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2/17/09
Story by Peggy Graham

JCCC observes women’s history month

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. ¬– The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Johnson County Community College will observe Women’s History Month during March. Events are listed in chronological order. All events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, March 3, noon-1 p.m., room 211 Carlsen Center
Andrea Broomfield, associate professor, English, JCCC, speaks on why women who cooked professionally have been neglected by scholars. She will go on to establish the validity of a new approach to studying the role and importance of women cooks and, at the same time, introduce the audience to two extraordinary women who were trailblazers in this arena — Hannah Glasse and Rosa Lewis.

Wednesday, March 4, 1-3 p.m., M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
A documentary on the work of leading 20th century sculptor Louise Bourgeois will be hosted by Allison Smith, assistant professor, art history, JCCC. Bourgeois is one of only five women who have ever had a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Bourgeois’ Woman with Packages is part of the Oppenheimer Collection on the JCCC campus.

Friday, March 6, 2-4 p.m., In-Focus Dining Room, Commons Building

Book discussion of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History is led by Danny Alexander, interim  director, Multicultural Center, JCCC.

Wednesday, March 11, noon-1 p.m., room 126b Carlsen Center
Monuments Are for Men, Waffles Are for Women: Gender Permanence and Impermanence, a 30-minute video, will explore the unwritten rules governing traditional activities of men and women that are sharply but subtly defined. Toby Klinger, JCCC psychology professor, leads a discussion following.

Thursday, March 12th, 1-2 p.m., room 281 General Education Building
Sarah Boyle, assistant professor, history, JCCC, talks about women reformers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (Gilded Age to Progressive Era). She will discuss various ways women got involved in the political process before the vote and argue that women played a key role in shaping modern politics and modern government through their commitment to using legislative methods to affect social change.

Monday, March 23, noon-1 p.m., Corner Lounge, Commons Building
Tammie Johnson, lead stagehand, JCCC, hosts a women’s history game show.

Friday, March 27, noon-1 p.m., room 181 Regnier Center
Allison Smith, assistant professor, art history, JCCC, presents a brownbag session on women artists in the history of art, focusing on major women artists from the Middle Ages through the present.

Monday, March 30, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Craig Community Auditorium, General Education Building
Asiya Foster-Nelson, program facilitator/assistant professor, early childhood education, JCCC, hosts a myth-busting panel during which women from various cultures will gather for an open discussion about their authentic norms and values in contrast to commonly held beliefs and stereotypes.

For more information about ODEI events, call Susan McGarvey, administrative assistant, ODEI, 913-469-8500, ext. 4327, or mcgarvey@jccc.edu, or Danny Alexander, interim  director, Multicultural Center, JCCC, at 913-469-8500, ext. 3429, dalexand@jccc.edu.