|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Gender & Women's Studies Events |
|||
|
Fall 2008
Wednesday lecture series:Gender, Politics, and Power All Lectures in Sturm Hall Humanities Institute Room 286 4-5pm Wednesday 9/17/08: "No Pink Tea": Margaret Brown, Women's Suffrage, and the 1908 Denver Convention Anne Robb Levinsky, Director of Molly Brown house; Kelly Rasmussen, Curator of Collections of Molly Brown houseIn 1908, politics embroiled the nation, women pushed for the right to vote and Denver shone in the national spotlight by hosting its first ever national political convention- the Democratic National Convention. Robb Levinsky and Rasmussen will speak about the exhibit currently at the Molly Brown Museum, "No Pink Tea," (named for a Margaret Brown quote). This exhibit recreates the controversies and passions of the day, with special focus on women's role in the political arenas as they campaigned for the right to help select the American president, regardless of party affiliation. In 1908, women in Denver and elsewhere grew increasingly avid in their desire to cast ballots. The Molly Brown House Museum exhibit recreates the tools they used in their pursuit of suffrage, including an intimate suffrage tea setting, a lecture-style luncheon common in the movement and even the sashes, signs, and banners that marked a truly grassroomts effort! Sponsored by the Gender & Women's Studies Program Wednesday 9/24/08 Danger on the Ballot: How the "Human Life Amendment" Threatens the Wellbeing of Women, Children, and Families. Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women Lynn M. Paltrow, J.D., is the Founder and Executive Director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW). She has worked on numerous cases challenging restrictions on the right to choose abortion as well as cases opposing the prosectution and pushinshment of pregnant women seeking to continue their pregnancies to term. Ms. Paltrow has served as a senior staff attorney at the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, as Director of Special Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, and as Vice President for Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of New York City. Ms. Paltrow conceived of and filed the first affirmative federal civil rights challenge to a hospital policy of searching pregnant women for evidence of drug use and turning that information over to the police. In the case of Ferguson et. al., v. City of Charleston et. al., the United States Supreme Court agreed that such a policy violates the 4th amendment's protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. She will specifically address the legal ramifications of the proposed ballot initiative, which would alter the state constitution to define all individual rights guaranteed in the Colorado state constitution as beginning at conception.Wednesday 10/1/08 Equal Rights for Which Women?: The E.R.A. of the 1920s and 1970s and Debates Over American Women's Roles Nick Syrett, University of Northern Colorado After achieving the right to vote in 1920, some feminists focused their sights on gaining an amendment to the constitution that would guarantee women's equality at the federal level: The Equal Rights Amendment. They failed. The movement to pass the ERA gained widespread support again in the 1970s and came very close to being ratified by the required number of states. Once again, however, it failed to pass. In both cases, while there was clearly much opposition by men, there was also a vigorous movement by women to combat the ERA. The two groups of female ERA opponents were very different, however, and their differences have much to tell us about what was at stake for different kinds of women in considering the passage of the ERA. This lecture will focus on those differences, paying special attention to the ways in which the ERA debates can tell us about gender roles and ideals and will finally consider the so-called "mommy wars" of the contemporary movement.Wednesday 10/15/08 The Law and Politics of Affirmative Action Melissa Hart, University of Colorado Law SchoolRoberto Corrado, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Voters will be asked this November whether or not to amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action programs by state governments. Labeled, the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative (COCRI), this initiative raises questions about how easily Colorado will be able to accept federal funds or address civil rights violations. This lecture will examine the intiative and discuss possible implications. Wednesday 10/22/08 Persuadable Voters in 2008: Campaign Effects and Candidate Strategy D. Sunshine Hillygus, Department of Government, Harvard UniversityD. Sunshine Hillygus is the Frederick S. Danziger Associate Professor of Government and director of the Program on Survey Research at Harvard University. Her work examines recent and historical campaigns using a wealth of data from national surveys, experimental research, campaign advertising, archival work, and interviews with campaign practitioners. With a rigorous multi-method approach and broad theoretical perspective, she offers a timely and thorough understanding of voter decision making, candidate strategy, and the dynamics of presidential campaigns. Wednesday 10/29/08 "Women in Politics" Faith Winter, White House ProjectThe White House Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization that aims to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors- up to the U.S. presidency- by filling hte leadership pipeline with a richly diverse, critical mass of women. Faith Winter, National Field Director and former politician, will discuss the barriers women face getting elected and the opportunities that exist once they take office. Sponsored by the Gender and Women's Studies Program Gender and Women's Studies: Sturm Hall 419, 2000 E. Asbury, Denver, CO 80208 Telephone: 303.871.4419 · FAX: 303.871.2090 · E-mail: ariola@du.edu Copyright © 2001 University of Denver, 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80208 (303) 871-2000 All rights reserved. Page last revised June 28, 2001. |
||||