2009 Women's "Herstory" Month (WHM)

Calendar of Events

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Making Their Presence Felt: An Exhibit Honoring Notable Long Island Women
March 1 - 31
Lobby, Lower Level, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library
This exhibit showcases notable women who lived on Long Island during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sponsored by the Hofstra University Special Collections Library.
Contact: Geri Solomon or call (516) 463-6407

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Boys in School: Perils, Problems, and Promise
Tuesday, March 3
11:10 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.
Plaza Rooms, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Two authors present their work and dialogue on current issues in masculinity and education.
Sponsored by the Department of Women’s Studies and the Center for Civic Engagement.
Contact: Dr. Cindy Rosenthal by email or call (516) 463-4966

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Mia Tyler (daughter of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith)
Tuesday, March 38
8 - 9:30 p.m.
Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus
Ms. Tyler will discuss her life, and issues that revolve around her alcohol and drug use as well as issues that concern her body image.
Sponsored by the Office of Residential Programs, Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, FOCUS program, Resident Student Association, Wellness Center, Spirit Support, Zarb Women in Business, and Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports.
Contact: Amanda Horvat or call (516) 463-4897

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“What Would Oprah Do?”
Wednesday, March 4
7 p.m.
Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
Everybody knows that Oprah is a powerful woman, garnering fans, funds and political power with aplomb. But what does all this power create? What precisely, does Oprah SELL? Katie Lofton, a Princeton University Fellow, will lead the program.
Admission: Free
Sponsored by the Department of Religion and Department of Women’s Studies.
Contact: Department of Religion at (516) 463-5623

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Women’s “Herstory” Month Opening Reception
Thursday, March 5
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Rochelle and Irwin A. Lowenfeld Conference and Exhibition Hall
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, 10th Floor, South Campus
Contact: E-mail
Erin Vilardi, the national program director of The White House Project, will present a keynote address.
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.
Contact: Ryan Greene

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Lady Bird, Pat and Betty: Tea for Three
Sunday, March 8
2 p.m.
Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus
Intimate portraits of three remarkable and radically different first ladies: Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford. Tickets go on sale beginning February 17.
Sponsored by Hofstra Entertainment.
Contact: E-mail
Sponsor: Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs

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Multicultural Film Series: The Hours
Wednesday, March 11
6 - 8:30 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.
Contact: Ryan Greene or call (516)463-6796

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Musical Performance: The Feminine Musique
Friday, March 13
7:30 p.m.
Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus
The Feminine Musique features performances of vocal repertoire written by the wives, sisters, daughters, and lovers of some of the world’s most famous composers.
Fees: $5 general public; $3 senior citizen; Hofstra students, faculty, and staff with current HofstraCard and Museum members admitted free.
Sponsored by the Hofstra University Museum.
Contact: (516)463-5672hofstra.edu/museum

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Iron Jawed Angels
Sunday, March 15
5 - 8 p.m.
Mack Student Center Theater, North Campus
Iron Jawed Angels recounts for a contemporary audience a key chapter in U.S. history: the struggle of suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Sponsored by the Office of Residential Programs.
Contact: Katelynn Tomney

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Sacajawea: The Most Honored Woman in America
Wednesday, March 18
8 p.m.
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
What happened to Sacajawea after the Lewis and Clark expedition? Her legacy includes the naming of (in her honor): three lakes, one river, 24 statues (more than any other woman in American history), 12 granite/bronze markers, one plant (the Sacajawea silver buffaloberry), and one gold dollar. Join speaker Alfred Jay Bollet, M.D., the former clinical professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
Admission: Free
Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Hofstra Cultural Center.
Contact: Contact: Hofstra Cultural Center at (516) 463-5669

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The 5 Shades of Pink: A Coerced Identity by Melissa J. Edwards, Class of 2009
Thursday, March 19
7:30 p.m.
Monroe Lecture Center Theater, California Avenue, South Campus
This is a graduate thesis performance exploring biracial identity in the 19th century.
Admission: Free
Sponsored by the Hofstra Cultural Center in cooperation with the Graduate Association of Rhetoric and Performance Studies.

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What if Women Ruled the World? A Gender Analysis of Leadership
a Diversity, Dialogue, and Desserts series event
Friday, March 20
2 - 4 p.m.
145 Mack Student Center, North Campus
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs. Contact: Ryan Greeneor call (516) 463-6796

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Women’s “Herstory” Month Readings
Come read works by or about your favorite woman authors, or just come to listen!
Wednesday, March 25
11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. (Lunch will be served.)
Lobby, Main Floor, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library
(An R.S.V.P. is required for this event.)
Contact: Margaret Burke via E-Mail or at (516) 463-6448
Sponsor: The Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library.

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In the Crossing
Tuesday, March 31
11:10 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
Location TBA
Admission: Free
Contact: Dr. Cindy Rosenthal via E-mail or at (516) 463-4966
Sponsor: the Women’s Studies Program, Middle East and Central Asian Studies Program, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, and the Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies

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On Paper Wings
Tuesday, March 31
2:20-3:45 p.m. and 4:30-5:55 p.m.
216 Breslin Hall, South Campus
Filmmaker Ilana Sol presents On Paper Wings, a documentary film about the Japanese balloon bombs in World War II, and the peacemaking efforts of the Japanese “factory girls" and a Japanese-American scholar in the 40 years that followed.
Contact: Dr. Cindy Rosenthal via E-mail or at (516) 463-4966
Sponsor: the Department of Women's Studies, Department of History, and Department of Asian Studies.

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“For a Rosary of Memories: Italian-American Women Writers and Artists and Memory-Work” in honor of the establishment of the UNICO Distinguished Professorship
Tuesday, March 31
5-7 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
This is a discussion of women’s role as bearers of memory, both personal and collective. Moderated by Pellegrino D’Acierno, professor of comparative literature and UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies and Italian American Studies. Speakers include Helen Barolini, Gioia Timpanelli, B. Amore, and Edvige Giunta.
Admission: Free
Contact: Hofstra Cultural Center at (516) 463-5669
Sponsor: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Italian Studies program and Italian American Studies program.

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International Conference:
"Between Three Continents: Rethinking Equatorial Guinea on the 40th Anniversary of its Independence From Spain"
Thursday-Saturday, April 2-4
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
This conference, the fulcrum of an initiative designed to reshape the place of Africa in debates on the Spanish-speaking and Atlantic worlds, will address historical and cultural connections between Equatorial Guinea, Spain, and the Americas.
Contact: Benita Sampedro via E-mail or at (516) 463-4521
Sponsor: the Hofstra Cultural Center, Program for Cultural Cooperation between the Spain's Ministry of Culture and United States Institutions.

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Exhibition: Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle Fine
April 7-June 6
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
This original retrospective exhibition, curated for the Hofstra University Museum, explores the work of Perle Fine (1905-1988), a faculty member at Hofstra University from 1962 to 1973.
Contact: (516) 463-5672 or hofstra.edu/museum
Sponsor: The Hofstra University Museum.

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Poetry Performance: Women Poets in “Intimate Encounters”
Thursday, April 16
3 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
In conjunction with the exhibit Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle Fine, actress Shirley Romaine presents theatrical readings of poetry that explore the concept of intimacy.
Fees: $5 general public; $3 senior citizen; Hofstra students, faculty, and staff with current HofstraCard and Museum members admitted free.
Contact: (516) 463-5672 or hofstra.edu/museum
Sponsor: The Hofstra University Museum.

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WHM 2009 Sponsors: The Division of Student Affairs, Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs, Center for Civic Engagement, Department of Anthropology, Department of Asian Studies, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, Department of History, Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports, Department of Religion, Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies, Department of Women’s Studies, FOCUS Program, Graduate Association of Rhetoric and Performance Studies, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hofstra Entertainment, Hofstra University Cultural Center, Hofstra University Museum, Hofstra University Special Collections Library, Italian Studies and Italian American Studies programs, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Middle East and Central Asian Studies Program, Office of Residential Programs, Resident Student Association, Spirit Support, Wellness Center, Zarb Women in Business.