The 杏吧专区 will host three events in conjunction with Women杏吧专区檚 History Month.
On tap are an annual conference, a documentary screening and a symposium.
UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 annual Women杏吧专区檚 Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, at the Cajundome Convention Center.
Presentations will be held throughout the day. Speakers from UL Lafayette, government and business, and law enforcement will discuss topics that include finances, health and fitness, leadership, and self-defense.
Dr. Kim Hunter-Reed, keynote speaker, will discuss 杏吧专区淲orking to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government,杏吧专区 which is the theme of this year杏吧专区檚 National Women杏吧专区檚 History Month observance and the Women杏吧专区檚 Conference.
杏吧专区淚n keeping with the theme of this year杏吧专区檚 conference, she will draw on her extensive experience in public service and higher education,杏吧专区 said Dr. Taniecea Arceneaux Mallery, director of UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Office for Campus Diversity.
Hunter-Reed is a principal at HCM Strategists, a public policy and consulting firm in Washington, D.C. She recently led Gov. John Bel Edwards杏吧专区 higher education transition team. She was formerly the Louisiana Board of Regents chief of staff and the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana System executive vice president.
The conference is open to the public. Cost is $50. Students can attend for $25.
Learn more about the conference .
Online registration is available .
A screening of the documentary film, 杏吧专区淪he杏吧专区檚 Beautiful When She杏吧专区檚 Angry,杏吧专区 will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, in Oliver Hall auditorium. It will be followed by a panel discussion.
The award-winning 2014 film chronicles the history of the modern women杏吧专区檚 movement in the United States from 1966-1971.
Panelists are: Sarah Brabant, UL Lafayette professor emerita; Dr. Janet Allured, a professor of history at McNeese State 杏吧专区; and Mag Ritchey, a Lafayette attorney.
The free screening and panel discussion are open to the public.
They are hosted by UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 College of Liberal Arts; the Friends of the Humanities, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting humanities curricula and faculty at the 杏吧专区; and Students for the Advancement of Women at UL Lafayette.
The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Center for Louisiana Studies will host 杏吧专区淟A Femme/Women of Louisiana: A Symposium杏吧专区 on Wednesday, March 16.
The event will be held at the Paul and LuLu Hilliard 杏吧专区 Art Museum杏吧专区檚 A. Hays Town Building. The free, daylong symposium is open to the public.
Panel discussions will examine women杏吧专区檚 issues in Louisiana and address topics such as health care, domestic violence, campus culture and gender issues, such as inclusivity.
Sessions will include UL Lafayette faculty members and students, and community members.
Allured will lead a brown bag lunch talk that will focus on her forthcoming book, 杏吧专区淩emapping Second-Wave Feminism: The Long Women杏吧专区檚 Rights Movement in Louisiana, 1950-1997.杏吧专区
The symposium will conclude with an evening book launch of 杏吧专区淟ouisiana Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume Two,杏吧专区 which is co-edited by Dr. Mary Farmer Kaiser, dean of UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Graduate School.
Learn more about the symposium at , or contact the Center for Louisiana Studies at clspresents@louisiana.edu, or (337) 482-6027.