Since 1987, March has been nationally recognized as Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to the recognition of the accomplishments of American women past and present.
As always, UTM, along with the rest of the Martin area, will be taking part in several different events throughout the month to commemorate the 27th anniversary of Women’s History Month.
-The Martin branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the C.E. Weldon Library. The program features Dr. Teresa Collard, assistant professor of Communications and director of the UTM Women’s Center. Collard will lead a discussion as well as preview her upcoming piece on activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. A potluck dinner will be served. For more information, contact Georgia Baskett or Dr. Sue Byrd.
-The Faculty Women’s Club will hold its annual Women’s History Month Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18. The scheduled speaker is Philosophy lecturer and author Merry Brown. Tickets are $14. To purchase tickets and confirm the luncheon location, contact Laura Fieser, Annie Schommer, Penny Moser, Carla Field, or Mary Beard.
-The third annual Women’s Studies Symposium will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in Watkins Auditorium. The event will begin with a keynote address by Whitney Maxey Trotter on the topic of New Age Slavery: The Problem, the Plan, and the Progress. The address will be followed by two breakout sessions at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., both of which will cover a variety of relevant topics. At 4 p.m., the second annual EqualiTEA will be held in the UC. Lisa Smartt, author of the Doug and Carly series, will present a reading from her most recent book. Registration ends Wednesday, March 19, and is limited to 150 participants for the symposium and 130 participants for the EqualiTEA. For more information, contact the UTM Women’s Center or Dr. Teresa Collard at tcollard@utm.edu.
