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| Vol. 18, No. 7 | Oct. 15, 1998 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 7 | Oct. 15, 1998 |
Women's Rights: Living the Legacy/Forging the Future is a weeklong series of events sponsored by the University of Delaware Commission on the Status of Women, Office of Women's Affairs and the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program.
The program is cosponsored by the Delaware Humanities Forum and several University and community groups. The events pay homage to the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention; the 25th anniversary of the University's Commission on the Status of Women and the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program; and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Women's Affairs at UD.
This anniversary year provides an opportunity to celebrate both national and campus events that have helped shape the rights women enjoy today. The programs also are designed to address and form the issues of tomorrow.
Members of the University community are invited to attend as many events as possible. Except where noted, all events are free and open to the public.
Call 831-8474 or 831-8063 for additional information.
Harriet Tubman Bus Tour (See article on page 4)
For more information call UD1-HENS or 831-2991.
The Evolution of Women's Rights in the U.S.
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Rooms B & C, Trabant University Center
This lecture by Anne Boylan, history, will examine the changing definitions of women's rights over the last 150 years, beginning with the Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Sentiments. She will explore the varying ways in which activists have conceptualized "women's rights" and compare the main areas of struggle in 1848 with those in 1998.
"Presenting Mr. Frederick Douglass: Why I Became a Women's Rights Man"
Women and the Political Process
"How Far Have We Really Come? A Look Back and Forward on Women's Progress"
Reception for Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, Morgan State University
Traveling Exhibit of Women's Rights: Living the Legacy/Forging the Future
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
SOLD OUT
Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, fiery abolitionist and orator, prolific writer, esteemed public official and dedicated defender of women's rights at the Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention. Actor Fred Morsell has inspired audiences for over a decade with Frederick Douglass' message of racial and gender justice. This is an edited speech, taken from over 40 Douglass speeches, delivered between 1848 and 1888 on the justice of and necessity for granting women full and equal opportunity in all aspects of life as men had.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room A, Trabant University Center
A political panel will focus on women's participation in the political process. The presentation has been planned and developed by a student organization, Students Acting for Gender Equality (SAGE), in cooperation with the League of Women Voters.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Women at the University of Delaware
Time: 12:20-1:10 p.m.
Location: Collins Room, Perkins Student Center
This program examines the national and local factors that led women students, faculty and administrators to make the University more conscious of their presence and responsive to their needs. The program will include the establishment of the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program and the Commission on the Status of Women and Office of Women's Affairs. This talk is part of the Research on Women Series and will be presented by Carol Hoffecker, Richards Professor of History.
Keynote Address by Katha Pollitt
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Location: Clayton Hall Auditorium
Pollitt is a poet, writer and commentator and the author of Reasonable Creatures: Essays on Women and Feminism. Whether in her pieces for The Nation, The New Yorker and The New York Times, or as a commentator for National Public Radio, Pollitt's voice is unmistakable.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: Center for Black Culture
Celebration of Women Dinner
Time: 5:30-8 p.m.
Location: 101A Clayton Hall
The highlight of the weeklong program Women's Rights: Living the Legacy, Forging the Future will be a dinner in honor of some of the key women involved in the history of the University of Delaware. A 5:30 p.m. reception and a 6 p.m. talk on "Seneca Falls: Its Impact on the Movement for Black Women's Rights" by Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, history, Morgan State University. will precede the dinner. Marie Hadley-Robinson, soprano, music, will perform after dinner followed by a tribute to several important figures in the development of women's issues at UD. Reservations must be made in advance for the dinner. Call 831-4620 to request an invitation. Cost: $15; UD students $5. (Financial assistance is available.)
Friday, Oct. 30
A Woman and Her Voice: The Story of Tahirih
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Location: Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center
This program depicts the life of Tahirih, a Baha'i woman who unveiled herself 150 years ago in Persia (now Iran) at a conference where she was the only woman, beginning a movement to support women's rights. Eileen Littrel Anderson, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on Tahirih, will combine a lecture with a recitation of some of Tahirih's poetry set to music. '
October 24-30
Look for the historical display depicting international struggles for women's rights on view in various locations throughout the week, and a related display in Morris Library.
