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Women's History Week Celebrates 20th Anniversary
of Women's Studies at Iona College
New Rochelle, NY, February 28, 2001 - The Women's History Week Committee in coordination with the Women's Studies Department will host events associated with Women's History Week celebrating the 20th anniversary of Women's Studies at Iona College. All events are free and open to the public, with the exception of the Woman of Achievement Dinner which costs $22 per person. Beginning on Sunday, March 4, at an Opening Liturgy, Dr. Kathleen Deignan, CND, will offer her reflections with Sandra Rivera, director of the Omega Liturgical Dancers in New York City, who will present original choreography. This celebration will take place at 7 pm in Arrigoni Center. All events take place on the New Rochelle campus, 715 North Avenue. On Monday, March 5 at 6:30 pm in Spellman Lounge on the New Rochelle campus, "You've Come a Long Way Baby: Women in Management, Religion, Social Work and Peacemaking" will be addressed by a panel of Iona scholars including Sister Deignan, a professor in the College's Religious Studies Department; Michael Hovey, coordinator of Peace and Justice Education at Iona; Dr. Donald Grunewald in the College's Management and Business Administration Department; and Dr. Jeanne Matich-Maroney of Iona's Social Work Department. Dr. Susan Feiner, an associate professor of economics and women's studies at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, ME will address "Toward a More Perfect Union: Reflections on Gender and Social Justice at the Dawn of the New Millennium," on Tuesday, March 6 at 11 am in the Ryan Library Auditorium. Dr. Feiner has worked as a PI (principal investigator) or coPI for the National Science Foundation funded faculty development projects aimed at improving economic education. These grants have helped faculty integrate material concerning the status of women and people of color into their introductory economics classes. Her research has appeared in The American Economic Review, The Cambridge Journal of Economics and Gender and Society. She is currently working on projects addressing questions of access to and equity in economics education. On Tuesday evening, at 7 pm in Ryan Library Auditorium, "Eleanor Roosevelt: A One Woman Play will be presented by author and actress Page Hedden Wilson. Please call (914) 637-2773 to reserve a place. On Wednesday, March 7, at 5 p.m, in Spellman Lounge, the College's annual Woman of Achievement Dinner will honor Stephanie Schwartz, a founding member of Women's Studies at Iona. Please call (914) 637-2773 to reserve. On Thursday, March 8 at 12:30 pm in the Faculty Reception Room in Spellman Hall, the Women's Scholarship Luncheon recognizes students as they celebrate their scholarship and present their work on issues related to Women's Studies. The Iona Spirituality Institute will present nationally acclaimed artist Sheila Kriemelman who will explore the potential of artistic expression to empower healing and emotional renewal. Please call Katie Byrnes at (914) 633-2340 for registration and information. In addition to these events, Women's History Week will offer special classes associated with women's issues: "The Price of Glory: Female Gymnasts and Ice Skaters," with Dr. Gai Berlage of Iona's Sociology Department, on Tuesday, March 6 at 10 am in Hagan, Room 108; "Women and Art: The Academicians," with artist Sheila Kriemelman on Tuesday, March 6 at 6:30 pm in the Media Room of the College's Arts Center; and Dr. Greg Tully of the Social Work Department, offering "Abused Women: Why Don't they Just Leave?" on Wednesday, March 7 at 3:45 p. m. in Doorley 220. All three lectures are free and open to the public. For more information on Women's History Week at Iona College, please contact Peggy Clarke at (914) 637-2773.
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