2012 Women's History Month Events

Month of March

Irwin Library
Display featuring the national Women's History Month theme: Women's Education -Women's Empowerment

Thursday, March 1

Women, Feminism and Education Panel Brown Bag, 12:30 - 1:30pm, JH 170
Sponsored by Shelly Furuness and Katie Brooks, COE

Film Screening: "The Purity Myth," 7:00 - 8:00pm, PB 150
Documentary examination of the cultural investments in women's sexual 'purity'

Women's basketball vs. Detroit, 7:00pm, Hinkle Fieldhouse

Saturday, March 3

Women's basketball vs. Wright State, 2:00pm, Hinkle Fieldhouse

Women's tennis vs. Illinois State, 2:00pm

Sunday, March 4

Honoring the Sacred Feminine, 2:00 - 5:00pm, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
A Multi-Cultural and Multi-Faith Celebration of International Women's Day. $5 suggested donation. For more information visit "Honoring the Sacred Feminine" on Facebook.

Monday, March 5

"Empowerment for Change: Equipping This Generation to Save the Next"
5:00pm, Clowes Memorial Hall Krannert Room
A special photography exhibit, book preview and leadership dialogue, with keynote address by Dr. Wendy Nomathemba Luhabe, Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg. Dr. Luhabe's address, "Bridging the Gender Gap in South Africa through Social Entrepreneurship," will explore cultural, political and economic barriers faced by women in South Africa, and how social entrepreneurship can help bridge the gap created by gender inequality.

The event will also include the preview of a new book authored by Cynthia J. Prime, Founder and CEO of SOHO, that brings much needed attention to this critical issue. The book, entitled The Hope Seekers: Survival of Southern African Child-Led Households in the shadows of HIV/AIDS, was produced by Butler University students. Also speaking at the event will be Gail Masondo, former Warner Brothers Music Industry Executive and author of the book, Now This Feels Like Home.

The event is presented by Saving Orphans through Healthcare and Outreach (SOHO), an Indianapolis-based nonprofit organization. For more information, contact SOHO at (317) 753-5000 or the Efroymson Diversity Center, (317) 940-6570.

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That's What She Said, 7:00pm, JH 141
Hear a panel of knowledgeable sex-perts speak candidly about the stuff you're dying to know! Grab FREE food on your way in and FREE condoms, dental dams & local testing info on the way out! Sponsored by PAWS, GEAR, Health Services, Demia, Panhellenic Council, and the Teen Damien Program

Tuesday, March 6

A Conversation with Novelist Nicole Krauss, 2:00pm, The Efroymson Center for Creative Writing
Nicole Krauss is the author of the international bestsellers Great House, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Orange Prize, and The History of Love, which won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Ėtranger, and was short-listed for the Orange, Médicis, and Femina prizes. Her first novel, Man Walks Into a Room, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for First Fiction.

"Women, Economic Empowerment and Social Change," 5:00pm, Clowes Memorial Hall Krannert Room
A Women's Leadership Forum for local community leaders with Dr. Wendy Nomathemba Luhabe, Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg. The Forum will include remarks by Dr. Luhabe, followed by a panel discussion featuring notable Indiana women in business. Butler faculty, staff and women student leaders are invited to participate. The Forum will include a photography exhibit and reception.

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Nicole Krauss, novelist, 7:30pm, Reilly Room
A formal presentation sponsored by Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series.

Wednesday, March 7

"F-word: Feminism in the 21st century," 6:00 - 7:00pm, PB 106

Thursday, March 8

Women On the Frontlines of Activism, 6:00 - 8:00pm, PB 150
Allison Luthe and Amy Shackelford from Jobs with Justice along with other speakers

Sisters in Cinema, 7:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center
Celebrating the films of Whitney Houston - "The Bodyguard" (1992)

A pop singer has been receiving threatening notes, and her manager hires a bodyguard known for his good work. The bodyguard ruffles the singer's feathers and most of her entourage by tightening security more than they feel is necessary. The bodyguard is haunted by the fact that he was on Reagan's secret service staff but wasn't there to prevent the attack by Hinckley. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an affair, and she begins to believe his precautions are necessary when the stalker strikes close to home.

This film was Whitney Houston's acting debut, generating $410,945,720.00 at the box office.

Refreshments will be served.

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Friday, March 9

Women's tennis vs. IUPUI, 2:00pm

Myths Dispelled, 5:00pm, Reilly Room
Speaker Rae Lewis Thornton, a diva living with HIV/AIDS, tells the truth about the disease and how it affects the faith-based community. Sponsored by PAWS & The Damien Center

Monday, March 19

Women's softball vs. IPFW, 2:00pm and 4:00pm

Tuesday, March 20

An Evening with American Ferrera, 7:30pm, Clowes Memorial Hall
America Ferrera is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award-winning portrayal of "Betty Suarez" on the ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty, but she is also a devoted humanitarian who dedicates her time, energy, and dazzling star power to generating attention to the causes that are near and dear to her heart, particularly those impacting children and their education.

A gifted and fearless actress, Ferrera received a Special Jury Award for acting with her debut in Real Women Have Curves, a performance she followed up with roles in such films as Lords of Dogtown, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and the Oscar-nominated animated film How to Train Your Dragon. Most recently, she appeared in The Dry Land, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and which Ferrera also executive produced.

Ferrera, an artist ambassador for Save the Children, helped raise more than $44,000 to build a new elementary school in Mali, an accomplishment that garnered her the 2011 Global Action award for Childhood Development and Education. Ferrera was named the 2011 national recipient of the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy Award for her commitment to helping lead underprivileged families and youth to a better life and education.

Free Admission-Ticket Required, (Limit 2)
Presented by Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series

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Wednesday, March 21

GWSS Brown Bag: Angela Miller, 12:00 - 1:00pm, AU 208

Thursday, March 22

Women's softball vs. IPFW, 2:00pm and 4:00pm

Ariel Schrag and the Graphic Novel, 7:00pm, The Efroymson Center for Creative Writing
Ariel Schrag, a staff writer for the HBO series How to Make It in America, was born in Berkeley, Calif. She is the author of the autobiographical graphic novels Awkward, Definition, Potential, and Likewise, which chronicle her four years at Berkeley High School. Potential is being developed into a major motion picture by Killer Films (Boys Don't Cry, Far From Heaven, Mildred Pierce), for which Schrag wrote the screenplay adaptation. She was also a writer for the third and fourth seasons of the hit Showtime series The L Word.

Sisters in Cinema, 7:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center
Celebrating the films of Whitney Houston - "Waiting to Exhale" (1995)

A 1995 romance film starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett, directed by Forest Whitaker. The movie was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Terry McMillan. Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Dennis Haysbert, Michael Beach, Gregory Hines, Donald Faison and Mykelti Williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. The original music score was composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The story centers on four female friends living in the Phoenix, Arizona area and their relationships with men and one another. All of them are "holding their breath" until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man. The movie is notable for having an all-African American cast. The Los Angeles Times called it a "social phenomenon".

Refreshments will be served.

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Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24

Pariah, 8:00pm, JH 141
This is a movie about an African-American teenager exploring her emerging identity as a lesbian and her relationship with her parents, who have difficulty accepting her for who she is and not who they want her to be. Sponsored by Program Board Films Committee

Monday, March 26-Sunday, April 1

Power of Images Display, HRC Lobby
The Power of Images project is to heighten awareness and understanding about domestic abuse in Central Indiana. The project consists of banners and a series of videos that tell the story of lives lost to domestic abuse and a story of a community braced to change its future by working together to end this violence. To view the Power of Images video series, please visit DVN's YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/DVNconnect.
Sponsored by Butler's Victim Advocate Program and the Domestic Violence Network of Indiana

Monday, March 26

Love is Not Abuse, 7:00pm, JH 141
Hear from local experts about the reality of relationship violence in college and beyond. Learn to identify relationship red flags and leave with information about how to support a friend who may be in an unhealthy relationship. Sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Kappa Psi, BUPD and Butler's Victim Advocate Program

Women's History Month Challenge, 7:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center

Tuesday, March 27

Sisters in Cinema, 7:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center
Celebrating the films of Whitney Houston - "The Preacher's Wife" (1996)

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble.

Refreshments will be served.

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Imaging Women in Film and Media, 5:30pm, JH 236
A discussion with Dr. Kristen Hoerl (CCOM), Sholeh Shahrokhi (Anthropology), & Ageeth Sluis (History).

Linda Gregg, poet, 7:30pm, Clowes Memorial Hall Krannert Room
Sponsored by the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series

Wednesday, March 28

Maud Newton and the Art of the Literary Blog, 7:00pm, The Efroymson Center for Creative Writing
Maud Newton has written about books, culture, and ideas for the New York Times Magazine, Bookforum, The New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, The Paris Review Daily, Granta, The American Prospect, The Boston Globe, NPR's Books We Like, The Washington Post Book World, and many other publications and organizations. Her fiction and personal essays have also appeared in Granta, Swink, and other literary magazines and anthologies.

Film Screening: "For Colored Girls," 7:00pm, PB 150

Thursday, March 29

Sisters in Cinema, 7:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center
Celebrating the films of Whitney Houston - "Cinderella" (1997)

In this Rogers & Hammerstein musical version of the classical fairy tale, where only the genetic miscasting surpasses the implausibility of most colors and sets, a royal heir is as bored with court life as fascinated with commoners lives, but his mother commands another grand ball in his name- he only concedes to attend if another lack of acceptable marital candidates wins him the right to switch to a selection process of his choice. However Cinderella, a black stepdaughter (de facto maid) gets to attend till midnight by the magic of her fairy godmother, and unlike her hideous stepsisters is the only one to captures his heart, so when she rushes off he orders every young woman in the kingdom should fit her left behind glass slipper.

The entire kingdom is blissfully multiethnic, with a black queen in Ms. Goldberg, a white king in Victor Garber and the Philippine-born Paolo Montalban as their son.Other critics praised the presentation. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution wrote: "Grade: A, a version both timely and timeless." The San Diego Union-Tribune agreed: "this version has much to recommend it." An encore broadcast on Valentine's Night 1998 drew another 15,000,000 viewers."^] Positive aspects of the movie according to O'Gorman are "a multi-ethnic cast, the addition of two new songs and a hip attitude." Bhob Stewart from the All Movie Guide referred to this adaption as "rainbow Cinderella".

Refreshments will be served.

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Friday, March 30

Carillon Concert, 4:00pm
Music by American Women Composers

Eve Ensler's "Vagina Monologues," 7:00pm, Reilly Room
Presented by Demia

Saturday, March 31

Celebrating Women's Wellness, 10:00am - 2:00pm, Efroymson Diversity Center
Join us for a day to pamper the inner diva in you! The day will consist of henna tattooing, eyebrow string arching, meditation and yoga, and a make-up demonstration by Mary Kay.

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Women's softball vs. Loyola, 1:00pm and 3:00pm

Women's tennis vs. Detroit, 2:00pm

Sunday, April 1

Walk Against Domestic Violence, 11:00am
Join the Butler community in a walk against domestic violence. Check the Butler Connection for registration information. Sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Kappa Psi, and Butler's Victim Advocate Program