The first "March is Women's History Month" lecture:
Rob Ward'13 introduced Joe Fahs who spoke on his experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Congo in celebration of International Women's Day.
The second "March is Women's History Month" lecture:
Mavin Ambrose Talks about Her Art at the Gannett-Tripp Library
College Librarian and Archivist Mark Woodhouse with Raven See'11 after the lecture on Elmira College Women of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Talk by Dr. Barbara Snedecor, Director of the Mark Twain Center at Elmira College: "Goodness is the only thing worthwhile": Selections from the Letters of Olivia Langdon Clemens, Class of 1864'
The presenters were Raven See '11, Heather Turnbull '11, and Becca Kingman '11. Raven discussed Jane Austen and her Pride and Prejudice character Elizabeth Bennet. Raven argued that the novel was not just a romance novel as is often believed, but depicts the struggle of middle class women of the 19th century in finding autonomy in a patriarchal society. Heather wrestled with the question of whether Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre should have married Mr. Rochester (revealing that she herself wouldn’t marry Mr. Rochester in a million years!), as well as pondering whether Mrs. Rochester was actually the strongest female character in the novel. Becca defended the choice of a lesser known author, Elizabeth Gaskell, to put her family life before her writing career. She admired Gaskell’s challenging task of writing an authentic biography for a maligned Charlotte Bronte. Following the students’ presentations, a large group of students, faculty and staff joined in on the discussion with questions and reflections of their own. The student organized event is part of the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Women's Studies Program at EC
Dr. Glenn talks with student Ryan Budd '11 and Dr. Charlie Mitchell after her lecture.
Dr. Glenn delivered her lecture and answered questions in the Tripp Lecture Hall in the GTL.