Women's History Month: A History
General Announcement:
Thirty years ago President Jimmy Carter issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring the week of March 8, 1980, as the first National Women’s History Week. In 1987 Congress expanded the celebration from a week into a month, and March is now National Women’s History Month.
Since the 1980s, Bakersfield College has participated in the countrywide effort to recognize the historical accomplishments of women with a month-long series of programs presented by local and regional leaders among women.
Women’s History and More Month at Bakersfield College organizes an array of programs that are open and free to the public. This year, Women’s History and More (WHAM) pays special tribute to international women in the world. With President Obama and a bi-partisan committee of senators preparing to argue the merits of immigration reform, targeting the issue of more than 11 million people in the United States without citizenship or legal status, our first event about citizen-subjects who become Dream Activists is particularly timely. Additionally, international women will host two different panel events, one that addresses opportunities and obstacles for international students at Bakersfield College and another that addresses the same issues for women in Bakersfield’s professional community. Our final event, “Pray the Devil back to Hell,” explores the role of women in Liberia’s civil war.
All events are free, open to the public, and held at Bakersfield College's main campus on Panorama Drive. Free parking.
Here at Bakersfield College, we affectionately refer to Women's History and More as W.H.A.M.
email: emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu phone: 661-395-4350
Women in the World Events, 2013
“Child-Citizen Subjects: From Dora the Explorer to Dream Activists"
Thursday, February 28, 2013, Fireside Room, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Guest Speaker : Nicole Guidotti- Hernández
Co-sponsored by the Levan Institute for the Humanities
Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández is Associate Professor of American Studies and the Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She writes and lectures on topics in feminism, race relations, Borderlands history, and Latina/o studies and is a regular contributor to Ms. Magazine. Guidotti-Hernández has been awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowships with the both the Center for Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago and William J. Fulbright at UNAM in Mexico City. In 2011 Guidotti- Hernández published Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Duke University Press).
Please feel free to download and read Professor Guidotti-Hernández's article, "Dora the Explorer, Constructing 'Latinidades' and the Politics of Global Citizenship" Simply Click on this Link
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“International Women Students at BC: Experiences and Perspectives”
Thursday, March 7, 2013, Fireside Room, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Moderator: Shohreh Rahman
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“International Women of Greater Bakersfield: Experiences & Reflections”
Thursday, March 7, 2013, Fireside Room, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Moderator: Shohreh Rahman
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Showing and discussion of “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
Monday, March 11, 2013, Forum East, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Moderator: Elizabeth Rodacker
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won a long-awaited peace for their shattered country in 2003….A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.” Description from websitehttp://praythedevilbacktohell.com/
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All events are free and open to the public. Free parking.
Accommodations, including Interpreting/captioning services, are available upon request. Request must be submitted at least ten (10) working days in advance. To request interpreting/captioning services please contact Erin Miller at emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Special thanks to Karen Valenzuela for the Library display. For more info contact Erin Miller at emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu or call (661) 395-4350.
Thursday, February 28, 2013, Fireside Room, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Guest Speaker : Nicole Guidotti- Hernández
Co-sponsored by the Levan Institute for the Humanities
Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández is Associate Professor of American Studies and the Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She writes and lectures on topics in feminism, race relations, Borderlands history, and Latina/o studies and is a regular contributor to Ms. Magazine. Guidotti-Hernández has been awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowships with the both the Center for Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago and William J. Fulbright at UNAM in Mexico City. In 2011 Guidotti- Hernández published Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Duke University Press).
Please feel free to download and read Professor Guidotti-Hernández's article, "Dora the Explorer, Constructing 'Latinidades' and the Politics of Global Citizenship" Simply Click on this Link
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“International Women Students at BC: Experiences and Perspectives”
Thursday, March 7, 2013, Fireside Room, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Moderator: Shohreh Rahman
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“International Women of Greater Bakersfield: Experiences & Reflections”
Thursday, March 7, 2013, Fireside Room, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Moderator: Shohreh Rahman
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Showing and discussion of “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
Monday, March 11, 2013, Forum East, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Moderator: Elizabeth Rodacker
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell is the extraordinary story of a small band of Liberian women who came together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won a long-awaited peace for their shattered country in 2003….A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.” Description from websitehttp://praythedevilbacktohell.com/
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All events are free and open to the public. Free parking.
Accommodations, including Interpreting/captioning services, are available upon request. Request must be submitted at least ten (10) working days in advance. To request interpreting/captioning services please contact Erin Miller at emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Special thanks to Karen Valenzuela for the Library display. For more info contact Erin Miller at emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu or call (661) 395-4350.
Please contact Erin Miller with any questions concerning this webpage. It is currently still under development.
email: emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu phone: 661-395-4350
email: emiller@bakersfieldcollege.edu phone: 661-395-4350
Bakersfield College BC History Homepage Social Science Department
-W.H.A.M.'s Women's History and More Month 2013 Poster
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