Women's History Month at the University of South Carolina

Celebrate Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month. Blues music, film screenings, and special performances are some of the events planned at the University to mark the annual event.

The schedule includes:

Women's Studies 21st-annual Conference, "Representing Bodies, Disability, Difference, and Identity," Feb. 28-29, Daniel Management Center, 8th Floor, Moore School of Business. For a complete conference schedule, go to www.cas.sc.edu/WOST. Sponsored by Women's Studies Program. For more information, call 7-4007.
Performance: The Vagina Monologues, 7 p.m. March 1, Gambrell Hall Auditorium. Proceeds benefit the Assessment and Resource Center of the Midlands. Sponsored by Women Students Association. For more information, send a message to womensa@gwm.sc.edu.
Eaten Alive, body image and eating disorder awareness performance, 7:30 p.m. March 4, Russell House Ballroom. Sponsored by Student Wellness Promotion. For more information, call 576-9393.
Women's Studies Research Series Lecture: Students Creating New Knowledge," Women's Studies graduate students' panel, 3:30 p.m. March 5, Gambrell Hall, Room 250. Sponsored by Women's Studies Program. For more information, call 7-4007.
Women in the Blues, Blues Moon Radio Show with Claire DeLune, 909.5 FM or via Web streaming at wusc.sc.edu, 10 p.m. March 11, 18, and 25. Sponsored by WUSC-FM. For more information, call 7-5468.
Film screening and discussion, North Country, 7 p.m. March 18, Gambrell Hall, Room 250. Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. For more information, send a message to feminist@gwm.sc.edu.
Lunch-n-Learn, featuring a registered dietitian talking about healthy eating habits, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Russell House Private Dining Room. Participants can bring a bag lunch. Sponsored by Student Wellness Promotion. For more information, call 576-9393.
Grocery store tour, 4:30 p.m. March 19, Food Lion in Five Points. Meet with a registered dietitian and learn how to decipher food labels and shop healthy. Sponsored by Student Wellness Promotion. For more information, call 576-9393.
Film screening and discussion, If These Walls Could Talk, 7 p.m. March 19, Gambrell Hall, Room 153. Sponsored by Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. For more information, send a message to feminist@gwm.sc.edu.
Women's Studies Research Series Lecture, "Quare Fellas: Marginality and Masculinity in Contemporary Irish Literature," Ed Madden, English, 3:30 p.m. March 20, Gambrell Hall, Room 151. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program. For more information, call 7-4007.
Film screening and discussion, Offside, 7 p.m. March 20, Gambrell Hall, Room 153. Sponsored by Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. For more information, send a message to feminist@gwm.sc.edu.
Clothesline Project for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, March 24-28. Participants can create a T-shirt to show support for survivors of sexual assault and hate crimes. Sponsored by the Office of Sexual Health and Violence Prevention. For more information, call 7-8248.
Performance: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer, 8 p.m. March 31, Gambrell Hall Auditorium. Proceeds will benefit the Assessment and Resource Center of the Midlands. Sponsored by Women Students Association. For more information, send a message to womensa@gwm.sc.edu.

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