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Washington and Lee University is marking Women’s History Month with a month-long commemoration and celebration of women’s achievements.
For starters, the Museums at W&L are presenting “Women in the World,” a series of short, informal lectures held in the Watson Galleries each Monday in March and the first Monday in April. The series is inspired by two exhibitions currently on view, “Mother Clay: The Pottery of Three Pueblo Women” and “Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists.” The museums will provide a light lunch and refreshments. The lectures are free to attend and open to the public, but reservations are required.
The first of the series was presented this past Monday. Next up will be “Women Are People Too? The Slippery Slope of Expanding Personhood in the U.S.,” presented by Carliss Chatman, associate professor of law, on March 13 at 12:15 p.m. Register at go.wlu.edu/peopletoo.
“Friendship, Love, and Revolutionary Politics: Claudia Jones and Abhimanyu Manchanda,” will be presented by Lubabah Chowdhury, assistant professor of English, on March 20 at 12:15 p.m. In a world filled with relationship “dos” and “don’ts,” what insight into how we treat and care for one another could activists provide? Register at go.wlu. edu/flrp “Gender Battles: Spiritual Power and Land Rights in Southern Chile,” will be presented by Romina Green, assistant professor of history, on March 27 at 12:15 p.m. In the Mapuche culture of southern Chile, the role of the “machi” (shaman/healer) is traditionally held by women. Green will explore the spiritual battles between “machis” and Capuchin priests that took place between 1897 and 1922 concerning land rights, community control and the future of Mapuche children. Register at go.wlu.edu/genderbattles.
“Arab Women’s Art and Activism for Social Justice,” will be presented by Jumana Al-Ahmad, visiting assistant professor of Arabic, on April 3 at 12:15 p.m. In conjunction with an installation of artwork by Sama Alshaibi, Mary Tuma, Dena Al-Adeeb and Youmna Chlala, this talk will take place in Leyburn Library. Register at go.wlu.edu/arabwomensart.
- The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at W&L, in collaboration with the university’s history department, will host a dinner event, “What does feminism from below look and act like?” today, March 8, at 6 p.m. in the Center for Global Learning atrium. The event will feature guest speaker Lorena Mansilla, who will discuss working-class feminism in Argentina. To reserve a spot for the dinner and presentation, email Cassady Sapp at [email protected].
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program will also partner with the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics to host Céline Leboeuf as the next speaker in the Mudd Center’s “Beneficence: Practicing an Ethics of Care” series. Leboeuf is an associate professor of philosophy at Florida International University and will present a public lecture titled “How Can We Embody Self-Care? Lessons from the Body Positive Movement” on March 9 at 4 p.m. in Hillel 101.
For more information about upcoming Women’s History Month events hosted by W&L’s academic departments and student organizations, visit go.wlu.edu/OIEevents.
