Womxn's History Month 2017 Programs: Nevertheless, She Persisted
A month-long celebration of women and gender hosted by the WGC including many programs that highlight feminism, gender equity, and women's contributions to the world.
March 1:
Tabling in Keefe Campus Center with “We Can Do It” Photo Project
Keefe Atrium | 11 to 1pm
Join us in the atrium of Keefe Campus Center for the Women's History Month kickoff event! We will have a photobooth with the iconic “We Can Do It” backdrop of Rosie the Riveter, where you can take pictures with friends, in spirit of our theme #feelingyourselfies! Throughout Women's History Month, we'll be using #feelingyourselfies, so take a selfie on Instagram or stop by our photobooth. The #feelingyourselfies campaign is a part of the Feminist Education Series: Body Talk.
Conversation with Alison Saar
Stirn Auditorium | 5pm
Alison Saar will give a talk about her artistic practice and issues of identity. This talk will take place at Stirn Auditorium. The talk will be followed by a reception and viewing of her print in the Fairchild Gallery at the Mead Art Museum
March 2:
Student Conversation with Alison Saar
MRC | 12pm
Students are invited to join Alison Saar for Antonio's pizza lunch and informal conversation at the MRC.
March 3:
Feminist t-shirt Friday! Wear your favorite feminist t-shirt!
All Campus | All day
An Evening with Zadie Smith
Johnson Chapel | 7:30 to 9pm
Award-winning author Zadie Smith will give a reading followed by a conversation with Jen Acker ‘00, editor-in-chief of The Common literary magazine. There will be a Q&A and book signing after.
March 4:
Hidden Feminist Figures: Women’s History Month Wikithon
WGC | 12pm to 5pm
Help us combat Wikipedia’s well-documented gender gap by improving its coverage of feminists and womanists that have made herstory. From noon to 5pm, we will add more feminist profiles on Wikipedia and flesh out the meager entries of existing profiles on the site. There will be lunch, snacks and company! Please bring a laptop if available.
March 7:
BaeWatch: Race and Relationships
MRC | 6pm to 7:30pm
Join us for an intersectional discussion on Race & Relationships. Dessert will be served!
March 8: International Women’s Day
Day Without a Woman: Conversations in the WGC
WGC | All day
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the WGC will be a closed for operations, but open for community and dialogue. Please visit our event page for more information.
Feminist Movements in an Era of Global Conservatism
Cole Assembly Room | 4:30pm to 7pm
Feminist movements face unprecedented challenges amidst the growth of right wing parties, movements and regimes. State repression, militarization, neo-liberal policies and religious conservatism threaten many of the gains women, racial and religious minorities and LGBT groups have made. While women have been made targets of these reactionary trends, they have also been at the forefront of progressive movements. What lessons can we learn from women's movements cross-nationally about the possibilities of organizing across multiple lines of difference? We will feature a roundtable of an international panel of scholars.
March 9:
Craftivist: Making a Feminist Quilt
WGC | 5pm to 8pm
The Women’s and Gender Center is creating a feminist quilt in honor of 40 years of co-education at Amherst College. Throughout history, women used quilting both as a form of relaxation and as a form of community building to reflect the experiences of their lives. Come to the Women’s and Gender Center and contribute to the Quilt by decorating a patch inspired by your favorite feminists. No previous sewing skills needed. Dinner will be provided.
March 10:
Feminist t-shirt Friday! Wear your favorite feminist t-shirt!
All Campus | All day
March 20:
Tabling in Keefe Campus Center
Keefe Atrium | 11am to 1pm
March 22:
Movie Night with the WGC and QRC
QRC | 8pm to 10pm
March 24:
Feminist t-shirt Friday! Wear your favorite feminist t-shirt!
All Campus | All day
March 25:
Black Alumni Weekend: Kim Leary ‘82
The Powerhouse | 12:30pm
Kimberlyn Leary '82 is an associate professor of psychology at the Harvard Medical School and an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she directs the Enabling Change program. She is also the Executive Director of Policy Outreach at McLean Hospital-Partners Healthcare and a faculty affiliate at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. As a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, she served as an adviser to the White House Council on Women and Girls, developing the Advancing Equity initiative focused on improving life outcomes for women and girls of color. She completed an extension of her fellowship at the White House Office of Management and Budget in the Health Division’s public health branch, where she served as the division lead on the Flint water crisis. Kim is also a trustee of Amherst College.
This program comes to us from Alumni and Parent Programs as a part of Black Alumni Weekend. We are proud to include it in our series.
March 27:
Melissa Harris-Perry Event
Stirn Auditorium | 8pm
Join Amherst College for a talk by public intellectual and writer Melissa Harris-Perry. For more details, please visit the Amherst Event Calendar.
March 30:
Zine Making Workshop
MRC | 4pm to 5:30pm
March 31:
Feminist t-shirt Friday! Wear your favorite feminist t-shirt!
All Campus | All day
Women of Color Luncheon: Women of Color Herstory and Role Models
WGC | 12pm to 1:30pm