Editor's note: The lecture by Darryl Flaherty of the University of Delaware Department of History was moved from Sept. 23 to Oct. 7.

8:30 a.m., Sept. 3, 2009----The University of Delaware Women's Studies Program has announced the fall 2009 “Research on Women” lecture series.

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The series is part of a course and meets each Wednesday from 12:20 to 1:10 p.m. in Room 103 of Gore Hall. The series is open to the public.

Lectures are scheduled as follows:

Sept. 9: “Latinas Speak Out: Delaware Oral History Project,” Alvina Quintana, UD Women's Studies Program.

Sept. 16: “Lesbian Weddings and the Revenge of the Clones,” Jen Bacon, women's studies, West Chester University.

Sept. 30: “Performing the Filipina 'Mail Order Bride': Feminist Camp, Ethnic Drag and Homonormativity,” Gina Velasco, Bryn Mawr College.

Oct. 7: “Smoldering Sweetness: Gender Justice in a Tokyo Courtroom, 1928,” Darryl Flaherty, Department of History, UD.

Oct. 14: “Perspectives on Public Sector Responses to Women's Rights and Opportunities in a Globalized World,” Marian Lief Palley, Department of Political Science and International Relations, UD.

Oct. 21: “Michelle Obama and the Ghost of Thomas Jefferson,” Arica Coleman, UD Black American Studies Program.

Oct. 28: “Student Anti-Rape Efforts: 'Working Where My Heart Is,'” Jessica Schiffman, UD Women's Studies Program.

Nov. 4: “The 'Other' Philadelphia Sound: Genre, Gender and Philly Organ Combos,” Charles Carson, Department of Music, UD.

Nov. 11: “Ripples from a Stone Skipping Across the Lake: Stories of the Meaning of Being Diagnosed with Huntington Disease,” Rose Schwartz, nursing, Widener University.

Nov. 18: “Twenty-First Century Girls: Reflections on Current Research,” Kathy Turkel, UD Women's Studies Program.

Nov. 25: No lecture, Thanksgiving Day recess.

Dec. 2: “From Chic to Passé: U. S. Women of Color Feminisms,” Pascha Bueno-Hanson, UD Women's Studies Program.

For more information on the series, contact the coordinator, Mary Ruth Warner, at 831-8474 or [harriet@udel.edu].