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Women Putting Our Stamp on America - Women's History Month 1999

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EVENTS

March 1-5 Women in Sports

March 2, 1:00
Wigner Auditorium
Speaker: Joan Cronan, "The Lady Vols: A View from the Top"

Panel Display - YWCA Tribute to Women
Outside Weinberg Auditorium

Panel Display - Women's History Month
Central Research Library

March 8-12 Women in Journalism

March 9, 11:00 Community Event sponsored by ORNL
American Museum of Science and Energy
Speaker: Robin Wilhoit, "Women in the News & Journalism"
The P&E Division is providing a bus for ORNL employees. It will pick up at West Portal at 10:15 and East Portal (Badge Office) at 10:30.

Panel Display - YWCA Tribute to Women
Outside Weinberg Auditorium

Panel Display - Women's History Month
Central Research Library

March 15-19 Women in Government

March 19, 9:00
Wigner Auditorium
Speaker: Lois DeBerry, Speaker Pro Tempore, Tennessee House of Representatives

Panel Display - "Women in Government--National, State, and Local"
Central Research Library

March 22-31 ORNL Women

March 24, 12:00-1:00
Large Cafeteria Conference Room
Brown Bag Panel Discussion, "Roles of Women in Science and Technology at ORNL"

March 31, 11:30-1:30
Wigner Auditorium
"Here's Who We Are!" - Displays of talents, skills, and hobbies of ORNL women.

Panel Display - Women in Leadership Roles at ORNL
Central Research Library

Panel Display -SHaring ADventures in Engineering and Science (SHADES)
SHADES is a program for 6th and 7th grade females which uses highly interactive, demonstration-oriented presentations and exhibits on science and engineering topics to show students that mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, and the engineering disciplines are fun and interesting and that career options are very diverse.
Cafeteria


Community Events

Carpetbag Theatre presents "Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens" a spirited work about a little known facet of American History. Filled with vivid images, captivating stories and harmonious song, "Cowgirls" brings to life seven of the most colorful Black women to emerge from the American West. Proceeds from this activity will be shared with Oak Ridge High School SECME.
Oak Ridge High School Auditorium
Friday, March 19, 7:30
Ticket are $12 and are available at Basket Bouquet and Gifts, OR YWCA, Mahogany Hair Salon, Pellissippi State Alexander Building, RM 108. For more information contact Sylvia Rupert.


Want more information? Try these links.

Test Your Women's History IQ
Women in Science: A Status Report
CNN Interactive: Study Finds Professionals Who Choose to Work Less Still Succeed
Women's History Month Sites (University of Texas Library)
March is Women's History Month
Business Women's Network
Women's Entrepreneurial Network
ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History
Recognize Women's Achievements All Year Long
Time.com, "The Real Truth about the Female Body"

The Women's History Month Celebration was planned and implemented by the Women's History Month Committee working in conjunction with the ORNL Workforce Diversity Office
Faye Brewer
Mylissa Buttram
Linda Cain
Peggy Emmett
Teresa Ferguson
Rhonda Gilliam
Irene Rose
Pat Trentham
Tykey Truett

ORNL Workforce Diversity

ORNL Committee for Women

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