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The SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK COMMITTEE invites you to attend the activities and presentations that illustrate the important and varied roles that women have played in our past and are engaged in today. Events will take place primarily in the Visual Arts and Technology
Center (VATC) Room 120, located at the corner of Dewey and Lewis Streets,
across from the Fletcher Administration Center (FAC). Other locations are
the Faculty Lounge and Fiesta Room in the Loftin Student Center.
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9:25 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Sarah Rhilling, of the Boerne Women’s Drumming Circle, will provide a short introduction and history of the women’s drumming group. This will be followed by a live performance in which spectators will be invited to participate. 10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
In the middle of the 20th century, while male Mexican muralists were expressing political and social views on the grand walls of the republic, female artists in Mexico expressed personal views, private experiences, and memories both joyful and painful. Identified as feminist heroines today, Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Maria Izquierdo were recognized in Mexico in their own time as leaders in the Surrealist movement. 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Defense of Marriage Act, otherwise known as DOMA, (28 USC
1738C) which became law in 1996, provides that, in essence, no state, Indian
tribe or territory shall be required to recognize or give effect to homosexual
relationships that may be treated as a marriage by any other state, Indian
tribe or territory. With this act, did Congress create a law that
was fraught with constitutional flaws? This presentation will explore
whether DOMA is a rational, as well legal, means of protecting what many
consider the fundamental unit on which most of civilization and modern
society is organized, or a federal incursion into a private decision
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9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Carol Ann Britt, Associate Professor of English at San Antonio College, will be honored for her role in establishing Women’s History Week at San Antonio College. Quilts made by Carol Ann and other fiber artists will be on display during the coffee. The WHW coffee is open to all. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Representatives from various community services and organizations
will be available to provide information about their services and to answer
your questions. The following services will be represented:
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Introduced by: Eileen Oliver, Assistant Professor, LRC, SAC
Although advertisements may seem harmless and silly, they are powerful forms of cultural conditioning. This fast paced, challenging presentation will explore the impact of advertising and the media on how we view women in everyday life. 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Introduced by: Laurie Coleman, Instructor
of English, SAC
For three decades, Alice Notley has been a pioneer in the world of modern American poetry, creating new poetic forms and expanding the possibilities of the written word. The presentation will alternate different voices, capturing some of the form of Notley's poetic innovations while explaining the basics of her life and work. 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Introduced by: Judy Kovacs-Long, Counselor,
Counseling Center, SAC
This session will explore the cultural roots
of math anxiety and attitudes about female mathematical ability.
It will also provide some pointers for women and men with math anxiety.
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9:25 a.m. -10:40 a.m.
Patti Weissler was an avid emergency room nurse for 20 years and then, disillusioned with Western medicine, studied Chinese medicine in San Francisco for many years. Come and listen as she recounts what it took to become an acupuncturist/herbalist. Her journey is still in progress. 10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Susan Myers-Shirk will explore the beliefs, values, and attitudes of mainline Christians who, as early as the 1950s and 1960s, began to look for ways to create a compassionate and inclusive community for gay and lesbian Christians. Susan will also explain some of the contemporary efforts at inclusion and "reconciliation" and draw some conclusions about the historical importance of this movement. 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This presentation will discuss some healthy life habits that will
help prevent disease and contribute to an overall healthier woman. Discussion
will evolve around lifestyle factors that affect health over which a woman
has some control. These include stress management, diet and exercise, smoking
and drug cessation, sexual practices, periodic screening, and self-examinations.
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9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
In the midst of industrialization and growth in the antebellum United States, Utopian communities were established throughout the nation, and the state of Ohio served as home to many societies including the Shakers and the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Utopian communities allowed women to step outside the expectations of their gender in the larger community and to assume greater participation in the political, economic, and social spheres of these self-contained communities. 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
This session examines some of the challenges as well as the opportunities of women in South Asia. Professor Hardgrove will address issues of family, religion, kinship, and nationality for women in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
When people think about the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and women's
involvement in it, what often comes to mind is the image of the soldaderas,
the women who accompanied their men onto the battlefield to care for them,
and who, in many cases, became soldiers themselves. However, women's roles
during the Revolution were more varied than often portrayed, and women
of all classes were involved.
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History Week Committee Members Counseling:
English Department:
History Department:
Visual Arts and Technology Department:
Library:
Acknowledgment of support:
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