Celebrate Women's History Month

March 3, 2006

In honor of March as Women's History Month, Miami Hamilton's English faculty members are hosting several events, beginning with a Feminist Film Series, which kicks off Thursday, March 9.

Films will be screened in the Harry T. Wilks Conference Center, Room 200, beginning at 4pm. Snacks will be provided. The films to be viewed include the following:

Thursday, March 9 - "North Country" (introduced by Whitney Womack Smith)
Thursday, March 23 - "Bend It Like Beckham" (introduced by Sherrie Inness)
Thursday, March 30 - "Sylvia" (introduced by Kelli Lyon Johnson)

In addition a Women's History Lecture features Associate Professor of History Mary Frederickson of Miami University in Oxford. Frederickson will give a talk tentatively titled "A Mother's Arithmetic: Elizabeth Clark Gaines' Journey from Slavery to Freedom" on Wednesday, March 29 at 4pm in Room 206 of the Harry T. Wilks Conference Center. A reception will follow.

Also look for women's history facts posted around campus on International Women's Day (Wednesday, March 8). Students who are in "Introduction to Women's Studies," a course taught by Associated Professor of English Whitney Womack Smith, initiated the project.