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2010
2010
2010 Director of the Vagina Monologues, Hannah Kolesar'10, receives flowers and applause at the end of the performance.
The Thursday night cast and the Friday night cast of the Vagina Monologues photographed in thetraditional spot: Tompkins corridor "backstage."
The 16th Annual Julia Reinstein Symposium "Celebrating International Women" keynote speaker: Jesse Kabwila Kapasula. Her talk was titled: “Feminist Agency in the Age of Beyonce's 'Single Ladies': Faces of International Feminism in Transnational Popular Songs.”
In addition, Dr. Robin O'Brian presented a talk titled: "Indigenous Women Activists: Examples from Chiapas".
From left to right: Raven See'11, keynote speaker Jessie Kabwila Kapasula, Fiki Mahlangu, Joe Fahs, Melissa Buck'10, Kerrita Mayfield, Allison Fischer'11, Martha Easton, and Abby Zeigler'10 after the keynote address
Students Hannah Kolesar'10 and Melissa Buck'10 presented their original research project at the 2010 Symposium, as did Abby Zeigler'11.
WOMEN ARTISTS: AN INVITATIONAL SHOW
Including videos by Kika Nicolela (Brazil), Nung-Hsin Hu (Taiwan), as well as American artists Andrea King, Carla Stetson, Janet Shaughnessy, and Jean Locey
2011
The 2011 Reinstein Symposium started with a keynote address from alumna Dr. Susan Douglas from the class of 1972. She visited campus to talk about her new book, Enlightened Feminism: the Seductive Message that Feminism's Work is Done. Her argument centered on the idea that media messages about women suggest that women are powerful, strong and completely equal to men, while in real-life, this is not necessarily the case. Do we still need feminism? These powerful images of successful women suggest that we no longer need to fight for equality. In addition, ironic sexism had become mainstream, and with a 'wink,' we can all settle in to watch degrading and sexist images of women in the media, and even enjoy ourselves. How does this impact young women? How can we continue the fight for equality for women?
Susan Douglas outside of Hamilton Hall. For more pictures of Susan's visit, look at the "20th Anniversary in Pictures" link.
Raven See'11, the President of the Gender Issues Group, introduces Susan Douglas '72 before her keynote lecture.
On day two of the symposium, students presented original research presentations on gender topics. Raven See'11 discussed the erasure from our collective consciousness of the radical gender activism that helped found Elmira College. As the first college to educate women with a college degree equal to that of men, by 1900, Elmira College had education 1/10th of the college educated women in America. And yet our "storied history" often downplays the radical gender activism that gave us our start. Donna-Lee Hughes'11 discussed the history of the Equal Rights Amendment, and encouraged us to get on board with the 'three states' strategy for ratification. Maegan Morin'11 discussed her research on gender roles and how advances by women in wages threaten the patriarchal structure of families. Even with changes in law and the economy, gender roles still hold enormous power.
Dr. Barbara Snedecor presented a lecture on the letters of Olivia Langdon Clemons between the year 1864 and 1874, when Olivia was a student at Elmira College through her marriage to Samuel Clemens and the birth of her first two children.
Livy Langdon
College Librarian and Archivist Mark Woodhouse, on the fourth day of the symposium, gave a talk titled "Elmira College Women: Higher Education and Work (1880-1920). His focus was on the lives of early Elmira College graduate, through their letters and photographs. What was college life like in the 1880s? What did our graduates do with their lives? Following several notable graduates and professors, this talk showed how the women of the early Elmira College years influenced such things as the suffrage movement, government policies towards Native Americans, and the early social work movement. Some of these women were some of the first female faculty members in colleges across the country, and one graduate was the second woman elected to Congress in the United States.
The symposium closed with a two-night series of performances of the Vagina Monologues. The student and faculty ensemble cast was directed by Raven See'11. The show opened with a spotlight monologue memorializing several of the great feminist leaders who died in the earthquake in Haiti. And it focused on the harrowing conditions in which the women who survived are now living. In addition to a number of the beloved traditional monologues, Kasey Tapper'12 read an original monologue written by Christina Clemens'09. Josh Lindgren'12 also performed an original monologue that he wrote himself. The performers played to full houses on both nights, and used the event to fund-raise for a great cause, Women for Women International.
FALL 2011: We started the year with our annual Women's Studies Pizza Welcome event, held in the 1855 Room. Faculty and students met to mingle and talk about great new ideas for events and plans for the year.From left to right: Liz Wavle-Brown, Christopher Hartzog'14, Jim Twombly, Martha Easton, Mark Pitner, Melissa Goodier'12, Alexa Yesukevich, Tiffany Goonetilleke'14, Robin O'Brian, Desiree Caballaro'13, Charlie Mitchell, Renee Bonacci'13, Jan Kather, Corey McCall.
On November 16th, Dr. Charlie Mitchell gave his popular lecture on masculinity and the mass media.
2012
2012
This term, we started a new reading group. Students and faculty, led by Dr. Corey Stilts, have been meeting to read The Hunger Games trilogy over dinner in Simeon's. The Women's Studies Program co-sponsored a showing of the classic film 'Alien' along with the Chemistry Club in January 2012.
The Annual Julia Reinstein Symposium in 2012 was titled:
"Uncertain Times: Women Around the World"
In addition to some excellent student research presentations and a screening of the film Persepolis, the 18th annual Julia Reinstein Symposium featured a keynote address by Professor Janice Levy, who discussed her experiences teaching photography at a women's college in Saudi Arabia.
Student presentations included:
Kay Resch'14 -"Breaking the Silence on Teen Dating Violence"
Kristina Kalolo'12 - "Maternal Education's Impact on Female Malnutrition in India"
Tiffany Goonetilleke'14-"Women in the Military"
Lecrecia Mena'13-"Empowering Women in Least Developing Countries: the Power of Microfinance and Education"
Michelle Buchanan'12-"The Public Restroom: Reinforcing Gender Stereotypes"
Film and Discussion:Wednesday, February 1, 20124 pmGannett Tripp Library Tripp Lecture HallScreening and discussion of PersepolisDr. Robert Shephard will offer introductory remarks.Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
Image by Michelle Buchanan '12
The Vagina Monologues 2012 - Katya Harris'12 and Cassie Anderson'12 directed the Elmira College production of the Vagina Monologues, performed in Meier Hall.
For International Women's Day, March 8th, Dr. Lauren Shaw gave a talk entitled "Women are Heroes" ("Las mujeres son héroes") in the Tifft Lounge.
Daughters of the North Book Discussion Group Sponsored by the Gannett-Tripp Library, WAGS and GIG
WAGS First Annual Fall Symposium:
No Place for Hate: The Costs of Bullying
A lecture by Dr. Bill Pruitt: "Bullying as a Crime: Is Today's Bully Tomorrow's Criminal?"
"Shake the Hand that Hits You"
A discussion on bullying moderated by Jamieson Riling '14
Exploring concepts of masculinity as part of Women's History Month
GIG: The Ideal Man presented by Jamieson Riling '14 and Lucky Ovalle '15
Roman Masculinity at the End of the Republic presented by Dr. Joseph Lemak
Fall Pizza Party: Jan Kather, Martha Easton, Leita Powers, Bethenie Pinney, Liz Wavle-Brown, Tiffany Goonetilleke, Laura Trapletti, Jamieson Riling and Kay Resch
2013
2013
Fifty Shades of Grey Panel Discussion
Dr. Martha Easton introduces the panelists:
Laura Trapletti'13, Dr. Anne Bizub, and Jan Kather
Laura discusses the troublesome issue of rape.
Dr. Bizub points out the double standard when viewing the sexual behavior men and women.
2013 Women's History Month Lecture Series
Dr. Samuels with Liz Nielsen '14
Dr. Shirley Samuels at the luncheon before her talk for Women's History Month: Women and Sculpture in 19th Century America (3-13-2013).
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