February 23, 2005 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Calvin College will offer a variety of events in March as part of a
celebration of Women's History Month, including a new film series and several
lectures. A pair of talks by Calvin professors promise to be among the
highlights for the month.
On March 10 Calvin professor of sociology Michelle Loyd-Paige will look at
early African American women preachers in a talk titled "The Daughters of
Thunder." Interestingly Loyd-Paige is herself a minister of the gospel who
serves at Faith, Hope and Love Christian Center in Muskegon.
And on March 22 Calvin English professor Jennifer Holberg will shed light on
another set of female pioneers: the women who served their country in World
War II.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AT CALVIN COLLEGE
Friday, March 4 - Women's History Month Film Series - Rebecca - begins at 7 pm
in the Bytwerk Theater at Calvin College (call 526-6000; free and open to
all).
Monday, March 7 - Women's History Month Film Series - Always A Bridesmaid -
begins at 7 pm in the Bytwerk Theater at Calvin College (call 526-6000; free
and open to all).
Thursday, March 10 - Calvin sociology professor Michelle Loyd-Paige speaks on
"The Daughters of Thunder: Early African American Women Preachers" in the
Calvin College Meeter Center Lecture Hall at 3:30 pm. Free and open to all.
Monday, March 21 - Women's History Month Film Series - Frida - begins at 7 pm
in the Bytwerk Theater at Calvin College (call 526-6000; free and open to
all).
Tuesday, March 22 - Calvin English professor Jennifer Holberg speaks on
"Chronicling the Lives of Women WWII Veterans: The Meeting of Oral History and
Frshman Composition" in the Calvin College Meeter Center Lecture Hall at 3:30
pm. Free and open to all.
Monday, March 28 - Women's History Month Film Series - Mean Girls - begins at
7 pm in the Bytwerk Theater at Calvin College (call 526-6000; free and open to
all).
Tuesday, March 29 - Kristin Kobes Du Mez speaks on "Leaving Eden: Early 20th
Century American Women's Theological Reflections on the Original Sin of Man and
Woman" in the Calvin College Meeter Center Lecture Hall at 3:30 pm. Free and
open to all.
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