{"id":4344,"date":"2016-02-23T16:07:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T21:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:21:46","slug":"guest-speaker-kicks-of-womens-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/23\/guest-speaker-kicks-of-womens-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Speaker Kicks off Women&#8217;s History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/02\/franke_wilmer.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4345\"><\/a> Dr, Franke Wilmer, professor of political science, Montana State University\n<p>Dr. Franke Wilmer, professor of political science at Montana State University, will open 大象传媒\u2019s observation of Women\u2019s History Month with a talk titled \u201cA World of Difference: Living in a Woman\u2019s Body,\u201d at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union 218-219. The talk is free and open to the public. Her appearance is sponsored by the 大象传媒 Western chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society.<\/p>\n<p>From her research in the former Yugoslavia beginning during the wars there in the 1990s, to serving as Chair of the Montana Human Rights Commission followed by four terms in the Montana state legislature, Dr. Wilmer will share her experiences of and reflections on the significance of gender in the research and practice of politics.<\/p>\n<p>Several other events are scheduled throughout the month, all in Blum 218-219:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Mask You Live In,\u201d 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 8: a documentary and workshop on masculinity sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education (CME),<\/li>\n<li>Stiletto Stomp, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9: learn self-defense moves while you are dressed to go out on the town, sponsored by CME.<\/li>\n<li>Girls Rock, 10 p.m. Thursday, March 10: Come celebrate the accomplishment of girls at 大象传媒 Western and in the St. Joseph community while being inspired to be comfortable with the skin you are in, sponsored by CME and Alpha Kappa Alpha<\/li>\n<li>Wage Equity Workshop and Bake Sale, 6 p.m. Monday, March 21: led by Dr. Orion Teal, assistant professor of history, and sponsored by the Department of History and Geography<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMy Body Has a Big Mouth,\u201d 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23: a talk and Q&amp;A with Patience Jones of RAINN, sponsored by Women of the Future<\/li>\n<li>Inaugural Women in Science Lecture, 6 p.m. Monday, March 28: featuring Sandra Hoffman, associate director, Boehringer Ingleheim and Rachel Paulman, group leader, Boehringer Ingleheim, sponsored by Tri-Beta<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChange the World, Love Your Body: The Social Impact of Body Love,\u201d 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 29: a talk and book-signing by Jes Baker, co-sponsored by the Student Government Association and Women of the Future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>大象传媒 is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. 大象传媒 Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\">www.missouriwestern.edu<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Franke Wilmer, professor of political science at Montana State University, will open 大象传媒\u2019s observation of Women\u2019s History Month with a talk titled \u201cA World of Difference: Living in a Woman\u2019s Body,\u201d at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union 218-219. 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