UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 3, Page 6
September 16, 1993
Lectures about research on women 

     The fall 1993 "Research on Women" lecture series is being held with a
noontime talks throughout the semester. The free public talks are scheduled
from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m., Wednesdays, in the Ewing Room of the Perkins
Student Center. The series is part of a one-credit women's studies course.
     Dates, speakers and their topics include:
     Sept. 15, Carol Hoffecker, Richards Professor of History and associate
provost for graduate studies, on "The University of Delaware, Women and
Social Change: Some Lessons from History";
     Sept. 22, Mary Pat McPherson, president of Bryn Mawr College, on
"Engendering Change";
     Sept. 29, Margaret Andersen, vice provost for academic affairs, and
Judith Gibson, assistant vice president for affirmative action and
multicultural programs, with "Reflections on Things Past/Foreshadowing the
Future: A Dialogue";
     Oct. 6, Barbara Kelly, professor of physical education, and Mae
Carter, former director of the Office of Women's Affairs, on "The Hidden
Task of Women's Studies";
     Oct. 13, Monika Shafi, associate professor of foreign languages and
literatures, on "German Women Writers";
     Oct. 20, Fleda Jackson, associate professor of English, on "The
Eleusinian Mysteries: Poems and Images";
     Oct. 27, Sister Margaret Dougherty, director of institutional research
at Gwynedd-Mercy College, on "Women as College Presidents: The President as
Poet, Prophet and Provisioner";
     Nov. 3, Guy Alchon, associate professor of history, on "Discovering a
Woman's Life, 1883-1972";
     Nov. 10, Marian Palley, professor of political science and
international relations, on "The Thomas Nomination: Defeats and Victories
for Women";
     Nov. 17, Dolores Finger Wright, a member of the social work faculty at
Delaware State University, on "Stress, Faith and Job Satisfaction for Women
Managers"; and
     Dec. 1, James Brophy, assistant professor of history, on "19th-Century
German Women in Civil Society."
     For additional information, call the University's Women's Studies
Program at 831-8474.