Elaine Morgan statue unveiled by sons in Mountain Ash
IDEAS scrawled on paper fly from Elaine Morgan’s lap in the statue of the dramatist, evolutionary theorist and trailblazing feminist that was unveiled today. READ MORE: Dr Elaine Morgan statue unveiled in Mountain Ash on Friday March 18Her surviving sons Gareth and Morien unveiled the statue in front of a large crowd, in the spring sunshine in Mountain Ash, the Valleys town where Elaine had lived from 1966 until her Read more ...
Fisk University Student Team Wins Top Prize at HBCU Battle of the Brains at SXSW Presented by the National Football League
“We are excited to continue our long-standing partnership with the HBCU Battle of the Brains,” said Natara Holloway, Vice President, Business Operations & Strategy, NFL. This year’s NFL Business Case was to design and implement a HBCU STUDENT & ALUMNI PORTAL. The HBCU Battle of the Brains also demonstrates the NFL’s commitment toward innovation to help advance the sport. “The excellence of the men and women that I experienced at Read more ...
Great aunt of UNLV guard one of first Arizona athletes to receive scholarship after Title IX
EDITOR NOTE With this being the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this post is a real treat. This move came two years after Title IX became a federal law that mandated women’s athletics be administered and financed equally with the men’s programs. It’s been 50 years since the Title IX passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972! l am not sure they understand the full benefits they have Read more ...
Dowagiac Chamber announces Miss Dowagiac pageant directors
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce announced co-directors for the 2023 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant have been chosen. Tami Helmuth-DeLong and Anne Zebell have agreed to step into the role of leading the pageant committee for next year’s pageant production. Both of the women bring enthusiasm, prior organizational involvement, and varied prior pageant experience to their new responsibilities. Zebell’s experience as Miss Dowagiac in 2016 led her to want Read more ...
Celebrating women who made history, set groundwork for future generations
Five years later, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 8 to be National Women's History Week. On March 16, 1987, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation dedicating March as Women’s History Month. Over the years, many women have left a mark in our society, becoming impressive role models to future generations. It is during this time that she was inspired to fight for women’s rights. Read more ...
Through the side door: 138 years of women's history at Emory
The 1953 issue of Emory Magazine states that N.S. The contract ended in 1952, according to the 1989 issue of Emory Magazine. Most female students were from the Atlanta area, as Emory did not offer female housing. The 1989 issue of Emory Magazine reports that Rece once wrote he was being “educated rapidly and painfully” about having female students. The November 1953 issue of Emory Magazine described a female student’s Read more ...
Kentucky legislature approves sweeping abortion bill, sending it to governor's desk
(CNN) Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a sweeping abortion bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restrict access to medication abortion and make it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state. Andy Beshear, who has not committed to supporting any of the abortion bills working their way through the state legislature. A number of requirements must be met Read more ...
Dunleavy asks Legislature to pass bill protecting women's athletics from bio-males
Mike Dunleavy took to Twitter on Tuesday night to let the Alaska Legislature know he supports legislation that would prevent biological males from competing in women’s and girls’ athletic competitions. Senate Bill 140 is such a bill, but hasn’t moved from the one committee it was referred to: Education, chaired by Sen. Roger Holland, a Republican. “As a father of three daughters, watching the deterioration of a girl’s ability to Read more ...
New Limited Release Hawai'i Beers Support Women in Brewing
Amid brewing demos and talks about beer styles and ingredients, new beers took shape—made by women, to raise money for scholarships for women studying to make great beer. Organized by the Pink Boots Society, 550 women-led teams around the world got together to network and make beer. Hana Koa Brewing Co.Shootz da Bootz! What is the Pink Boots Society? Earlier in her career Spruance herself won a Pink Boots scholarship Read more ...
Former students, faculty reflect on changing dynamics of women's, gender and sexuality studies toward an intersectional approach
The first official Ph.D. program in women’s studies in the nation was established at Emory University 32 years ago. The women’s, gender and sexuality studies (WGSS) department has been working on hiring more faculty who are situated in feminist theories of race, post-colonial studies and other disciplines, according to some WGSS faculty members. She remembers when WGSS was the Institute for Women’s Studies (IWS), which began by offering a minor Read more ...
