Events This Semester
A Panel Discussion on Gender Relations is being sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Livingston County on Monday, October 23, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hunt Room of MacVittie College Union. Featured speakers are Kim Cook of Chances and Changes, Peggy Feary of the Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood, and Gail Wratny-Feathers of Catholic Family Center. All are welcome to attend!
Womyn's Action Coalition has invited faculty members who teach Women's Studies Courses to their meeting on Wednesday November 1, at 9:00 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the College Union. They would like to discuss some creative new ideas for the Women's Studies Minor that they have suggested. (For example, perhaps we should have a capstone, advanced-level course as the one required course for the minor, instead of the currently required introductory-level course.) Faculty members who have taught that introductory course, INTD 104, are particularly invited to attend!
Rosemary Agonito, a consultant on gender equity, will present a talk called "Nice Girls Finish Last," on Thursday, November 2, at 12:45 p.m. in Newton 204. Dr. Agonito is the author of a book called No More "Nice Girl", on women in the workplace, and she presented a wonderful lecture on a related topic about 10 years ago at Geneseo. We plan to have lunch with her before the talk (11:30-12:30) at China House. Please call Stacey Edgar at 245-5231 if you would like to join us for lunch.
Ninotchka Rosca, a Filipina writer and activist, will be speaking as part of the Contemporary Forum Series on Tuesday, November 14, at 8:00 p.m. in the College Union Ballroom. She has been active in such organizations as the International Women's Committee, Amnesty International, and Women's International Network for Democracy in El Salvador.
The Livingston County League of Women Voters will offer another presentation of their wonderful program on the history of women's right to vote. Some of you saw their presentation in September; this repeat performance is sponsored by the Association for the Preservation of Geneseo (APOG). It will take place on Wednesday, November 15, at 8:00 p.m. in the County Courthouse on Court Street in Geneseo. All are invited to attend!
Other Announcements
Announcements about Faculty Positions
- Tufts University is seeking a Director of Women's Studies.
- Towson State University (Maryland) is seeking a Director of Women's Studies.
- Purdue University is seeking a faculty member in Women's Studies for a joint appointment with a department of liberal arts.
Conferences, Seminars, etc.
- Ann Snitow will present a lecture on "The Category of Women- Will it Play in East and Central Europe?" on Friday, October 20, 3:30 p.m., Schlegel Hall, Room 407 on the University of Rochester Campus.
- Monroe Community College in Rochester is running a series of workshops on "Financial Planning Issues for Women", beginning November 6, 1995.
- Morehead State (Kentucky) is sponsoring a symposium on "Women's Wellness: Balancing and Leveraging", November 9-11, 1995.
- Women Incorporated is sponsoring a conference called "Uncommon Women on Common Ground", November 10-11, 1995.
- A conference called "In Their Own Right: Women's Solutions to Black/White Issues of Race, Class, and Gender" is sponsored by several Georgia campuses, November 12-14, 1995.
- City University of New York is sponsoring a conference, "Re-visioning Design and Technology: Feminist Perspectives", November 17-18, 1995.
- Elmira College is sponsoring a talk by Susan Douglas, author of Where the Girls Are, on "Women and Popular Culture", February 10, 1996.
- The Washington Center (Washington DC) is running two workshops for women students called "Women as Leaders", on January 2-12, 1996 and on May 13-24, 1996.
- The Feminist Majority Foundation (Washington DC) will be sponsoring a conference called "Expo '96 for Women's Empowerment", February 2-4, 1996.
- Marquette University (Wisconsin) is sponsoring a conference "American Women of Color Across the Women's Studies Curriculum", March 15-16, 1996.
- Fairfield University (CT) is sponsoring a conference "The Women WE Have Become", March 23, 1996.
- The Sixth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women will take place in Adelaide, Australia, April 22-26, 1996.
- Goddess Pilgrimage Tours will be running tours to Crete, with feminist scholar Carol Christ, on May 29-June 14, 1996 and on October 2-18, 1996.
- National Women's Studies Association will have its annual conference at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, entitled "Borders/Crossings/Passages", June 12-16, 1996. They sent several copies of the call for papers, if you would like a copy.
- Antioch College is sponsoring a Fall Term (1996) in Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Britain, emphasizing international feminist issues.
As usual, please let me know if you would like to see ay of the these announcements!
Margaret W. Matlin
Coordinator, Women's Studies
Psychology Department
Sturges 121C