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JANUARY

From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism
Monday, January 25, 3:00 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor
Co-sponsored with Department of Theology
Click here for more information

FEBRUARY

2010 CHICAGO WOMEN IN THE BOARDROOM
Monday, February 8, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Hyatt Regency
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Women in the Boardroom, formerly known as Women on Boards, is an executive leadership event designed to assist in the preparation of board service. The event begins with a two-hour panel presentation and Q&A. 
Information and registration click here
www.womenintheboardroom.com

Gender Research Seminar
"Comrades in the Labor Room: The Cold War History of the Lamaze Method"
Paula Michaels, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Monday, February 8, 4:00 PM
Piper Hall, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

The Gender Paradox: Javanese Women and the Appeal of Conservative Islam
Nancy Smith-Hefner, Ph.D.
Monday, February 15, 4:00 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor
Co-sponsored with Islamic World Studies

The Women and Leadership Archives Lecture Series
Political Capital: The Investment Strategies of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough
John Krenzke
Wednesday, February 17, Noon - 1:00 PM
Piper Hall, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

MARCH

The New Transnationalism in Literary and Cultural Studies: A Lecture Series
Chicago Latinidad: The MexiRican and other Intralatino Subjects
Frances A. Aparacio, Ph.D.
Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois, Chicago
Wednesday, March 3, 3:00 PM
Information Commons, 4th Floor
Co-sponsored with the English Department

The Gannon Scholar Program Book Club
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicolas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
Wednesday, March 3, 4:00 PM
Piper Hall, 2nd Floor

Women's Health Fair
Wednesday, March 17, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Halas Sports Center
Sponsored by the Gannon Scholars

The Gannon Scholar Program Book Club
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
Wednesday, March 17, 4:00 PM
Piper Hall, 2nd Floor

A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant & a Prayer
Writings to End Violence against Women and Girls
March 18, 19, and 20, 7:30 PM
Mundelein Auditorium

The Ann F. Baum Women and Leadership Speaker Series and Women's History Month Keynote
Sheryl WuDunn
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 PM
Mundelein Auditorium, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. 
Register at www.luc.edu/sherylwudunn
Parking available in parking structure $7. Enter Campus at Sheridan and Kenmore
Information: gannoncenter@luc.edu or 773 508 8430
Co-sponsored with EVOKE

Women's Studies and Gender Studies Information Session
Tuesday, March 30, 3:30 PM
Wednesday, March 31, Noon
Piper Hall, 2nd Floor

Women's Leadership Reception
Wednesday, March 31, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor

APRIL

The New Transnationalism in Literary and Cultural Studies: A Lecture Series
Ania Loomba, Ph.D.
Catherine Bryson Chair, Department of English and faculty member in Comparative Literature, South Asian Studies, Women's Studies, and Asian-American Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, April 7, 3:00 PM
Information Commons, 4th Floor
Co-sponsored with the English Department

A Question of Habit
A documentary film on images of women religious in U.S. popular culture
Thursday, April 8, 6:00 PM
Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor Gathering Space
Dr. Bren Ortega Murphy, a faculty member in communication studies and women and gender studies, will discuss and present portions of her film that examines the wide variety of visual images of Catholic nuns and sisters used in contemporary U.S. popular culture and contrasts these images with the lives of actual women religious, both historical and current.
The Library Speaker Series is free, but RSVP is requested.
Contact Carol Franklin at 773.508.2641 or cfrankl@luc.edu

The Women and Leadership Archives Lecture Series
Our Mother, who Art in Earth: Refashioning Nomenclature and Predication of Divinity
Donald Wallenfang
Wednesday, April 14, Noon-1:00 PM
Piper Hall, Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

WSGS Celebrates Asian American Heritage Month
With Mako Yoshikawa
Wednesday, April 14, 5:00 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor

Gannon Center Faculty Fellows Presentation
Prue Moylan & Ann Shanahan
Thursday, April 22, 3:00 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor

Community Monitoring and India's Rural Health Mission: Assessing the Impact on Poor Women
Sunita Singh
Friday, April 23, 3:30 PM
Piper Hall, First Floor

End of the Year Celebration for WSGS Majors, Minors, and Student Leaders
Friday, April 30, 2:30 PM
Piper Hall, 2nd floor

2010 Women's Leadership Conference
Friday, May 28
Day-long conference at the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel. Details and registration information at www.luc.edu/wlconference