First Lady of the Press," will present the keynote address for Women's History Month at Emory--7:00 p.m., Tull Auditorium, Emory Law School. Book-signing and reception to follow. Sponsored by Center for Women, Department of Women's Studies Jessica Glasser Memorial Lecture, Hightower Lecture Fund, Graduate School, Emory Law School, President's Commision on the Stauts of Women at Emory, and Emory Alumnae and Women of Emory

Monthlong
"Democratic Vistas: Exploring the Danowski Poetry Collection" will feature highlights from the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library. Through May 19 in the Main Corridor Galleries, Schatten Gallery, Woodruff Library. Sponsored by MARBL and Emory University Libraries

"A Chronicle of Significant Events in th Lives of Women at Emory," featuring vintage photos from the Emory University Archives. Permanently displayed at the Center for Women. Sponsored by Center for Women and MARBL

"Women at Emory: Past, Present, and Future," an exhibition produced by the Emory University Archives and highlighting significant anniversaries of three Emory women's organizations, with photographs and other items documenting women's history at Emory from its 1836 fouding until coeducation in 1953. On display at the DUC Art Gallery. Sponsored by Center for Women, DUC, and MARBL

"Women at Emory: Past, Present, and Future," an exhibition produced by the Emory University Archives and highlighting significant anniversaries of three Emory women's organizations, with photographs and other items documenting women's history at Emory from its 1836 founding until coeducation in 1953. On display February 25 - April 4 at Hoke O'Kelley Memorial Library, Oxford College at Emory University. Sponsored by Center for Women, Hoke O'Kelley Memorial Library and MARBL.

Spring 2008 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday extended hours 9 a.m.–9 p.m.
(Wednesday hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. during semester breaks.)

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