Women's History Month
Announcing: Women's History Month 2012
This year's theme is 'Women's Education—Women's Empowerment.' Join us for our 2012 Women's History Month's programs and events.
Download poster with calendar of events (pdf).
19th Annual Women in the Arts Gallery
Gallery Show • March 4-March 30, 2012
Reception • Thursday, March 8, 4-6pm
Craft Studio Gallery, N12 Memorial Union
The Women in the Arts Gallery Show is an annual juried exhibition that highlights talented women artists of Missouri. In conjunction with Women's History Month at the University of Missouri, the Craft Studio presents this exhibit as a tribute to women past, present and future whose artistic creations are often overlooked and forgotten. We welcome you to celebrate our 19th year of honoring women artists at our gallery reception where we will enjoy refreshments and live music. Co-sponsored by the MSA/GPC Craft Studio.
16th Annual Women's Poetry Night
Tuesday, March 6 • 6-7pm
Women's Center, G108 MU Student Center
All are welcome to come celebrate our 16th Annual Women's Poetry
Night! Join renowned and up-and-coming poets and spoken word artists
from the MU, Stephens College and Columbia communities as they share
their words with us. Light refreshments will be provided.
Roller Derby, Vampires, and Feminism
Wednesday, March 7 • 12-1pm
Women's Center, G108 MU Student Center
Is roller derby feminist? What is the relationship of roller derby to the women's movement? Join Sociology doctoral student Jennifer Stafford and English professor Devoney Looser, members of the local women's flat-track, non-profit roller derby team, the CoMo Derby Dames, for a conversation about their experiences—personal and academic—with this sport and this subject. Both women skate with the team, Stafford as Jenn O'Slide and Looser as Stone Cold Jane Austen. Both were also a part of the MU-feature film (now in post-production) Vampyras, a roller derby vampire movie. Stafford serves as president of the CoMo Derby Dames and has written a master's thesis on the subject of roller derby and feminism. Looser is a faculty affiliate in Women's and Gender Studies and the author of several books on British women's literary history. Lunch for the first 25.
Mommy and Me Yoga
Wednesday, March 7 • 7-9pm
2212 MU Student Center
Looking for a fun and relaxing way to spend your night? Don't bother finding a babysitter! Bring your children to this wonderful Mommy and Me Yoga session at the Student Center. Snacks will be provided, so just bring yourself, your children, and a mat or towel. Don't miss out on this great, free opportunity to have a wonderful family night and meet some new friends!! Sponsored by SUPB.
Kemper Lecture Series: Dr. Deborah Hanuscin
Wednesday, March 7 • 7-8:30pm
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
Award winning teachers are not 'born' knowing how to teach they benefit throughout their careers from the advice and support of mentors. In this talk, Dr. Hanuscin will share the inspiring story of her own journey from feeling apathetic and bored in science classes to finding a passion for teaching science and how her mentor, Betsy, played a role in that transformation. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by SUPB.
Lunch and Double Feature with Gloria La Morte
Friday, March 9
Brownbag Lunch • 12pm
Double Feature • 6pm
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
Meet Gloria La Morte, writer and producer, at a brown bag lunch. In the evening enjoy a free double screening of award winning films, Details and Entre Nos. The independent short, Details (2000), follows a suicidal protagonist (played by Gloria La Morte) who begins to find hope while checking off her bucket list. In Entre Nos (2009), Mariana brings her two children from Colombia to New York, only for her husband to leave her with fifty dollars in cash. Entre Nos tells a new angle of an immigrant family's story. Sponsored by HALO and NAHJ.
Independent Actors Theatre's Short Women's Play Festival
March 9-11 • 7:30pm
The Bridge, 1020 East Walnut
Join Independent Actors Theatre for an evening of six 10-minute plays written by women playwrights from around the country and directed by women. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the door with cash or in advance at iatheatre.org. Sponsored by IAT.
Women's Leadership Conference
Saturday, March 10
204 South 9th Street
Women's Leadership Conference is an event designed to bring student leaders from Mid-Missouri together to discuss the past, present and future of women's leadership on a global level. Please join us for another successful year of workshops, presentations and a keynote to further develop your leadership style. Registration required. Visit columbiawlc.weebly.com for more information. Cost: $15. Co-sponsored by MU Center for Leadership Development, Women's Center, Stephens College and Columbia College.
Black Women Rock!
Saturday, March 10 • 6:30pm
Conservation Auditorium
"Black Women Rock!" models after 'Black Girls Rock!" This organization seeks to build the self-esteem and self-worth of young women of color by changing their outlook on life, broadening their horizons, and helping them to empower themselves. We want to honor and recognize African-American women in the Columbia community who empower and motivate through their impact on others. These women are the epitome of what it takes to be a role model to young women and men in our community. This year BWR honors Sonja Steptoe. A reception follows the award ceremony. Visit 3snapz.tumblr.com for more information. Sponsored by the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, Black History Month Committee and the Women's Center.
Who is Empowering Whom: Examining Women's Empowerment
Monday, March 12 • 12-1pm
Women's Center, G108 MU Student Center
Join Dr. Rebecca Dingo, assistant professor of women's and gender studies, for a presentation on her research on the language of women's empowerment as it has been taken up recently in global women's development initiatives including micro-lending. We will discuss how the women's empowerment movement may look initially positive and holistic but often the very policies and programs designed by supranational institutions and NGOs can be shortsighted and actually work to further disenfranchise women in poor nations. In particular, we will also examine how empowerment through micro-lending, the new mode of global development for the 21st century, often says more about our own needs in the US as opposed to that elsewhere. Lunch for the first 25.
Jenn Pozner: Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women and...
Wednesday, March 14 • 7pm
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
Join Jenn Pozner, founder and executive director of Women in Media & News and author of Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV, for this eye-opening and relatable lecture. Project Brainwash asks, "What does it mean to be a woman in America today?" According to reality TV, women are gold diggers, bimbos, and bitches. TV has erased all signs that the women's rights, civil rights, and gay and lesbian rights movements ever occurred. This lecture takes a fierce, funny, and in-depth look at how reality TV affects our beliefs, our behavior, and our culture. Using humor, video clips from your favorite programs, and a decade of journalistic research, Pozner deconstructs reality TV's twisted fairytales. Project Brainwash gives you the tools to understand and challenge stereotypes and become active, critical media consumers. You'll never see Snooki the same way again—and you'll laugh, a lot! Co-sponsored by the Women's Center and Four Front.
Following the lecture Ms. Pozner will be signing copies of her latest book
Reality Bites Back. The University Bookstore will be at the event selling
copies of her book. Cash, check, credit, debit and student charge will be
accepted. Co-sponsored by University Bookstore.
Justice Served
March 15-18 & March 20-22
Corner Playhouse
This series showcases three short plays: Trifles, Sweat and Sometimes I Sing. In these three short plays, women respond to violence with surprising consequences that pose provocative questions about "right" and "wrong," legality and justice. Sponsored by the Theatre Department. For tickets, go to http://theatre.missouri.edu/tickets.html.
Women's & Gender Studies Sixth Annual Graduate Conference
Saturday, March 17
215 Tate Hall
The University of Missouri Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Student Conference highlights graduate students' feminist research projects. There will be an array of topics, which draw from a variety of disciplines and methodologies. The diversity of presenters promises to bring great discussions concerning interdisciplinary, feminist research methods, and feminist pedagogies. Sponsored by the Women's & Gender Graduate Student ORG, and the Women's and Gender Studies Department.
Fifth Annual Women's Health and Wellness Fair
Tuesday, March 20 • 11:00am-1:30pm
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
Join the Status of Women Committee for free food, fun, and information. Enjoy healthy snacks and a wealth of information with more than 30 exhibitors from the campus and community. Representatives will share information about exercise and fitness, women's support organizations, breast cancer, nutrition, public health and much more. Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative and Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women.
Movie Night: Miss Representation
Tuesday, March 20 • 7:30pm
Chamber Auditorium, MU Student Center
Join us for this amazing film that describes all the phenomena we see but cannot name. Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in the United States. This film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and aired on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in October 2011. See what the hype is all about, and enjoy movie snacks. Sponsored by the Women's Center.
Tribute to Women
Thursday, March 22 • 3:30-5pm
Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union
The Status of Women Committee invites you to attend the Tribute to MU
Women. Help us recognize a select group of students, faculty, and staff
awardees who have worked above and beyond their responsibilities to
help create an environment of equity, fairness and justice for women on
the MU campus. Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative and Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women.
We are committed to ensuring that our events are accessible to all. If you have a disability and anticipate barriers to your participation, please contact Tara at jacksonta@missouri.edu or 573 882-6621.
For more information, please visit the MU Women's Center.
Women's History Month 2012 is sponsored by the Women's History Month Committee, Women's & Gender Studies Department, Women's Center and the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative.
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