March 1, 2019\u2014Missouri Western State University will honor March as Women\u2019s History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women\u2019s History Month 2019 is \u201cWhat Is and Is Not Feminist?\u201d Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219.<\/p>\n
Monday, March 4, \u201cFeminist or Not?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Melinda Kov\u00e1cs, associate professor of political science, gives the introductory lecture to set up the theme of the month-long event series.<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 5, \u201cIs Science Feminist?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Tri Beta Honor Society and the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, under the direction of Dr. Csengele Barta, associate professor of biology, host a discussion of women\u2019s participation in science and its relevance to feminism.<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 6, \u201cWomen\u2019s History Trivia\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The Center for Multicultural Education, under the direction of Latoya Muhammad, hosts a fun event that will test participants\u2019 knowledge of women\u2019s history. Sign up in Blum 207.<\/p>\n Thursday, March 21, Poetry Open Mic: \u201cWhat is Feminism Anyway?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Marianne Kunkel, assistant professor of English, takes Women\u2019s History Month off-campus and hosts the event at Mokaska Coffee Company, 617 Felix Street in Downtown St. Joseph, in collaboration with Third Thursdays.<\/p>\n Monday, March 25, Women of the Future Guest Speaker: Heather Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n Women of the Future (WTF) and Student Government Association (SGA) bring Dr. Heather Evans to campus to discuss her new research about politics and exotic dancers.<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 26, Feminista Jones, 7 p.m., Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt 101<\/strong><\/p>\n CME brings Feminista Jones, a Philadelphia-based social worker, feminist writer, public speaker and community activist to present insights into intersectional feminism.<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 27, \u201cSocialist Feminism: A Historical Perspective\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Emily Gioielli, assistant professor of history, lectures on a key historical element of feminism.<\/p>\n Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 1, 2019\u2014Missouri Western State University will honor March as Women\u2019s History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women\u2019s History Month 2019 is \u201cWhat Is and Is Not Feminist?\u201d Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68,29,43,48,57],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8892,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6860\/revisions\/8892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}