A publication of the UofL Women’s Center — Educating, Advocating, and Building Diverse Communities The Women’s Center News Spring 2010 Check out the Women’s Center at: http://www.louisville.edu/womenscenter Volume 17, Issue 3 Dr. Susan Douglas, Author of “Enlightened Sexism,” to Speak at 2010 Minx Auerbach Lecture by Nancy M. Theriot, Chairperson & Professor, The Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media; and Women’s & Gender Studies Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922. Where the Girls The Department of Women’s and Are was widely praised, and chosen one of the top ten books of Gender Studies is pleased to announce 1994 by National Public Radio, Entertainment Weekly and The the 2010 Minx Auerbach Lecture in McLaughlin Group. Women’s and Gender Studies. Dr. In addition to her books, Professor Douglas writes a Susan Douglas, author, professor, and column, “Back Talk,” which appears monthly in In These columnist, will speak on “The Rise of Times, and she has also written for The Nation, The Village Enlightened Sexism and the Seductive Voice, Ms., The Washington Post and The Progressive. Susan Message that Feminism’s Work is Douglas has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Done,” on March 31, 2010, at 6 p.m., in Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Working Woman, CNBC’s the Speed Museum Auditorium. Equal Time, NPR’s Fresh Air, Weekend Edition, The Diane Susan Douglas is the Rehm Show, Talk of the Nation, Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor Know and various radio talk shows around the country. Dr. Susan Douglas Susan Douglas’s new book, Enlightened Sexism, will be of Communication Studies at The Photo courtesy of Jodi F. University of Michigan and Chair of Solomon Speakers Bureau released March 1, 2010. The book is a follow up to Where the the Department. She is a nationally Girls Are and chronicles the widening gap between the images acclaimed scholar whose work focuses on images and myths of women in the mass media and the everyday lives of girls and about women in mass media. Professor Douglas is author of women in the United States. four books: The Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood The Minx Auerbach Lecture is free and open to the and How it Undermines Women; Listening In: Radio and the public. Paid parking is available in the Speed Museum garage. American Imagination (which won the Hacker Prize in 2000 For information, contact the Department of Women’s and for the best popular book about technology and culture); Where Gender Studies at 852-8160.

Women, Children and Families Impacted by Kentucky Legislation by Phyllis M. Webb, Women’s Center signs of abuse. The bill would A number of legislative bills have passed the House of require additional training in not only the Kentucky General Assembly that will greatly affect women, recognizing but also addressing signs children and families. By the time you receive this issue of the of child abuse for police officers; some newsletter, some may have passed the Senate and become law. social workers; health care professionals, The bills include the following: including nurses and doctors who treat House Bill 1, the “Amanda Ross Bill” is aimed at better children, day care workers; foster and protecting victims of domestic violence. The bill would require adoptive parents; and family court those accused of domestic violence to wear a global-positioning lawyers who represent children. device. The bill includes an emergency clause that would make Social workers often work with it effective immediately once the Kentucky Senate passes it and clients who are single mothers. House the Governor signs it. Bill 362 (The Boni Frederick Bill) is a 2007 legislation meant HB1 would allow judges to order people accused of to increase safety and add resources to hire additional social domestic violence to wear GPS devices if they are considered workers. However, due to budget cuts, funding of $4 million dangerous or likely to violate a protective order. Currently there was cut from the original bill, which called for $6 million in are 14 states that use GPS devices in domestic-violence cases. funding for more workers and improved security. House Bill 30 extends protective orders to individuals Stay informed of actions on bills and meetings which will alleging dating violence. The current law only allows people ultimately affect some of our most vulnerable citizens—women who have a child in common to obtain protective orders. House and children. Follow the legislative committee meetings and Bill 30 would include dating partners in their domestic violence floor sessions in person (by appointments) in the Frankfort, Ky., law-enforcement applications and protections. chambers. To check on the status of a bill, visit the Kentucky House Bill 285 is aimed at helping doctors, day care Legislative web page at http://www.lrc.ky.gov. or call the toll workers and others who often encounter children to recognize free phone line at 1-800-633-9650. Nominated by U of L Women’s Center Local Pediatrician Honored at “Kentucky Women Remembered Exhibit” in Frankfort On March 16, 2010, Dr. once described the obstacles in her own career path as “racism, Grace Marilynn James will join capitalism, and sexism” – which prevented many black women 54 other women who have been from beginning or completing medical education. recognized for their contributions From 1953 until her death in 1989, Dr. James maintained to the Commonwealth when her a pediatric practice in west Louisville and remained active in watercolor portrait is added to the civic and professional organizations. She founded the West Kentucky Women Remembered Louisville Health Education Program and, in the 1970s, headed Exhibit in the Capitol Rotunda. the Council on Urban Education. Thus, Dr. James spent her These portraits are a visual life caring for the African-American community in Louisville. reminder of the role women have In the process, she became a role model, friend and family played in Kentucky’s history. They physician for some of the city’s poverty-stricken residents. stand in counterbalance to portraits Dr. James’ papers can be found in the Women’s Mary Karen Powers, of the state’s 57 governors, only Manuscripts Collection at the University of Louisville Archives Director Women’s Center one of whom – Martha Layne (http://library.louisville.edu/uarc/james.html). She is also Collins – was a woman. featured in an exhibit at the National Library of Medicine (http:// Dr. James was born in West Virginia in 1923, and www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/exhibition/ ). graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1950. She went Dr. James was nominated for Kentucky Women on to become one of the first two African-American women Remembered by the UofL Women’s Center. Her portrait will be on faculty at a southern medical school; the first black female unveiled in a public ceremony. For further information: 502- member of the Jefferson County Medical Society; and the first 564-2611, http://women.ky.gov/. black woman on faculty at the UofL School of Medicine. She

Event Features Crystal Wilkinson, Affrilachian Writer 4th Annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival Set for May 15, 2010 by “Bits” Dansberry welcome and encouraged to attend. Bookmark May 15, 2010, for the Fourth Annual For more information about the Kentucky Women’s Book Festival at U of L’s Ekstrom Library! Kentucky Women’s Book Festival go The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival is a celebration of to http://louisville.edu/womenscenter/ Kentucky’s women readers, writers, and publishers. kwbf. The site will be updated over The event will start with registration at 9 a.m., followed by the next couple of months to maintain the keynote opening session by Sheila Joyce. Plans are to have details. You can also find the event on six concurrent workshop sessions, luncheon speaker Crystal Facebook by searching for “Kentucky Wilkinson, a book signing (where participants will have a chance Women’s Book Festival.” to purchase and have authors sign copies of the books that are (“Bits is the Special Events Coor- featured in each session), and a closing keynote given by Sarah dinator for the Women’s Center. She will Gorham of Sarabande books ending the festival at 4 p.m. The graduate from U of L in May with a Master event is free and open to the public. Other topics that will be of Arts in Women & Gender Studies.) Crystal Wilkinson featured include poetry, blogging, oral history, writers groups, and Jen Woods from The Lumberyard, a letterpress magazine. Crystal Wilkinson, the luncheon keynote address speaker, is an Affrilachian author who has published two books. In Women Center addition to the two books, she has been published in the Welcomes …. anthologies “Confronting Appalachian Stereotypes: Back Talk The staff of the Women’s Center from an American Region” (University of Kentucky Press, welcomes back Tiarra (now Tiarra 1999); “Gifts from Our Grandmothers” (Crown Publishers, Clark) to the office as a work/study 2000); and “Gumbo: Stories by Black Writers” (Doubleday, student and Communications major. Harlem Moon Press, 2002). Her work has also appeared in Tiarra left U of L briefly, got married various literary journals, including Obsidian II: Black Literature and is now expecting a baby. She in Review, Southern Exposure, The Briar Cliff Review, LIT, is working on various projects, Calyx, African Voices and the Indiana Review. including the Women4Women Anyone who enjoys reading and appreciates writing student chapter and the MOMS with a local flair will enjoy this event, so gather a group of support group. We will continue to see her great graphic your girlfriends or make a date with your mom and come to design work in our publications and wish her the best. the festival. Men who appreciate women’s literature are also

— 2 — Women’s History Month Calendar of Events Each year, March is designated Kentucky State Capitol, 700 Capitol Wednesday, March 3, as National Women’s History Month to Avenue, Frankfort, KY at 5:30 p.m. ensure that the history of women will be Visit the Kentucky State Capitol and recognized and celebrated in schools, stop by the display case outside of the Capitol Part 2 Financial Series: “Mastering workplaces and communities throughout Rotunda honoring Women’s History Month. Lifetime (Disability) Planning” the country. 2010 is the 30th Anniversary While in the Capitol make sure to visit the University Club (1st floor Board Room) of the Women’s History Project. The “Kentucky Women Remembered” Exhibit National theme is “Writing Women Planning for health care and financial honoring Kentucky women who have made a matters in the event of disability. Back into History.”--Source: National difference in Kentucky history. (See March 16 Women’s History Project for more details.) The University of Louisville Wednesday, March 3, Women’s Center has compiled a listing at 3 p.m. of campus and community events that Tuesday, March 2 covers the latter part of February, March LGBT Services Spectrum Social Change Lecture Series and April. Unless noted, all events are of Sexuality Humanities Building, #300 free and open to the public and will take (Various events and activities) Dr. Drue Barker, University of South place on the U of L’s Belknap Campus. Carolina, will speak on “African Women The keynote speaker will be Robyn Dates are subject to change without Writing Resistance.” Sponsored by the Ochs, workshop leader, teacher and long-time written notice. Please note: Due to Social Change Program, the Anne Braden activist. For specific details, e-mail Brian possible inclement weather in the area Institute for Social Justice Research, and the Buford at [email protected]. some programs and events listed may Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace & Justice. be postponed and/or cancelled. Contact For more details, contact Amber Duke at the the sponsoring organization or group Tuesday, March 2, Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace & Justice listed for more details and updates. at 4 p.m. at 852-6142. The calendar is online at http://www. Child Identification Program louisville.edu/womenscenter. Wednesday, March 3 – McDonald’s Restaurant 301 East Warnock Street, near U of L Sunday, March 7, at 8 FEBRUARY Child I.D. kits will be distributed to p.m. nightly; plus 3 p.m. Thursday, February 25, parents/guardians allowing them to record matinee on 3/7 at 6 p.m. fingerprints, a child’s photo and description Department of Theatre Arts to be used to provide law enforcement with U of L College of Arts & Sciences crucial information for immediate response. “A Song for Coretta” Play (A&S) Hall of Honor Induction Coloring book contests will be held for the The Thrust Theatre, Speed Art Museum Auditorium children with winners receiving McDonald’s 2314 South Floyd Street, U of L 2035 South Third Street gift cards. Coordinated by the U of L In this celebration of Coretta Scott Women’s Center MOM group and the Dept. The College of Arts & Sciences Hall of King, mourners prepare to honor a Civil of Public Safety Police Department. For more Honor recognizes the A&S alumni, students, Rights icon. Set in Atlanta outside historic details, call 852-8976 or e-mail Phyllis Webb faculty, administrators, staff and other Ebenezer Baptist Church, five women come at [email protected], or Officer Cheri supporters who made the most significant from different stations in life to speak of the Smith at [email protected]. and lasting contributions to the College, the inspiration they gained from this experience. University, the local community and the larger Special music will be presented by Sharon society since the establishment of the College Tuesday, March 2, Sales, Angela Tellis, and Troy Bell. Presented in 1907. Those honored this year include at 5:30 p.m. by the African American Theatre Program. For ticket information, call the Eliza Atkins Gleason, Lucy M. Freibert, U of L Alumni Four-Part Gerhard Herz and Phil Laemmle. Reception main office at 852-7682; box office, 852- immediately following in the Sculpture Financial Series: “Mastering 6814, or contact Dr. Lundeana Thomas at Court, featuring music by Jerry Tolson Trio. Your Financial Plan” [email protected] or Melanie Henry at [email protected]. Additional information available at http:// University Club (1st floor Board Room) louisville.edu/artsandsciences/hallofhonor. Courses will be led by U of L alumnus Seating limited. Reservations required. Paula Parkerson, Financial Planner, Kentucky Saturday, March 6, E-mail [email protected] or call 852-6490. Financial Group, and U of L alumnus Jefferey at 1 p.m. Yussman, partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Nia Center MARCH LLP. (For U of L alumni.) 2900 West Broadway Part 1: Mastering a Personal Financial “We Didn’t Mourn, We Organized!” Throughout March Plan and Mastering an Investment Strategy. will commemorate Anne Braden’s life and in honor of Women’s As an alumni, register yourself and a guest celebrate Women’s History Month and History Month who can be non-alum at http://www.louisville. International Women’s Day. The program edu/alumni/calendar. will be followed by a March/Rally to Women’s History Month Display (Other sessions on March 3 [see below] the Carl Braden Memorial Center, 3208 (8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and March 8, 9) West Broadway, for a free potluck dinner. Mondays – Fridays) Sponsored by the Carl Braden Memorial — 3 — Center and the Anne Braden Institute for Monday, March 8, Thursday, March 11 – Social Justice Research. Contact Amber Duke at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 13 at [email protected] for more details. Metro United Way Success by 6 National Conference on the Monday, March 8, Parenting Workshop Black Family in America at 9 a.m. Norton Suburban Hospital Medical Hyatt Regency Hotel Plaza III, Suite 108 320 West Jefferson Street International Women’s Day 4121 Dutchmans Lane The 37th Annual Black Family Various locations on- and off-campus “Developing Milestone: Is Your Child Conference includes various speakers such as A global day celebrating the on Track?” will explore the Kentucky Early Dr. Joy DeGruy, Master Motivator, and Dr. achievements of women, past, present and Childhood Standards that provide markers Julia Hare, Co-founder of the “Black Think future. Strong Leadership! Strong Women! for what children should know and be able Tank,” who will address issues on “Saving Strong World! Women will be honored all day. to do at different stages from birth to age 4. the Black Family.” There will be various Come by the U of L Women’s Center table in The standards are used as a guide in many workshops, a banquet and luncheon, exhibits the Student Activities Center, U of L (9 a.m.- early childhood programs to connect with and a Youth conference component for middle 12 p.m.) for free donuts and pick up a “Strong expectations in kindergarten. Presented by school and high school students, which will Women Strong World” button. Pay tribute Nancy Newberry, Early Childhood Consultant. take place at the Muhammad Ali Institute to a woman you admire! Join participants at Sponsored by United Way Success by 6 Kosair on March 11 and March 12, respectively. A a Brown Bag lunch (12 p.m.-1 p.m.) at the Children’s Hospital and Norton Women’s Youth Symposium will take place at the Hyatt Muhammad Ali Center with the Rwandan Pavilion. To register, call 629-1234. Regency on March 13 with speaker, Lasana sister’s inspiring story of survival. The Hotep, Arizona State University. For cost, featured speaker for the day will be Jessica Tuesday, March 9, registration details and/or more information, Yamane on “Within Her Strength: From Self- visit http://www.louisville.edu/culturalcenter/ Respect to Self-Defense,” Red Barn, at 2:30 p.m. bfc/registration-information.html. U of L (6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.) Refreshments Carolyn Krause Maddox Prize will be served. For more information, contact in Women’s and Gender Studies All Month Freebies the PEACC office at 852-2663 or visithttp:// Colloquium www.louisville.edu/peacc/. Spring break week: Humanities Building, #300 Monday, March 15 – Monday, March 8, Students from various disciplines have Friday, March 19 submitted papers on topics related to women at 3 p.m. and/or gender issues. One undergraduate and Pre-Spring Break Goodies!! Akers Faculty Travel Research graduate student, chosen by an interdisciplinary The U of L PEACC (Prevention, Educa- Award Presentation committee of WGS faculty, will receive prizes tion & Advocacy on Campus and in the Com- U of L Ekstrom Library and present their papers at the colloquium. munity) staff will distribute freebies and pres- (Chao Auditorium) ent information (prior to spring break week) to various groups and organizations about safety Dr. Clare Sullivan of the Modern Tuesday, March 9, and healthy decision making. To schedule a Languages Department will present her at 5:30 p.m. presentation for your organization or group, research on “Mexican Women in Translation” Part 4: Mastering e-mail Sharon Larue at sdlaru01@louisville. discussing the work of Susana Corcvera and Death Planning edu or call 852-2663 for more information. Natalia Toledo. Sponsored by Women & Global Issues and the Commission on the University Club Status of Women. For more details, e-mail Dr. (1st floor Board Room) Sunday, March 14, Dawn Heinecken at [email protected]. Wills, trusts, taxes, business succes- at 4 p.m. sion planning, and charitable planning will Yearlings Club Speaker Series Monday, March 8, be discussed. For more information and/or to Yearlings Club, 4309 West Broadway at 5:30 p.m. register as a U of L alumni (and a guest who The Yearlings Club, a partner of the U of L Alumni Four-Part can be non-alum), visit http://louisville.edu/ University of Louisville College of Arts & Financial Series: “Mastering alumni/calendar. Sciences, is devoted to civic responsibility, Your Financial Plan,” community service and leadership Wednesday, March 10, development. This public event is aimed at continuation with Part 3 bringing together Louisvillians with U of L University Club at 12 p.m. faculty members to share expertise, forge (1st floor Board Room) A Colloquium on Diversity, common bonds and explore issues. (Courses will be led by U of L alumnus Over Lunch! The topic and invited guests for Paula Parkerson and Jefferey Yussman) Cultural Center, U of L this session, “The U.S. Senate Election: Part 3: Mastering Retirement Planning Candidates Speak to Our Community,” & Risk Management The topic for this month is “A includes Lt. Governor, Dr. Dan Mongiardo; Topics will include the critical need Discussion on Social Justice and Exploring Attorney General Jack Conway; and for retirement planning, the four Ds of risk Women and College Student Retention and community leaders Maurice Sweeney and (death, disability, divorce and disaster) and Degree Completion” led by Dr. Fashaad Darlene Price. No reservations required. other topics of interest. Register on-line at Crawford. Free lunch for those in attendance. Contact Reginald Meeks, at reginald.meeks@ http://www.louisville.edu/alumni/calendar. For more details e-mail Laine Lopez at louisville.edu or 852-3042, or Marian Vassar [email protected] or call 852-0230. — 4 — at [email protected] or 852-2252 2252 public spaces available to them, whether in Idea). Binta is fortunate and blessed enough for more information. their high schools, public libraries, town hall to be able to attend school and receive an meetings, churches, or through websites. education, but her cousin Soda lacks the same Tuesday, March 16, Join author Mary Gray for a talk about her privilege. Dr. Nefertiti Burton of the Theatre recent book, Coming Out in the Country: Youth, Arts Department will lead the discussion. at 1 p.m. Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America. Sponsored in part by the U of L Commission Kentucky Women Remembered From Wal-Mart drag parties to renegade on the Status of Women. For more details, Ceremony Homemaker’s Clubs, Out in the Country offers contact Dr. Dawn Heinecken, d0hein01@ Capitol Rotunda, 700 Capitol Avenue, an unprecedented contemporary account of louisville.edu or call 852-8160. Frankfort, KY the lives of today’s rural queer youth. Mary L. Gray maps out the experiences of young people Thursday, March 25, Join Governor and Mrs. Beshear and the living in small towns across rural Kentucky Kentucky Commission on Women in unveiling and along its desolate Appalachian borders, at 4 p.m. watercolor portraits of three additional historic providing a fascinating and often surprising MOMS (Modern Outlook Kentucky women who have left their mark on look at the contours of gay life beyond the on Motherhood) Support history. This year’s honorees are *Dr. Grace big city. Gray illustrates this description Group Meeting Marilynn James, Lillian Press and Verna against a backdrop of an increasingly Mae Stone. Governor Beshear will also read impoverished and privatized rural America. Miller Hall Resource Center, U of L a proclamation for Women’s History Month For more information, contact Brian Buford at The Women’s Center M.O.M. support at this ceremony. This event, as well as a [email protected]. group works to provide resources, information women’s history display in the Capitol, is in and genuine support for student mothers (stu- honor of the annual observance of Women’s Wednesday, March 24, dent parents) and to empower them so they history month. can more effectively meet the needs of their (*Special note: Dr. James, the first at 12 p.m. personal, academic and professional lives. female African American faculty member Let’s Talk Lunch Special guests and topic to be announced. at the University of Louisville School of Cultural Center (multipurpose room) Bring your ideas and suggestions. Free food Medicine was nominated by the U of L and refreshments. To RSVP, contact Phyllis Women’s Center.) An informal lunch discussion designed M. Webb, [email protected], or call to bring staff, faculty, student, and community 852-8976 for more details. Thursday, March 18, members together in a collegial and safe Student-parents are asked to complete environment to discuss issues important to the at 5:30 p.m. the on-line survey at the Women’s Center web community. “Women’s History Month” is the site, http://www.louisville.edu/womenscenter. Metropolitan Louisville topic led by Mary Karen Powers, Director of Women’s Political Caucus the U of L Women’s Center. For more details, e-mail Lanie Lopez, [email protected] Thursday, March 25 – Regular Meeting or call 852-8976. Friday, March 26, City Café’, 505 West Broadway at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Topic: “Legal Insight on the Fen-Phen Thursday, March 25 Women4Women, U of L Diet Case: Bringing Down the Powerful” (All day) $10 per person, includes hors Chapter, Film Series d’oeuvres. Cash bar available. For Thursdays in Black Student Activities Center (Floyd reservations, e-mail Angie Wallace at U of L’s PEACC (Prevention, Education Theatre), U of L Belknap Campus [email protected]. & Advocacy on Campus and in the Commu- The Women4Women Student Chapter nity) is sponsoring this day as one of strength will sponsor films, “The Secret Life of Bees” Thursday, March 18, and courage, representing our solidarity with and “Pride and Prejudice,” at a fun-filled event at 6 p.m. the victims of violence, demanding a world for students and others. Admission: $1.50 per without rape and violence. Everyone is wel- student. Contact “Bits” Dansberry, ecdans01@ Special Heart Health Class: come to participate. E-mail Sharon LaRue at louisville.edu or Valerie Casey, vmcase01@ Circle of Hearts [email protected] for specifics. louisville.edu for more details or call 852-8976. Norton Women’s Pavilion Norton Medical Plaza West-Audubon Thursday, March 25, Saturday, March 27, (Clinical Education Conference Room, G-1) at 9:45 a.m. at 7 p.m. “Exercise for Your Heart: Easy Steps to Women & Global Issues Improving Heart Health” is the topic. Call 629- International Center Banquet 1234 to register. Refreshments will be provided. Film Series – “Binta and the Student Activities Center Great Idea” Film (multipurpose room) Tuesday, March 23, Ekstrom Library (Chao Auditorium) A multi-cultural event that promotes at 7 p.m. Javier Fesser’s live action short Binta diversity and mutual understanding among and the Great Idea, a Spanish-Senegalese international students, all U of L students, “Coming Out in Rural co-production about Binta, a seven-year old and the Louisville community. There will be America” Talk girl who lives with her fisherman father in international cuisines & entertainment, silent Cultural Center, U of L a small village on the banks of Senegal’s auction; information sharing and networking. Casamance River. (AKA Binta y la Gran For ticket information, call the International LGBT youth and their allies visibly-and Center at 852-6602 or visit, http://www. often vibrantly-work the boundaries of the louisville.edu/rso/airc

— 5 — Wednesday, March 31, Thursday, April 15, Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. at 12 p.m. (Specific on-campus location and time 2010 Minx Auerbach Lecture in UofL Network Lunch to be announced) Women’s and Gender Studies University Club, U of L “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work” Day is an opportunity for girls and Speed Museum Auditorium This luncheon dialogue series, boys (recommended ages 8-18 years old) to This year’s lecture is “The Rise of sponsored by the U of L College of Arts & share their dreams and communicate their Enlightened Sexism and the Seductive Sciences, will examine the history of the Civil expectations for the future with their parents Message that Feminism’s Work is Done.” Rights Movement in Kentucky with a talk on and guardians in the work environment. This Featured speaker is Susan Douglas, a the “Jefferson County Public Schools Student years’ theme is “1 Youth, 1 Dream, 2Morrow’s Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor and Chair Assignment Plan.” JCPS Superintendent Dr. Leaders.” For young people visiting the of Communications Studies at the University Sheldon Berman will discuss his district’s campus, the U of L Women’s Center will host of Michigan. She is the author of The Mommy plan for elementary schools including a welcome table with snacks & souvenirs. Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and its guiding principles, development and Call 852-8976 for more details. How it Undermines Women and other popular revisions, as well as concerns related to books. Her new book, Enlightened Sexism, is the assignment of students. For cost and a followup to Where the Girls Are and will be reservations, e-mail Linda L. Wilson, Ph.D., MAY [email protected] , or call 852-0274, or released March 1, 2010. The book chronicles Mark your calendar: the widening gap between the images of contact Marian Vasser, mrvass01@louisville. women in the mass media and the everyday edu, or call 852-2252. Saturday, May 15 lives of girls and women in the United States. 4th Annual Kentucky Women’s Thursday, April 15, Book Festival APRIL at 3 p.m. William F. Ekstrom Library, U of L Belknap Campus Wednesday, April 7, Transformation Tea Masterson’s Restaurant The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival at 3 p.m. is designed to bring together writers and An opportunity for university and readers from Kentucky and adjacent states Social Change Lecture Series community women of color to become em- interested in writings by and about Kentucky U of L Ekstrom Library powered by sharing concerns, problems and Women authors. Featured keynote speaker (Chao Auditorium) positive suggestions. The program includes will be Crystal Wilkinson, an Affrilachian speakers and networking. Reservations The Social Change Lecture Series author and poet. Various workshops and book required. For more details, contact Georgette continues with a presentation by Dr. Pem signings will take place throughout the day. Moore at [email protected] or Libby Buck, Elizabethtown Community College, on Sponsored in part by the U of L Women’s White at [email protected] “So What’s Race For Anyway? Smokescreens, Center, University Libraries and the Commis- Exploitation, and the State.” Sponsored by sion on Diversity and Racial Equality. Call the Social Change Program, the Anne Braden Tuesday, April 20 852-8976 to register and/or for more details. Institute for Social Justice Research, and Equal Pay Day the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace & Justice. Contact Amber Duke at 852-6142 for Equal Pay Day was originated by the JUNE additional information. National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate Saturday, June 19, 2010 the gap between men’s and women’s wages. Women4Women Champions 4 Friday, April 9 – Saturday, Since Census statistics showing the April 10, at 7 p.m. latest wage figures are not available until Her Walk, Run, and Festival (until 7 a.m.) late August or September, NCPE leadership Festival Plaza at Waterfront Park Relay for Life of University decided years ago to select a Tuesday in April This is a community event to raise as Equal Pay Day. (Tuesday was selected to funds and morale for issues facing women and of Louisville represent how far into the week women must girls. Specific details forthcoming. Relay for Life, the American Cancer work to earn what men earned the previous Society’s signature event is a fun-filled week). The date also was selected to avoid overnight activity that mobilizes communities religious holidays and other significant events. to celebrate survivorship, remember those lost Because women earn less, on average, than to cancer and raise money for the fight against men, they must work longer hours for the cancer. The Women’s Center Women4Women same amount of pay. The wage gap is even student chapter will sponsor a team for the greater for most women of color. The NCPE is Relay for Life event which will take place encouraging women to wear red on Equal Pay in the U of L Student Activities Center Day to symbolize how far women and minori- multipurpose room. The theme of the event ties are “in the red” with their pay. Equal Pay is “Curing Cancer One Decade at a Time”. Day kits are available. For more details, visit, For more details visit, http://www.relay.org/ http://www.louisville.edu/womenscenter. louisvilleu,or to join the Women4Women student chapter’s team, contact Gabrielle Maxedon, [email protected], or Blair Bowman, [email protected].

— 6 — New VP for Human Muriel Harris, Ph.D., MPH, Resources – Sam Connally Assistant Professor, Sam Connally is the new Vice President for Human Resources at the University of Louisville. He is the former chief School of Public Health executive officer of HigherEdDecisions, LLC, and has served in leadership roles as business systems analyst at North Carolina and Information Sciences State University, chief HR officer for the University of North by Brenda D. Gunn Carolina at Wilmington and chief HR officer for the University It is not just a cliché. Muriel Har- of Nevada, Las Vegas. ris, Ph.D., MPH, really does wear many Kim Maffet, former acting Vice-President for HR since Janu- hats. Her primary role at U of L is as ary 2009, is a now a Special Assistant to the President and Provost. assistant professor in the School of Pub- The Women’s Center plans to include a full article on Vice lic Health and Information Sciences. President Connally in a future issue of the Women Center News. She also has worked as a contractor on multiple evaluations projects, teaches two evaluation courses to master’s stu- dents, is chair of her School’s Diversity Kentucky Women’s Health Committee, member of the Signature Registry Seeks Participation Partnership Public Health Committee, and mentor, just to name a few. in Health Survey University-wide diversity com- Muriel Harris, Traditionally, most health research has focused on mittees are intended to provide a voice Ph.D., MPH men. Researchers are now discovering greater than expected and sounding board for faculty, staff, differences between men’s and women’s health. To help and students. As chair, she takes per- researchers improve the understanding of women’s health, sonal responsibility to assure the goals and objectives are being the Kentucky Women’s Health Registry at the University of addressed as outlined. She works to right “perceived” wrongs Kentucky needs women who are over 18 and live in Kentucky and implement “proactive vs. reactive” solutions. It is crucial to complete a confidential health survey once a year. to Professor Harris that everyone learns about and understands The survey can be social injustices. taken online at http://www. In her master’s-level classes, Professor Harris is intent on kywomensregistry.com or bringing the understanding of diversity to both the classroom by calling (800) 929-2320 and the community. Students participate in activities that to request a paper version. produce centers of learning, the culture of diversity, and The information is used by leadership. They work in groups of three. There currently are 28 researchers at UK and at U students and nine projects. One undertaking is the Living Well of L to better understand Program Evaluation Project. Individuals, groups, companies, how women’s health changes etc., in the community are contacted to determine if the students over time. They would like can assist them with an evaluation. In preparation, students to know how stress, who we receive training that stresses critical thinking, expectations, take care of, where we live and mutual benefits. One such opportunity is with the Baptist and where we work, affects Fellowship Center to evaluate the congregation’s ability to our health. seek health care following a series of workshops. Another is Your personal iden- an upcoming trip to Ghana in May of this year. The latter is a tifying information is not service-learning project in conjunction with the Ali Scholars. shared with anyone and is For her keen insight, abilities, planning and implementation of stored separately from your such projects, Professor Harris received the Delta Omega Honor answers. Your name and ad- Society Award for Innovative Curriculum in 2008. dress is only used to remind Professor Harris is overjoyed that President James you to take the survey again next year, to send you quarterly Ramsey has diversity strategic goals for each unit and that they newsletters about what is being learned from the Registry, and are a part of the university’s strategic mission. For her, it is to tell you about other forms of research in which you may be important that students are exposed to the real world, working interested. The Registry also has a certificate of confidential- with people different from themselves. The more they do, the ity from the National Institutes of Health which protects your more they will benefit. information in all circumstances, even from legal proceedings. Professor Harris also wears the hat of author. She recently Check out this link to learn more: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ published “Evaluating Public and Community Health Programs. policy/coc/background.htm. For further information, contact Professor Harris at 852-4061. Join the 10,290 Kentucky Women who are already working together to improve health and health care for themselves, their daughters and their granddaughters. For more information, contact Ashley McCorkle, [email protected], or call /write the Kentucky Women’s Health Registry, KY Clinic, Room J 513, 740 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536; office: (859) 323-5709; toll free: 1-800-929-2320.

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