LEWISTON, Idaho – Lewis-Clark State College is holding its sixth annual Women's History Month events in March, with presentations throughout the month. All events are free and open to the public.
The presentations offer a diversity of scholarship and topics, and the college welcomes community attendance. All presentations take place in Room 224 of the Sam Glenn Complex on the LCSC campus unless otherwise noted.
The complete schedule is listed below:
“Why Women’s History Month?”
Dr. Amy Canfield, Social Sciences, and Dr. Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Humanities
Monday, March 3, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Real Men are Feminists: Why Men Should Care about Gender Equality”
Dr. Louis Sylvester, Humanities
Thursday, March 6, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Does Sex Really Sell? Examining the Mediated Images of Female Athletes”
Dr. Heather Van Mullem, Education and Kinesiology
Monday, March 10, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Listen, Boys and Girls: Gender Messages in Children’s Literature”
Dr. LuElla D’Amico, Whitworth University, and Dr. Marlowe Daly-Galeano, Humanities
Tuesday, March 11, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Food Will Win the War: American Women and Food Conservation during World War I”
Dr. Amanda Van Lanen, Social Sciences
Wednesday, March 12, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Teachable Moments for Our Daughters: From Disney and Barbie to GoldieBlox and Amy Poehler”
Dr. Eleanor Downey, Social Sciences, and Dr. Amy Canfield, Social Sciences
Thursday, March 13, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“The Medicalization of Women’s Sexuality”
Film Screening and Discussion
Dr. Leanne Parker, Social Sciences
Tuesday, March 18, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Of Native Women: Tradition, Tragedy, Justice”
Keynote address, in partnership with Native American Awareness Week
Dr. Jan Johnson, University of Idaho
Wednesday, March 19, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Are You Even Listening to Yourself?: Your Words Matter”
Kimberly Tolson, Humanities
Monday, March 24, 2014. 12:00-1:15
“Finding Maria do Ceo, or What Spanish and Portuguese Literature Have to Do with Women’s History Month”
Rosehill Estate Lecture, sponsored by the Humanities Division
Dr. Valerie Hegstrom, Brigham Young University
Tuesday, March 25, 2014. 6 pm
Williams Conference Center
“QueerMusic: Gender and Sexuality—To Stonewall and Beyond”
Tom Schumacher
Wednesday, March 26, 2104. 12:00-1:15
“Female Hysteria: The Journey to Trauma Informed Practices”
Shelly Meisner, YWCA, and Kathy Gordon, YWCA
Thursday, March 27, 2014. 12:00-1:15.
For more information, please contact Dr. Amy Canfield at 792-2362 or aecanfield@lcsc.edu.