Saint Joseph College Celebrates Women’s History Month - March 2010
Saint Joseph College is proud to commemorate Women’s History Month with a diverse selection of lectures, films, discussions, and more during March. If you would like additional information on any of the events listed below, contact Catherine Hoyser, Ph.D., professor of English and director of Women’s Studies, at 860.231.5294 or choyser@sjc.edu.
Monday, March 1 - Women’s History Month at Saint Joseph College - Venus Priests and Superwomen (2007): A film that examines the banning of Eve Ensler's play, The Vagina Monologues, at Providence College and explores this incident in the context of a larger framework of women struggling to obtain equality. Join us for a screening of the film and a discussion with documentary director Deborah Monuteaux, co-writer Alexia Kosmider, and Frances Ford – a former Providence College student director of The Vagina Monologues. The event will take place on Monday, March 1 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in The Bruyette Athenaeum’s Second Floor Reception Room. Admission is free of charge, refreshments will be served and the local community is invited to attend. Sponsored by Saint Joseph College’s Honors Program, Queenes Companye, the Women’s Studies Program, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Wednesday, March 3 - Women’s History Month at Saint Joseph College - Presentation and Discussion by Hon. Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda’s Minister of Gender and Family Promotion: This event will take place on Wednesday, March 3 from 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. in the Crystal Room, Mercy Hall. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Sponsored by the Office of International Studies and Programs, and the Women’s Studies Program.
Wednesday, March 3 - Women’s History Month at Saint Joseph College - Presentation and Discussion by Ram Mahalingam - "Culture, Gender and Globalization at the Intersections of Class and Caste:" Ram Mahalingam, Ph.D., associate professor, department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, will be featured at this event which will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Crystal Room, Mercy Hall. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Sponsored by the Office of the President.
Monday, March 8 - Women’s History Month at Saint Joseph College and International Women’s Day Celebration – A Reading by Poet and Activist Bessy Reyna: This event will take place on Monday, March 8 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Crystal Room, Mercy Hall.
Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Sponsored by the Foreign Languages Department, Department of Latino Practice, International Studies and Programs, Office of Diversity Initiatives, the Women’s Studies Program, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Saturday, March 13 - Women’s History Month at Saint Joseph College and Capital Classics Theater Sponsor the Women Writers Series: Staged readings of brand new plays on Saturday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in The Bruyette Athenaeum’s Hoffman Auditorium. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. Join an ensemble of professional actors as they read two new plays by Connecticut women writers: "The Woman Behind the Man Behind the Podium Making the Apology," by Laura Sheehan and "Code Red or The Last Day at Dick High," by Jeanne Zaino. A moderated discussion, led by Robert Smith, Ph.D., director of SJC’s Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities, will follow the reading of each script. Light refreshments will be served.
