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Monday, March 18, 2002

March 14

"Help Wanted: Female Journalist," 4 p.m., Duquesne University Union, Room 613. Maggie Jones Patterson, associate professor of communications at Duquesne, will discuss job discrimination from within the profession of journalism. For information, call Dr. Linda Kinnahan, 412-396-6440, or Dr. Pat Dunham, 412-396-6484.

March 18

"Women Sustaining the American Spirit," will be the topic of Dr. Mary Ellen Higgins, assistant professor of English at Penn State's McKeesport campus, Frable Conference Center at 1 p.m. Call 412-675-9174 for more information.

March 20

"Citizens on the Job: Gender, Race and Rights in Modern America," 4 p.m. in the Duquesne Union, Duquesne Room. Eileen Boris, Hull Professor of Women's Studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara, will talk about gender and labor issues in America. Information: Dr. Linda Kinnahan, 412-396-6440, or Dr. Pat Dunham, 412-396-6484, for details.

March 21

"The Paradigmatic History of Women's Suffrage," 4 p.m. in Berger Gallery of Duquesne University's College Hall. John Markoff, professor of sociology, history and political science at Pitt, will speak. Information: Pat Dunham, 412-396-6484.

Leslie Wolfe, president of the Center for Women Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., will speak on "We Who Believe in Freedom: Building a Multiethnic Feminist Movement in the United States," at 7 p.m. in Kresge Theater, Carlow College, Oakland. For information, call 412-578-6391.

"Women's Bodies: Through Art and Through the Ages," an interactive tour and fund-raising event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Carnegie Museum, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Educational Network for Eating disorders (PENED). The program focuses on how the perception of women's bodies has changed since ancient times. Following the tour, there will be a lecture by Anita Cinicrope Maier, executive director of PENED. The minimum donation is $25 and includes museum admission, tour, lecture and refreshments. For reservations, call 412-366-9966 by Saturday.

March 25

"Women Without Borders: A Female Student Studying Abroad," 4 p.m. in Duquesne University's Union, Room 613. Speaker: Cara Dilts. Call Dr. Linda Kinnahan 412-396-6440 or Dr. Pat Dunham, 412-396-6484.

March 26

"Gender, J-Pop, Japan," 4 p.m., Donnelly Lecture Hall, A.J. Palumbo Hall, Carlow College, Oakland. Dr. Csaba Toth, chair of the department of history at Carlow, will examine Japanese feminism, sexuality, and the staging of femininity in popular culture, especially Japanese popular music (J-pop). Information: 412-578-6391.

March 27

The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a Women's Business Fair from 9 a.m. to noon at the Business Information Center, 700 River Ave., North Shore. Participants will be able to network with small business lenders or learn how to become certified as a woman-owned business. Though free, reservations are necessary and can be made via wpabic@rcicpgh.com or call Donald Nemchick at 412-322-6441.

April 4

Duquesne graduate student and former prosecutor's detective Annette Holba will discuss the investigation and prosecution of Lizzie Borden at 4 p.m. in Room 609, Duquesne Union. Call Dr. Linda Kinnahan 412-396-6440 or Dr. Pat Dunham, 412-396-6484.

April 11

"Gifted Girls: Smart Women," 4 p.m. Donnelly Lecture Hall, A.J. Palumbo Hall, Carlow College, Oakland. Dr. Mary Bruck, director of Gifted Educational Leadership and Gifted Education at Carlow, will discuss the characteristics and needs of gifted girls and smart women in today's society. The talk is free. Information: 412-578-6391.

-- Compiled by Arlene Burnett