Women's History Month, St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas
2010 Calendar
Theme: Writing Women Back into History
- Throughout March: Blume Library Display: "Writing Women Back into History"
- Monday, March 8 - Friday, April 16, Blume Library Art Exhibit area: Photo Exhibit by Melanie Rush Davis. Reception on Monday, April 12, 4-5:30pm. Sponsored by the Art Department.
- Tuesday, March 2-Wednesday, March 3, 11:30am-3pm, UC Atrium Table: Get your Women's History Month T-Shirt and Sign Up for International Woman’s Day March & Rally!
- Thursday, March 4, 12:30-2pm; Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Alumni Room: Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Award Luncheon (by invitation only). Co-Sponsored by Office of the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
- Thursday, March 4, 7-9:30pm; Softball Fields (rain location: UC-A): A League of Their Own. Brief panel presentation by our Women's Softball team followed by the film. Refreshments provided. Co-Sponsored by University Programming Council.
- Friday, March 5, 8pm-Saturday, March 6, 5:30am; Chaminade Field: Civic Engagement/Immigration Awareness Camp Out. Invited guests include Diego Bernal, MALDEF; Benita Veliz, St. Mary's alumna; and Catholic Relief Services representative. Co-Sponsored by Student Government Association, Pi Sigma Alpha-Political Science Honor Society.
- Saturday, March 6, 10am, Bowie & Market Street (downtown San Antonio): International Woman's Day March & Rally. Carpool from campus Parking Lot V at 9am.
- Tuesday, March 9, 9:45-11am, Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Alumni Room: Dr. Carmen Tafolla, "Writing Women Back into History: The Story of Emma Tenayuca." Co-Sponsored by Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies Program, Women's Studies Program. Press Release.
- Tuesday, March 9, 2:30-3:30pm, UC Alumni Conference Room: Pakistani Fulbright Fellow Dr. Waseem Anwar discusses his recent book "Black" Women's Dramatic Discourse: A Psychosemiotic Study of Silence in Selected Plays by African American Dramatists. Co-Sponsored by School of Humanities & Social Sciences, English & Communication Studies Department.
- Mid-Semester Break: Saturday, March 13 - Sunday, March 21
- Tuesday, March 23, noon-1:30pm; Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Alumni Room: Alma L. Lopez Woman in Law Student Leadership Award Luncheon with the Texas 4th Court of Appeals. Co-Sponsored by the School of Law.
- Tuesday, March 23, 12:30-1:30pm; UC-A: Keynote: Dr. Marisa Belausteguigoitia, Director of PUEG (University Program of Gender Studies), UNAM-Mexico City, "Zapatista Spirals: Ascent and Descent in Indigenous Women's Rebellion(s). Co-Sponsored by History Department, International Relation Undergraduate Department, Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies Program, Women's Studies Program. Printable program flier and description. Press Release
- Thursday, March 25, 9:15am-9:40am; Java City : Blessing of Women [Feast of the Annunciation]. Coffee & breakfast tacos provided. Co-Sponsored by University Ministry, Marianist Sisters, Marianist Vocation Office.
- Thursday, March 25, noon-1pm; UC-A: Picturing Mary: Dr. Todd Hanneken, "Traditions and Interpretations of the Annunciation in Christian Art and Sr. Anne O'Leary, "Mary: Handmaid or Bondwoman? Recovering What Has Been Lost in Translation . Lunch provided. Co-Sponsored by University Ministry-Law School, Marianist Forum.
- Thursday, March 25, 3:30-5pm; Blume Library Media Viewing Room (1 st Floor): Dr. Rosanna Lauriola, Department of Classical Studies, University of Idaho, "On the Side of the Victims: Abduction and Rape in Classical Antiquity, and Their Representation in Modern and Contemporary Art." Co-Sponsored by Languages Department. Refreshments provided following presentation.
- Friday, March 26, 12:30-2pm; Charles Francis 007: Woman Leader to Woman Leader Luncheon with Margaret Moran, LULAC (by invitation only). Co-Sponsored by Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies Program, Women's Studies Program.
- Tuesday, March 30, 11:10am-12:25pm; UC-A: Historical Perspectives of Diversity Through the Eyes of Women. Panelists include Kirsten Gardner, PhD, History, UTSA; Annie Hubbard, Sociology, St. Mary's University; and Teresa Van Hoy, PhD, History, St. Mary's University. Co-Sponsored by the President's Peace Commission.
- Tuesday, March, 30, 3:30-4:30pm; Charles Francis 007: Book Club: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Refreshments provided.
- Wednesday, March 31, noon-1:30pm; Alkek 106: Elvia R. Arriola, Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University and visiting professor, St. Mary's University Law School & Executive Director, Women on the Border, Inc. " Justice Interrupted: Women and Global Social Responsibility." Lunch provided. Co-Sponsored by Bill Greehey School of Business.
Partners & Sponsors:
Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Vice President of Mission & Identity; Bill Greehey School of Business, Graduate School, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Law, School of Science, Engineering & Technology; Marianist Sisters; Marianist Forum; Marianist Vocation Office; Alumni Relations; Louis J. Blume Library; Career Services Center; Service Learning Center; University Ministry; University Ministry-Law; Departments of Art, English & Communication Studies, History, International Relations Graduate, International Relation Undergraduate, Languages, Political Science, Theology; Latin American and U.S. Latino Studies Program; Women's Studies Program; President's Peace Commission; University Programming Council; Student Government Association; Pi Sigma Alpha-Political Science Honor Society
updated March 31, 2010