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SUMMARY:1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 3
DESCRIPTION:The feminist book club’s final book pick of the spring is an introduction to contemporary feminism for the Instagram age. Florence Given’s Women Don’t Owe You Pretty points out the narratives that keep women from embracing their own power. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/1884-fellow-lessa-harveys-feminist-book-club-session-3/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 501 5th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260413T000000
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SUMMARY:Eudora Welty's Birthday
DESCRIPTION:The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna\, Eudora Welty\, born this day in 1909.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/eudora-weltys-birthday/
LOCATION:The W Campus\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Calendar,Special Events,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T213717Z
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SUMMARY:Making Money Moves: Women\, Wealth\, and Risk-Taking with Andrew Luccasen
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen\, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W’s TVA Investment Club\, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl\, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler’s guide is designed to provide “the essential information and … the game plans that women need to begin investing right away and according to their unique financial profiles.” This event is the second in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/making-money-moves-women-wealth-and-risk-taking-with-cecilia-brooks-and-andrew-luccasen/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Memorial Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
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SUMMARY:1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Octavia Butler’s dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club’s next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan\, join this discussion of Butler’s prescient novel. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/1884-fellow-lessa-harveys-feminist-book-club-session-2/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 501 5th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Special Events,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T160000
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SUMMARY:Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change
DESCRIPTION:Dr. J. Janice Coleman\, a quilter\, storyteller\, and professor of English at Alcorn State University\, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts\, cotton sacks\, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer. To view some of Dr. Coleman’s works\, visit her online museum\, the Mississippi Delta Shotgun Sewn Arts Museum at https://mdssam.omeka.net. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts” and honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/women-and-the-arts-j-janice-coleman-quilter-and-storyteller/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Library
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T225605Z
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SUMMARY:Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova
DESCRIPTION:Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W\, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts\,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/special-performance-by-julia-mortyakova/
LOCATION:Fant Memorial Library\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Concert,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Library,Library Event,Music,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260225T170000
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SUMMARY:1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 1
DESCRIPTION:But what about men? The spring sessions of 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey’s Feminist Book Club begin with Caitlin Moran’s examination of masculinity in What About Men? Join the book club for a conversation about the ways contemporary culture influences masculinity. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/1884-fellow-lessa-harveys-feminist-book-club-session-1/
LOCATION:GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20260109T223801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T221050Z
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SUMMARY:Art History in the Making: Three Southern Women Artists
DESCRIPTION:Sheryl Jefferies\, independent scholar and oral historian\, will speak about three contemporary southern women artists\, including MUW alum and Columbus native Elayne Goodman. Sheryl is a contributing author for Beyond Discards: Junk Appropriation in Global Art and editor and producer of a podcast. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts\,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/art-history-in-the-making-three-southern-women-artists/
LOCATION:Gail Gunter Multi-Purpose Room
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Students,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T170000
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CREATED:20250916T180720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T223806Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Book Club Session #3
DESCRIPTION:At the club’s last fall session\, members will discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. Lessa Harvey\, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College\, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/feminist-book-club-session-3/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 501 5th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20251014T205730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T225315Z
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SUMMARY:Women's Health & Entrepreneurship with Amy Bogue
DESCRIPTION:Amy Bogue is president and founder of Allegro Family Clinics\, which recently expanded its services to include obstetrics and gynecology. Named one of the top 50 CEOs in MS\, Bogue has also launched a hub of resources at Allegro to help combat human trafficking. Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/womens-health-entrepreneurship-with-amy-bogue/
LOCATION:GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T175222Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Book Club Session #2
DESCRIPTION:At the club’s second session\, members will discuss The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. Lessa Harvey\, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College\, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/feminist-book-club-session-2/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 501 5th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20250916T183740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T215215Z
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin
DESCRIPTION:Kimberly Griffin is a seasoned revenue generation expert with over two decades of fundraising\, marketing\, sales\, and advertising experience. She is also the founding publisher and chief revenue officer of the Mississippi Free Press\, a statewide nonprofit\, nonpartisan news outlet focusing on solutions-based journalism. She received her B.S. in journalism from The W. Read her full bio at the Mississippi Free Press. Griffin will be sharing the inside scoop on her struggles and successes in building the non-profit newsroom at Mississippi Free Press. The conversation will be moderated by 1884 Scholar and Spectator reporter Merry MacLellan. Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/a-conversation-with-w-alum-kimberly-griffin/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Memorial Library
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20250916T183740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T215219Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaiming Pleasure with Catherine Simone Gray
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Simone Gray–also called “Unsilenced Woman” and author of Proud Flesh: A Memoir of Motherhood\, Intimate Violence\, and Reclaiming Pleasure–gathers women\, mothers\, and caregivers to explore how writing can be an ally in our living and loving. Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/reclaiming-pleasure-with-catherine-simone-gray/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Memorial Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20250916T180720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T215225Z
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SUMMARY:Feminist Book Club Session #1
DESCRIPTION:At the club’s first session\, members will discuss Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me. Lessa Harvey\, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College\, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/feminist-book-club-session-1/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 501 5th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250309
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20250303T215803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T234010Z
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SUMMARY:International Music by Women Festival
DESCRIPTION:The ninth annual international Music by Women Festival will be held March 6-8\, 2025 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day. For more details please visit https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen/
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/international-music-by-women-festival/
LOCATION:The W Campus\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Concert,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Music,Women's History Month
GEO:33.49526;-88.418189
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20250303T215803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T225321Z
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SUMMARY:The Ice Age of Making Babies and (Pro)creating Meaning in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Research presentation by Dr. Jill Drouillard\, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and MUW Humanities Faculty of the Year. Hosted by the Women’s College.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/the-ice-age-of-making-babies-and-procreating-meaning-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Special Events,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240307T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20240307T232637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T232637Z
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Martha Swain Speaker’s Series Lecture will be held at 6 pm on Thursday\, March 7 in Parkinson Hall’s Nissan Auditorium. This year\, we will welcome Dr. Cassie Turnipseed to campus for a lively and engaging discussion of the life and legacy of Mississippi’s fearless daughter\, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The event is free and open to the public. Those unable to attend in person may register for Zoom access here. The Martha Swain Speaker Series brings distinguished guests to campus to speak in March as part of the W’s Women’s History Month celebration.  The series features issues important to women’s interests\, lives\, and experiences as a way to honor Dr. Martha Swain\, a preeminent historian of Mississippi women and politics.Dr. Cassie Turnipseed is an Assistant Professor of History at Jackson State University and has spent much of her career highlighting Black history in the Delta\, from her work with the Cultural Arts program and the B.B. King Museum to research uncovering the contributions of the Gullah Geechee people and collaborations to memorialize the history of cotton pickers and sharecroppers. As a member of the Mississippi Humanities Council Speakers Bureau\, Dr. Turnipseed frequently speaks about the legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett to audiences across the state.Ida Wells Barnett was born in Holly Springs\, Mississippi and single-handedly launched an international campaign to stop lynching.  A woman who helped found both the NAACP and the National Association of Colored Women\, she campaigned for suffrage and race and gender equality throughout her life.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/597/
LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium\, Parkinson Hall
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20231130T150006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T233738Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Music by Women Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi University for Women’s eighth annual Music by Women Festival will be held in the historic Poindexter Hall on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will include papers\, presentations\, lecture recitals\, and performances all relating to the subject of music composed\, taught and performed by women. The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day. Visit the website to view the schedule: https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen/. Concerts are free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/2024-music-by-women-festival/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Music,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T180725Z
UID:10000046-1680202800-1680206400@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Martha Swain Speaker Series: Anastasia C. Curwood
DESCRIPTION:Come and hear Anastasia C. Curwood talk about the life and experiences of Shirley Chisholm\, whose 1972 bid for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party made history and paved the way for further women’s political activism.  Curwood is the author of the forthcoming biography\, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics (2023) and the author of Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages between the Two World Wars.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/martha-swain-speaker-series-anastasia-c-curwood/
LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)
CATEGORIES:Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Special Events,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175419Z
UID:10000045-1680188400-1680192000@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Martha Swain Speaker Series Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Meet author and historian Anastasia C. Curwood and get a signed copy of her new autobiography of Shirley Chisholm at Friendly City Books in downtown Columbus.  Chisolm was a trailblazing politician and Black feminist\, and Curwood will discuss her life and impact at 7PM on The W’s campus. In addition to her biography\, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics\, Curwood is the author of Stormy Weather: Middle-Class African American Marriages between the Two World Wars.\nOpen to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/martha-swain-speaker-series-book-signing/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 118 N 5th Street\, Columbus\, 39701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Calendar,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230328T173000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175409Z
UID:10000043-1680019200-1680024600@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Suffragette Movie Night & Voter Registration
DESCRIPTION:Join the History\, Political Science\, & Geography Club for a Women’s History Month-inspired movie night! Grab some snacks and settle in for Suffragette\, which “movingly explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote – their jobs\, their homes\, their children\, and even their lives.” (Focus Features 2015). After the film\, stick around for voter registration & elections Q&A.\nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/suffragette-movie-night-voter-registration/
LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)
CATEGORIES:CommunityService,Cultural Calendar,Film,Social,Students,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230321T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175316Z
UID:10000039-1679421600-1679427000@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Shirley Chisholm Film Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join I.D.E.A.L. Woman for a film screening and discussion of Shirley Chisholm\, the perfect introduction to the subject of this year’s Swain Speaker Series. In 1968\, Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve in the US Congress; in 1972\, she became both the first woman and the first African American to compete in one of the major parties’ presidential nomination contests. Her motto\, “Unbought and Unbossed\,” testified to her strength of character and conviction\, and she blazed a trail that opened the door to many women in politics and laid the foundations of Black feminist politics.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/shirley-chisholm-film-screening-discussion/
LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)
CATEGORIES:Cultural Calendar,Film,Social,Students,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T180000
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175305Z
UID:10000038-1679328000-1679335200@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:A Conversation with Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright
DESCRIPTION:The W’s Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion Council welcomes Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright to campus for a celebration of DEI Award winners. During the Civil Rights Movement\, Wright helped register thousands of voters in Mississippi. She was the first African American female elected official in Mississippi post-Reconstruction and authored the best-selling autobiography Looking Back to Move Ahead\, which chronicles her journey growing up in a small Mississippi town through her work in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s. She worked directly with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many other humanitarian activists\, both locally and nationally. Her experiences are documented in a 1997 film entitled Standing on My Sisters’ Shoulders (which is being screened earlier this month\, on March 7). Dr. Wright will speak and a reception and book signing will follow at 5. Free and open to the public.\n4-6 p.m.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/a-conversation-with-dr-flonzie-brown-wright/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
CATEGORIES:Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230304T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230304T235900
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175205Z
UID:10000033-1677888000-1677974340@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Music by Women Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join the W Department of Music as we host our annual Music by Women Festival!\nAlongside lectures\, we have 5 concerts a day you can attend during the duration of the festival.\n10 AM\, Noon/12 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 5:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\nFor more information\, please click here: https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen.\nThese events are free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/music-by-women-festival-2023-3/
LOCATION:Poindexter Music Hall\, 305 Ginkgo Lane\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Music,Women's History Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T235900
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175154Z
UID:10000031-1677801600-1677887940@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Music by Women Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join the W Department of Music as we host our annual Music by Women Festival!\nAlongside lectures\, we have 5 concerts a day you can attend during the duration of the festival.\n10 AM\, Noon/12 PM\, 2:30 PM\, 5:00 PM\, 8:00 PM\nFor more information\, please click here: https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen.\nThese events are free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/music-by-women-festival-2023-2/
LOCATION:Poindexter Music Hall\, 305 Ginkgo Lane\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Music,Women's History Month
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T235900
DTSTAMP:20260525T130329
CREATED:20230302T174632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T175040Z
UID:10000029-1677715200-1677801540@www.muw.edu
SUMMARY:Music by Women Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Join the W Department of Music as we host our 7th annual Music by Women Festival! Alongside lectures\, we have 6 concerts a day you can attend during the duration of the festival. 9 am | 11 am | 1 pm | 3 pm | 5 pm | 8 pm For the full schedule\, please click here: https://www.muw.edu/musicbywomen. These events are free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/womenscenter/event/music-by-women-festival-2023/
LOCATION:Poindexter Music Hall\, 305 Ginkgo Lane\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Music,Women's History Month
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