AACC will celebrate Women’s History Month in March with a dozen events.
Every year representatives from different departments on campus create events for faculty, staff and students to celebrate the month. This year’s theme is “Amplified Moving Forward Together: the Power of Women’s Voices.”
The events range from readings from the works of influential women, to an art installation, to a lesson in haircare, to a speech about women in STEM, among others.
Computer information professor Brittany Lamma said the theme recognizes that “every woman brings a distinct and unique piece to the conversation. … So we wanted to kind of elevate [the national theme: ‘Moving Forward Together’], so amplified and highlighting those voices. And basically saying that there’s power in women’s voices.”
Sophie Reverdy, an AACC distance learning librarian who co-chaired the planning with Lamma, said it’s important to celebrate women’s accomplishments.
“We continue to celebrate Women’s History Month because unfortunately, women and other groups or classes of people have been excluded from the documentation of history,” Reverdy, who has been in charge of Women’s History Month for seven years, said. “We want to celebrate the achievements that women have done individually and together as a class of people, and the advancements that we’ve made. And we want to make sure that the stories of women aren’t neglected or excluded from all of the different disciplines that we teach at AACC.”
This will be Lamma’s first time planning Women’s History Month. She said it’s her passion that women get the representation they deserve.
“Women’s voices are important, and because of my own personal experiences in my profession and in my career, it’s always been important to me that we continue to work like this,” Lamma said.
March Events
March 1-30
Exhibit: Highlighting the Diversity of Women’s Voices
Truxal Library, 2nd floor
March 3-29
Exhibit: Art of Women Invitational Exhibition
Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Fri 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sat-Sun 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Reception, March 12, noon
Pascal Gallery
March 5
Student Panel: Women in Science, Research Experiences 4-5:30 p.m.
HLSB 314
March 7
Now What?: Staying Civically Engaged Outside of Presidential Election Years
10 a.m. to noon
HLSB 100
March 8
Celebrating 10 Years of Women’s Empowerment Through the Eyes of Our Community
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
CADE, registration required
March 13
Shattering Ceilings: Women Redefining Industries, Breaking Barriers, Leading Change, and Inspiring the Future
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
CADE 219
Boldly Beautiful: Ethnic Hair Care on the Great Plains: a Documentary Screening
12:30-1:30 p.m.
HLSB 356
March 24
Brief Scenes from Paula Vogel’s Play, “How I Learned to Drive”
9:45-10:45 a.m.
HUM 112
March 25
Banned Books Conversations: Attacks on Explorations of Gender Identity
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Virtual
Personal Finance for Women
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Careers 129
Truxal Library’s Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
2:30-4 p.m.
Library Room 142
March 26
Soapbox Sisters
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
HUM 112
March 27
Community Quilt Workshop
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Location TBA
Women in Science Speaker: Dr. Tanya Tschirhart
3-4:30 p.m.
Hybrid, HLSB 314
March 31
Sister Settings: A Student Installation Inspired by Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party”
10 a.m.-noon
HLSB 100
