Women's
History Month
Penn State Intercom......March
14, 2002
The University community will celebrate Women's History Month at a number of locations. The schedule of activities and events follows:
Altoona
* Friday, March 15: Hispanic folk singer Eileen Torres will give salsa lessons and a history of modern Latin music at 7 p.m. at the Slep Student Center.
* Tuesday, March 19: "The Hour of the Star," a Brazilian film examining issues of gender, class and ethnicity, will be screened at 6:30 p.m. at the Slep Student Center.
* Wednesday, March 20: "From Petticoats to Ph.D.s: A Look at the History of Women's Roles at Penn State," by Jackie Esposito, University archivist, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in 102-103 Community Arts Center. Lunch is provided.
* Tuesday, March 26: "The Women," a film based on the play by Clare Boothe Luce, will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Slep Student Center.
* Wednesday, March 27: Joy Harjo, American Indian and feminist poet, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Adler Athletic Complex.
* Thursday, March 28: Leslie Bonci, Steelers and Pittsburgh Ballet Company nutritionist, will lecture on healthy eating from noon to 1 p.m. in the Slep Student Center.
* Thursday, March 28: Allied Motion Improvisational Happening will present "Through a Glass Darkly: Men, Masks, Women" at 3 p.m. on the first floor of the Force Technology Building.
* Tuesday, April 9: A Take Back the Night vigil, held in conjunction with Family Services of Blair County, will begin at 8 p.m. at the Slep Student Center portico.
Beaver
* Tuesday, March 19: The Long Island Ballet, an all-female troupe celebrating women's dance art, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Study Learning Center auditorium. The event is free to the public.
* Wednesday, March 20: Cathy Braaten, acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter, will perform at noon at the Brodhead Bistro. The event is free to the public.
Berks
* Tuesday, March 19: The Barbara Martin Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center auditorium. The acoustic trio features the songs of female blues singers of the 1920s, reviving their music with anecdotes from their lives.
* Monday, March 25: Maxine Maxwell will present "Echoes of the Past," which looks at the black female experience, at 7:30 p.m. at the Perkins Student Center.
Delaware County
* Tuesday, March 26: "The Blood-jet is Poetry: The Life and Works of Sylvia Plath," a dramatic presentation by Donna Coldwell, will take place at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Main Building. The event is free to the public.
* Thursday, March 28: Mary Leftridge Byrd, superintendent of the Men's Prison in Chester, will be the guest speaker at the Commission for Women Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Large Conference Room in the Athletic/Commons Building.
DuBois
* Tuesday, March 19: Sheila Squillante will read selections of her poetry from 6 to 7 p.m. in 106B Multi-Purpose Building. The event is free to the public.
* Wednesday, March 20: Margaret Orner presents the one-woman show "Mother Jones: My Life and Times" about American labor advocate Mary Harris Jones at 7 p.m. in the Hiller auditorium. The event is free to the public.
* Friday, March 22: Students from the Women's Studies 301 class present "Feminists in History," a panel discussion, at noon in the Smeal Building conference room.
* Wednesday, March 27: Historian Laurie Sprankle will present "Reflections on Uncle Tom's Cabin 150 Years Later: Women and Reform in the Pre-Civil War Era" at 7 p.m. in the Hiller auditorium. The event is free to the public.
* Thursday, March 28: Authors Kerry Neville Bakken and Christopher Bakken will discuss their works from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in 10 Multi-Purpose Building. The event is free to the public. For information, call Jacquelyn Atkins at (814) 375-4815.
Great Valley
* Wednesday,
March 27:
Tina Hay, editor of the Penn Stater magazine, will be the guest
speaker at the Great Valley Commission for Women's annual luncheon at
noon in 205-206 Safeguard Scientifics Building. Hay will present a slide
show that illustrates how women have been portrayed in the magazine over
the past century.
Harrisburg
* Tuesday, March 19: Grace Fala, associate professor of communication at Juniata College, will present on "Organic Communication: The Conservation of Conversation" from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Gallery Lounge, Olmsted Building.
* Wednesday, March 20: Long Island Ballet, an all-female troupe celebrating women's dance art, will perform at noon in Gallery Lounge, Olmstead Building.
* Thursday, March 21: Southern gospel diva Renee Basil will perform at noon in Kunkel Auditorium, Olmsted Building.
* Monday, March 25: Contemporary gospel diva Rhonda Marsh will perform at noon in Morrison Gallery, Library.
* Tuesday, March 26: Rock diva Cathy Braaten will perform at noon in Gallery Lounge, Olmsted Building.
* Tuesday, March 26: "The Day I Became a Woman," part of the Penn State Harrisburg International Film Festival, will be screened at 8:30 p.m. in Kunkel Auditorium, Olmsted Building.
* Wednesday, March 27: Country-western diva Jackie Bichsel will perform at noon in Morrison Gallery, Library.
* Thursday,
March 28:
Gospel diva Carolyn White-Splawn will perform at 7 p.m. in Kunkel Auditorium,
Olmsted Building.
Hazleton
* Tuesday, March 26: Margaret A. Orner will present "Mother Jones: My Life and Times," based on the life of labor organizer Mary Harris Jones, at 7:30 p.m. in the Slusser/Bayzick Building. The event is free. For information, call (570) 450-3180.
Lehigh Valley
* Wednesday, March 27: "My Journey, My Islam," a film about Islamic women living in the West and how they reconcile religious and cultural obligations, will be screened at 2:30 p.m. on campus.
McKeesport
* Monday,
March 18:
The Penn State Mc-Keesport Commission for Women will observe Women's History
Month with a luncheon and program at noon in the Frable Conference Center.
The luncheon is open to employees only, and the program is free to the
public. Mary Ellen Higgins, assistant professor of English, is the keynote
speaker. She will give a slide presentation and discuss her travel experiences
beginning at 1 p.m. For information call Carol Meek at (412) 675-9174.
Mont Alto
* Through March 26: "Enigmatic Entelechy," an art exhibit by Megan Weikel, will be displayed in the library. It features box art, constructions and works on paper.
* Wednesday, March 20: A coffeehouse performance by Amy Speace will be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Millstream Cafe.
* Friday, March 22: A coffeehouse performance by Sara Wheeler begins at 8 p.m. in the Mont Alto Hall Lobby.
* Wednesday, March 27: Nancy Walker will present the Renaissance Dance Workshop at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Activities Center.
All events are free to the public. For information, call (717) 749-6112.
Schuylkill
* Monday, March 25: Judith Stephens will discuss "Georgia Douglas Johnson, Activist Playwright and Cultural Sponsor of the New Negro Renaissance 1920-1940" at noon in the Fryer Conference Center.
* Wednesday, March 27: "I'm Every Woman," featuring state Rep. Louise Bishop and a panel representing all areas of women's interests and concerns, begins at 5 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium.
Shenango
* Wednesday, March 27: Actor Gregory Gibson Kenney will perform his one-man tribute to Rosa Parks at 7:30 p.m. in the Forker Laboratory Forum. Kenney will portray Just'n Truth, a young man who was on the bus the day Parks refused to give up her seat.
University Park 
* Thursday, March 21: Gloria Steinem, a leader in the late-20th-century women's rights movement, will speak at 8 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium. Steinem's appearance is part of the University's Distinguished Speakers Series. The event is free to the public, but tickets are required.
* Tuesday, April 2: Loretta LaRoche, stress management expert and author, will deliver the Penn State Forum lecture, "The Joy of Stress: Humor as a Coping Mechanism," at noon at The Nittany Lion Inn. For tickets or information, call (814) 865-7590.
Wilkes-Barre
* Monday, March 18: A Collegiate Conference on Women's Issues will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Center for Technology. Jill Garrett, WNEP-TV 16 Healthwatch reporter, will be the keynote speaker. For information or to register, call (570) 675-9263.
* Monday, March 18: The Barbara Martin Trio will present "The History of Women in Jazz" at noon in the Student Commons. For information, call (570) 675-9284.
Worthington Scranton
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Thursday, March 21:
"Women Dancing," performed by the Long Island Ballet, will begin at 7:30
p.m. in the Jewish Community Center. For information, call (570) 963-2700.
York
* Tuesday, March 26: The Second Annual Women's Roundtable begins at noon in the Conference Center. The program provides students with the opportunity to meet professional women from a variety of fields. The program is open to students, faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. As part of the event, the campus is collecting items for the March of Dimes. A "baby shower" table will be set up to collect all donations of diapers, toys, blankets, clothing and other infant items.