A Quarterly Newsletter

“WOMEN PIONEERING
THE FUTURE”

"Women Pioneering the Future," the 2003 theme for National Women’s History Month, incorporates pioneering women from U.S. history who led and won struggles for equality and civil rights, created and advanced educational and professional opportunities, and made great contributions to the arts, sciences, and humanistic causes. Also featured are the innovative women of today who further these efforts and continue to expand the frontiers of possibility for generations to come.

A complete list of WRC-sponsored events, along with events sponsored by many campus departments, highlighting National Women’s History Month, are provided in the WRC Calendar of Events pages.

The 2003 commemorative poster is a design of the National Women's History Project. For more information visit the web site at www.nwhp.org.

"SHE RAVES”

“SHE RAVES” is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, in the Main Gallery of the Reece Museum, at noon. This open, unrehearsed “rave” event gives participants the opportunity to share comments about their favorite friend, mentor, family member, writer, character, actress, diva, etc., or any woman that has been an inspiration in their lives.

An annual event held each year during Women’s History Month, “SHE RAVES” has become a key event of the Women’s History Month celebrations at ETSU. Members, from the ETSU community, who are currently scheduled to take part are Darcy Martin, College of Medicine - Academic Affairs coordinator; Carol Norris, Sherrod Library associate professor; and Dr. Amber Kinser, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Women’s Studies Program director.

Many remarkable women have been highlighted and paid tribute to over the course of the past five years. Come, join us and become one of the women paying tribute to the phenomenal women who enrich and challenge each of us to pioneer a part of the future.

The Women’s Resource Center and the Women’s Studies Program are co-sponsoring this NWHM special event.

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Rally & March

On Monday, March 31, the campus community will observe TAKE BACK THE NIGHT in the Martha Street Culp Auditorium of the D.P. Culp University Center at 7:00 p.m. The theme for this year’s rally and march is “Today’s Girls – Tomorrow’s Women – Our Right to Take Back the Night.” Agenda for the motivational rally and march will include student and faculty presentations, both personal and inspirational, musical performances, and a call-and-response to empowerment, culminating with the campus march. A reception will follow in The Cave.

Through the co-sponsorship of ETSU’s Campus Advocates Against Sexual Violence (CAASV), Counseling Center, Intercollegiate Athletics, Women’s Studies Program, Office of Student Affairs, Housing Office, Residence Hall Association, Panhellenic Council, Public Safety, Student Health Services, and Women’s Resource Center, along with various student organizations, we are focusing on violence against women, how it impacts our young women, and how we can empower our women of the future to work together to stop the violence. For additional information, contact Kim Bushore-Maki of the TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Planning Committee, at 423-439-4841 or e-mail bushorem@mail.etsu.edu.

MS. FOUNDATION
ANNOUNCES EXPANDED
NEW PROGRAM FOR 2003

On Thursday, April 24, 2003, the Ms. Foundation for Women will launch a new program - Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work® Day - to ensure all girls and boys can fulfill their dreams. By encouraging girls, boys, and adults to create a more equitable future regarding the competing challenges of work and family and the inequalities that women and men face in the workplace.

A decade later, technology and increasing demands of workplace productivity have changed the work life for women and men. “We are launching Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work® to help girls and boys have the job they dream about, while being actively involved in their family life,” said Sara K. Gould, Executive Director of the Ms. Foundation for Women.

Today’s girls and boys dream about being scientists, basketball stars, and President of the United States, and we support and encourage their dreams. Many of these children imagine they will have a family as well.

According to a national study conducted by the Families and Work Institute, girls and boys envision a future in which they are actively involved in all aspects of their adult lives. In fact, 81 percent of girls and almost 60 percent of boys said they will reduce their work hours when they have children.

Through the continuation of workplace activities, the new program will encourage girls and boys to share their ideas about the workplace of the future with the companies that will someday employ them. In addition, the program will educate girls and boys about the wealth of job opportunities for their future, teach them about the realities of work, and give them a glimpse of what the adults in their lives do during the day.

This annual event will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. at the Women’s Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall. More information will be forthcoming through a separate announcement, outlining the daylong schedule of activities.

Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work® is a registered trademark of the Ms. Foundation for Women. ©2003 Ms. Foundation for Women. Reprinted with permission of the Ms. Foundation for Women. All rights reserved.

“SISTERS WITHOUT A STORY”

“Sisters Without A Story,” an intimate and historically based portrayal of life in the military for women during World War II, will be performed by Ruth Knight Bailey, ETSU adjunct faculty member in the College of Applied Science and Technology. Bailey’s moving and insightful presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, at 5:00 p.m., in Meeting Room 6 of the D.P. Culp University Center.

On the fiftieth anniversary of D-Day, Bailey's small hometown newspaper carried a half-page, line drawing of a mountain lion on the front page with a story about local men who fought in World War II. The editor had requested photographs of veterans, but the only one he received was one of Bailey’s mother and three aunts taken in 1945 (as seen above). The picture of these enlisted women was carried inside the paper with no story.

At the time the photo was found, Bailey and her mother discussed why there was no story with her picture. Her mother said, "I don't know. I guess there wasn't one. We weren't in combat or anything."

A few years later, Bailey stumbled onto a box of letters that the sisters had written to each other during the war. Come listen to the words and sentiments Bailey has extracted from this intimate view of military life for women during the World War II Era.

“AUTHENTICITY ON THE GO”

Can you remember when you were a child and the world was fresh and new? Do you remember the sense of wonder you felt at everything around you? Are you questioning what has happened to that curiosity or the clarity of vision you had then? If so, then join us in March and April for “Authenticity on the Go: Rediscovering Your Sense of Wonder in Just Minutes A Day.”

Conducted by Carol Sweet, creative writing specialist, and Nancy Jane Earnest, visual imagery specialist, “Authenticity on the Go" is a three-part series scheduled for March 13, 27, and April 3, 2003. The series utilizes a hands-on approach, rich in writing and art exercises, that encourages participants to think about and experiment with new ideas and ways of looking at their world.

Registration is required for this series. Contact the Women’s Resource Center at 423-439-7847.

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