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Events:
Lecture & Book Signing
"Never Will We Forget: Oral
Histories of World War II"
Sunday, March 9, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Known for her
Civil War histories, MSU professor emerita Marilyn Culpepper enlightens
us on a new subject in her recent book "Never Will We Forget." Join us for a
free lecture based on her extensive
research, which includes oral histories recorded by our historical
center staff. Culpepper's new book will also be available for purchase
and signing.
Michigan Women's Studies Association Annual
Conference
Friday-Saturday, March 14-15, 2008
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
"Raising Our Voices: Power, Politics, and Gender"
This conference
seeks a diversity of presenters--activists, academicians, students, and
nonprofit professionals--who study issues related to women and gender.
Presentations will include individual papers, panels, and workshops, as
well as a poster session for undergraduates on topics including but not
limited to enhancing the position of women in U.S. electoral politics;
new ways of combating domestic violence; still fighting for equal rights
for the LGTB community; fresh thinking on understanding the intersection
of race, class, and gender; and the lack of women and girls in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.
Registration
materials, program information, and electronic proposal forms are
available at
www.emich.edu/wstudies/mwsa.
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
Friday, March 14
5:00-9:00 p.m.
Registration; reception and/or dinner; major speaker
Saturday, March
15 7:30
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Three paper/panel/workshop
sessions; lunch with keynote speaker; MWSA business meeting
This conference
is organized under the auspices of the Michigan Women's Studies
Association and sponsored by the Eastern Michigan University Women and
Gender Studies program. Questions should be addressed to Assistant
Coordinator Elizabeth
Comer at
ecomer@emich.edu or Coordinator Linda Pritchard at
linda.pritchard@emich.edu.
Exhibits:
The Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame
The Hall
of Fame features more than 200 historical and
contemporary women of Michigan who have been
inducted since 1983. This permanent exhibit
offers introductions to and highlights of each of these women.
"Votes for Women"
This returning exhibit chronicles the history of the
women's suffrage movement. You'll be introduced to national leaders such
as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton as well as Michigan women
who figured prominently in the movement, including May Stocking Knaggs
(Bay City), Anna Howard Shaw (Big Rapids), and Sojourner Truth (Battle
Creek). Among the many interesting artifacts is a copy of the Women's
Century Calendar dated 1900 which is signed by Anthony.
"Ladies
of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service"
January 14-June 27, 2008
Lighthouse keeping in the 19th and early
20th centuries was a rugged life of long hours and hard work
punctuated by periods of real peril. Not a profession for the
faint-hearted, it was thought to be unsuitable employment for the
“fairer sex.” But at least
50 women in Michigan proved
the naysayers wrong. Acting as both assistants
and full-fledged keepers, these women served the sailing community with
distinction for more than 100 years—often juggling their official duties
with the demands of raising a family. And more than one woman gave her
life while in the Lighthouse Service. Stirring
stories of dedication and determination may be found in this new
exhibit, as well as hands-on activities for young and old!
"Painted Music"
January 27-March 28, 2008
Artist and
educator Edee Joppich leads a group of women painters from the Visual Art
Association of Livonia in exploring the use of watercolors to describe
another art form: music.
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