February 26, 1996
Contact: Kelly C. Lockhart, (615) 322-2706
Vanderbilt University schedules National Women's History Month
events
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University will celebrate National
Women's History Month in March with several scheduled events, including
an art exhibit of clay works created by Vanderbilt Lecturer in Fine Arts
Susan DeMay.
Demay's latest works, on display at the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center,
are part of the artist's ongoing series of wall hangings that began more
than 15 years ago. Over the years, these pieces have evolved from a functionally-derived
wall platter form to a more sculptural wall hanging. Though many works still
maintain a round or rectangular format, the new direction breaks out of
these confines to create a more dynamic edge and a unique form.
The DeMay exposition -- an extension of the center's recent "Two Artists
in Three Dimensions" exhibit -- will be on display through March 29
at the Cuninggim Center, which is located in the Franklin Building, 316
West Side Row. Center hours are Monday- Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; and
Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 322-4843.
In addition to the DeMay exhibit, other events during March being held in
conjunction with National Women's History Month are as follows:
March 12 -- Award-winning performance artist Alyson Pou uses a collection
of black dresses to explore the heritage of gentility and madness handed
down through three generations of women in her Southern family. Her solo
performance is set for 7:30 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. A reception follows
the performance, which is co- sponsored by Sarratt Visual Arts Committee
and the Cuninggim Center.
March 12 -- Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice Penny J. White
will speak in the Law School Alexander Room from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
lecture is sponsored by the Women Law Students Association.
After several years in private practice, White was elected to serve as Circuit
Court Judge for the 1st Judicial District, 1990- 92. She was subsequently
appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where she served from 1992-94.
She was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court by former Gov. Ned McWherter.
March 19 -- Ruth M. Kinnard, of counsel, Stokes &
Bartholomew, will speak in the Law School Alexander Room from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the Women Law Students Association.
Kinnard served as Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District
of Tennessee, from 1972-1978 after receiving her jurisprudence doctorate
in 1970 at age 51. She has also served as a member of the Disciplinary Hearing
Panel for the Middle District of Tennessee (1982-88) and was the director
of the Lawyers Association for Women in 1981.
March 20 -- Nancy Morgan Ronan, a counselor, writer and teacher in Eugene,
Ore., will conduct two workshops in Sarratt Student Center. The first session,
"Thinking Back Through Our Mothers" is set for 5-6:30 p.m. in
118 Sarratt and is aimed at faculty, staff and others in the community who
would like to examine and improve the experience of being a daughter. "Towards
Harmony: What's a Daughter to Do?" will take place from 8-9:30 p.m.
in 205 Sarratt and is designed for students seeking to enhance their ability
to explore and share with their mothers. The workshops are co-sponsored
by the Cuninggim Center and Students for Women's Concerns.
March 21 -- Elizabeth A. Clark, John Carlisle Kilgo Professor of Religion,
Duke University, will give a speech titled "The Lady Vanishes: Dilemmas
of Feminist Historians in the Age of `Theory'" at 8 p.m. in Benton
Chapel. Clark's lecture is the 22nd annual Antoinette Brown Lecture. A reception
will immediately follow in Tillett Lounge. Free child care can be reserved
by calling 322-4205 by March 14. The speech is co-sponsored by the Office
of Women's Concerns, the Divinity School and the Cuninggim Center.
March 24 -- Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, professor of history and American
studies at Smith College, will speak at 4 p.m. in 103 Wilson as part of
the Phi Beta Kappa annual initiation meeting. The speech, titled "Soaring
Eagles: Women, Education and Leadership," is open to all interested
members of the community and is co- sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa, Cuninggim
Center and Women's Studies Program.
March 26 -- Musicologist Susan Cook will give a feminist interpretation
of the Broadway musical "Oklahoma" in a 4:30 p.m. visit to the
Blair School Recital Hall. A reception follows the lecture. Cook, an associate
professor of music and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
will take a new look at the familiar sights and sounds of the well-known
play. Cook's lecture is co-sponsored by Blair School of Music and the Cuninggim
Center.
March 26 -- Martha C. Daughtrey, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
for the 6th Circuit, will speak in the Law School Alexander Room from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the Women Law Students Association.
Daughtrey has a long affiliation with Vanderbilt University. She received
both her bachelor's of art and jurisprudence doctorate from Vanderbilt and
has also worked as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School.
She has served as president of the National Association of Women Judges,
Women Judges Fund for Justice and the Nashville Lawyers Association for
Women. Daughtrey is also a member of the Nashville Bar Association and was
its director from 1987-90.
Prior to her appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit,
Daughtrey served on the Court of Criminal Appeals as a judge and on the
Tennessee Supreme Court. She has also worked as an assistant U.S. attorney
in Nashville and as an assistant district attorney in Nashville.
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-VU-
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