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2 FEDEROVITCH FINDS HER HISTORY 3 McCOLLORS’ DEVOTED HEART 4 EduCATE 2005 6 ODD TIMES FOR DEADLINES EFebruary 28, m2005 / volume 57,o number 21ry Reportwww.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT GUESTSPEAKER Past, present blend in Berry keynote lecture BY ERIC RANGUS the Constitution; Jim Crow; seg- regation; sharecropping; lynch- The keynote speaker for ings; black nationalism; and the Emory’s celebration of African founding of the NAACP. But American Heritage Month, she paused to reflect on a major Mary Frances Berry, laid out signpost in African American the thoughts behind her speech, history, the Brown v. Board of “Civil Rights: The Struggle Education Supreme Court case, Defined,” shortly after stepping which was commemorated last behind the podium, Monday year, its 50th anniversary. night, Feb. 21, in WHSCAB “Some now claim that Auditorium. Brown isn’t important,” said Berry, noting that while the case “It’s an endless struggle was decided in 1954, it wasn’t to have people in the United implemented until 1955, making States align reality with the this year another golden anni- great documents of our nation- versary. “Schools are still largely al life—the Declaration of segregated; what impact did it Independence and preamble to have? Brown was important as a the Constitution,” said Berry, milestone because it transformed Geraldine Segal Professor of what people thought blacks American Social Thought and could do. My family members Kay Hinton Kay professor of history at the told me that they thought things University of Pennsylvania. Mary Frances Berry, the keynote speaker for Emory’s celebration of African American Heritage Month, were never going to change. With that, Berry ran though said that because of its consistent flow of successes and drawbacks, the struggle for civil rights is con- What Brown did was it made a few hundred years of black stant. “We have to work and not despair,” she said during her address, “Civil Rights: The Struggle people think that change was Defined,” Monday night, Feb. 21, in WHSCAB Auditorium, “If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she history in the New World: slav- going to happen.” sat down on the bus, she would still be standing up.” Author of seven books, Berry is Geraldine Segal ery; emancipation; the 13th, Professor of American Social Thought and professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. 14th and 15th Amendments to See LECTURE on page 4 WOMEN’SCENTER WOMEN’SHISTORY Unsung Heroines receive due recognition Malveaux highlights BY CHRISTI GRAY of the latter. At Emory, King is a mainstay he eighth annual Unsung at the Center for Women, sitting daring month Heroine awards, held on on the advisory board and coor- Tthe evening of Thursday, dinating the program commit- BY ERIC RANGUS Feb. 17, recognized seven tee for the Women’s Health and Emory women for their dedica- Wellness lunch and learn series, “Daring To Do Things tion to issues that affect women of which one of the most popu- Differently” is this year’s theme at Emory or in the larger com- lar sessions is her own seminar, for Emory’s annual Women’s munity, but whose efforts had “The X-Files of Women’s Health: History Month celebration, as not received accolades or formal Everything You Ever Wanted the groundbreaking attitude of recognition. The awardees were: to Know But Were Afraid to women leaders past and present Joyce King (’95G), Lorraine Ask.” Finally, both at Emory and is commemorated throughout Lombardi, Allison Dykes, beyond, she serves as a support March. Elizabeth Sharp, Sarah Cordes, person for women diagnosed Delivering the month’s key- Emile Crosa and Rev. Susan with breast cancer, being a survi- note speech, “Making Room for Bishop (’75T). vor herself. Sadie—A Diversity Metaphor,” Donna Bradley, chair of • Lorraine Lombardi (staff) will be Julianne Malveaux, an the Center for Women Advisory has been a maintenance engineer economist, writer, syndicated Board, welcomed a full house of in Residential Life for 16 years. columnist and CEO of the mul- attendees in Miller-Ward Alumni She is praised for supporting stu- timedia production company Ann Borden House. About the awardees, dent advisers at Harris complex, Last Word Productions. Clockwise from top left, Joyce King, Sarah Cordes, Emile Crosa, Lor- Bradley said, “This is their where she is currently assigned, “Dr. Malveaux is very raine Lombardi, Rev. Susan Bishop, Allison Dykes and Elizabeth Sharp night to get the accolades they making dorm life more like a were honored at a Feb. 17 banquet as the 2005 Unsung Heroines. impressive,” said Lauren Flook, deserve.” home. Lombardi is known for assistant director for programs Mary Ellen McClellan, co- effective problem solving, show- in the Center for Women. “She the Emory workplace across the midwifery programs at Grady chair of the Unsung Heroines ing care in her relationships with is a groundbreaker for African employee spectrum. Junior chair Hospital, the nursing school committee, and committee custodial staff and administrators American women in many of the President’s Commission on member Brenda Bynum read alike. and the School of Medicine’s ways, and she earned her doc- the nomination letters for each Outside Emory, she serves the Status of Women (PCSW), she Department of Gynecology torate from the Massachusetts awardee and presented the as the lighting designer for the has been instrumental in bring- and Obstetrics. She also was Institute of Technology in a tra- awards. Atlanta Shakespeare Company. ing gender equity to the forefront instrumental in establishing the ditionally male field: econom- • Joyce King (faculty), assis- She also coordinates a group of of University concerns, helping MSN-MPH dual-degree program. ics.” Malveaux’s speech, free tant professor of nursing in the women volunteers to raise funds to establish the PCSW’s Women Sharp has been a fellow in the and open to the public, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School for Our House, a day shelter for in Leadership Committee, and American Academy of Nursing, will take place Wednesday, of Nursing, is a practicing nurse- homeless children. obtaining funding from the pres- and served as president of the March 23, in Tull Auditorium. midwife and an activist • Allison Dykes (admin- ident’s office for a pilot study of American College of Nurse- The “Sadie” in Malveaux’s on women’s health issues. She istrator) is vice president of gender and leadership at Emory Midwives. She has been active title lecture is Sadie Alexander has served on the boards of alumni affairs in the Office of and comparable institutions. with the March of Dimes and (1898–1989), the first African Planned Parenthood and the Development and University • Elizabeth Sharp (retiree) served on their advisory com- Georgia Abortion Rights Action Relations. She is known for was recruited to Emory in 1970, League, also serving as president her dedication to improving then promptly launched nurse- See HEROINES on page 5 See WOMEN’S HISTORY on page 7 2 February 28, 2005 Emory Report AROUNDCAMPUS FIRSTPERSON JENNIFER FEDEROVITCH EMORYVOICES Nursing alumna to deliver Do you pay attention to Davis lecture Lost and found again prescription drug ads? A study led by Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Angels at the Carter Center and, Last month, at the Center for alumna Sue Hegyvary found as I sat in the dimly lit theater Women’s 10th annual “Women that demographics may more with numerous academics and Talking with Women: Reflecting significantly affect life expec- feminists alike, I was shocked at on Race, Ethnicity and Culture,” how little we knew about Alice I witnessed women from diverse tancy and child mortality Paul and her role in the suffrage backgrounds really communicate rates than do the resources movement. When the lights came with each other; I watched and of a developed or developing up and people began shuffling participated as we discussed country. about, woman after woman got work, family, religion, music, Hegyvary, professor up to voice her concern and violence and love, and I walked and dean emeritus at the to say that she would certainly away 10 times more enlightened University of Washington show this movie to everyone she than when I sat down. I walked No, unfortunately. Right now, School of Nursing, will discuss could. Because that’s all we have away thinking that, if we could it doesn’t concern me because this project at the annual nurs- to do: Show it. do this every day, if we could be I don’t need prescription drugs. ing school-sponsored Hugh Keeping memories alive isn’t honest and open, what kind of P. Davis lecture, Wednesday, just an exercise for personal his- peace could we have? Rebecca Wilson March 2, at 4 p.m. in room tory and benefit, it’s also for a What kind of peace could sophomore 101 of the nursing school. The culture and a history that needs we have if women recognized Women’s Studies event is free and open to the to be remembered. It’s for strug- their worth as strong, able, Ann Bordon community. For more informa- gles we never knew first hand, beautiful individuals? What kind Jennifer Federovitch, ’04C, tion, call 404-727-0722. but for which we can count our of peace would there be if we is special projects coordinator blessings and praise the goddess- listened to each other instead for the Center for Women. Oxford’s JCAL accepting es every day. And it isn’t over; of to Cosmopolitan and E! spring submissions we’re still making history. News? What kind of enlighten- The Journal of Cognitive- all me a pessimist, but our The month of March isn’t ment have we lost by tuning Effective Learning (JCAL) at lives are filled with loss, just about celebrating women’s out everyone’s history, including Oxford is accepting submis- Cfrom car keys to socks and histories, but also their futures.