Women's History Month calendar @ St. Mary's University

Women's History Month 2010
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 8th - Friday, April 16, Blume Library Art Exhibit area: Photo Exhibit by Melanie Rush Davis. Reception on Wednesday, April 7, 4-5:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Art Department.
• Tuesday, March 2nd-Wednesday, March 3rd, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. UC Atrium Table: Get your Women's History Month T-Shirt and Sign Up for International Woman’s Day March & Rally!
• Thursday, March 4th, 12:30-2 p.m. 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 4th, 7-9:30 p.m. 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 5th, 8 p.m.-Saturday, March 6th, 5:30 a.m. 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 6th, 10 a.m. Bowie & Market Street (downtown San Antonio): International Woman's Day March & Rally. Carpool from campus Parking Lot V at 9 .a.m.
• Tuesday, March 9th, 9:45-11 a.m. 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.
• Tuesday, March 9th, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 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 13th - Sunday, March 21st.
• Tuesday, March 23rd, noon-1:30 p.m. Sarita Kenedy East Law Library Alumni Room: Retired 4th Ct. of Appeals Chief Justice 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 23rd, 12:30-1:30 p.m. 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.
• Thursday, March 25th, 9:15 a.m.-9:40 a.m. 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 25th, noon-1 p.m. 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 25th, 3:30-5 p.m. 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 26th, 12:30-2 p.m. 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 30th, 11:10 a.m.-2:25 p.m. UC-A: Historical Perspectives of Diversity Through the Eyes of Women. Co-Sponsored by the President's Peace Commission.
• Tuesday, March, 30th, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Charles Francis 007: Book Club: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Refreshments provided.
• Wednesday, March 31st, noon-1:30 p.m. 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.