Women's History Month ~ Local events March 2019

Women’s History Month-related events will be updated throughout March here.

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Mar 1 - The Feminine Spirit: Gallery Night Art, Poetry Reading and Music 6-10PM. 915 State, Erie PA 
Mar 6 - MCW's 27th Annual Women Making History Wed 7 PM · Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center · Mercyhurst University, Erie PA "Please join us in celebrating Women's History Month by honoring 13 dynamic women who make a difference by serving others in the Erie community. This event is free and open to the public." Hosted by Mercy Center for Women.

Mar 7 - Remarkable Women: The Suffragists Thu 4 PM · Jefferson Educational Society · Erie, PA Corrine Egan,B.A.

Mar 7 - Celebrating Mary Oliver: An Evening of Sharing Women's Writing Studio at St. Mary's A Space to Create 310 East 10th Street, Erie PA 6:30pm $3 suggested donation, for light refreshments 

Mar 13 – “Roma” Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown NY
Mar 16 - A Celebration of Women Artists Scheide House, Titusville PA  Oil Region Coalition of Artists.

Mar 23 – Women’s History Tour of Fenton Mansion Fenton History Center 67 Washington St, Jamestown, NY
Apr 12 - Keynote Speaker: Vanessa McNeal at CVC Victims Rights Conference Bayfront Sheraton. They will also be showing McNeal's film Gridshock, about sex trafficking. 
Apr 17 - PSU Speaker Series: Tarana Burke Penn State Behrend McGarvey Commons, Erie PA "Tarana Burke shares the story behind the genesis of the viral 2017 TIME Person Of The Year-winning 'me too.' Movement, and gives strength and healing to those who have experienced sexual trauma or harassment." Free and open to public.

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• Suffrage centennial: Erie activists helped women secure vote (GoErie March 3, 2019)
• NPR podcast focuses on Titusville muckraker Ida Tarbell vs. Standard Oil (GoErie Feb. 21, 2019)
• "NPR pays visit to Tarbell house" (Titusville Herald Feb. 18, 2019) 
• Edinboro University usually has a number of women's history events in March, check them out in the first week of March. Make sure the event you are interested in is public.  

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Check the school's Events Calendar for details, including if event is open to public. www.edinboro.edu

Wed, March 13
From Girl Groups to Gaga
From Myra Bradwell to ‘Notorious RBG’: A Brief Look at Female Lawyers
Mother of Frankenstein: The Portrayal of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in American Popular Film    
Black Womanism Rising: Beyonce, JayZ & the Quest to Burn the Patriarchy to the Ground 
The American Abortion Battle
Women and Biblical Justice in Salem
The Remarkable Fanny Wright: A Neglected 19th Century Feminist Activist and Philosopher
Mar 18
The Strong Females of Harry Potter
Wednesday, March 20
Does Confucianism Impact the Presentation of ‘Girl-groups’ in K-pop Music Videos?
Julia Robinson and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem
Thursday, March 21
Janelle Monae, LGBTQ to the Back of the Bus, and Marlon Bundo the Rabbit: Issues of Gender in Contemporary Life
WOW: Women of Word
Friday, March 22
Horn and Piano Recital: Faculty Lunchtime Concert Series
Monday, March 25
I AM ENOUGH!
Tuesday, March 26
Women at War: The Unsung Heroes