‘Ms. Mentor’ to keynote 窪做惇蹋厙 Women’s History Month on April 3
March 20, 2009
The 窪做惇蹋厙 Womens History Month Committee is pleased to announce the Womens History Month keynote speaker, Emily Toth will deliver the lecture Strong Women and How They Did It at 7 p.m. April 3 in the Pond Student Union Salmon River Suite.
The speech, sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council and the 窪做惇蹋厙 Cultural Affairs Committee is free and open to the public.
Toth writes a column under the penname, Ms. Mentor, in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Toth is a professor of English and Womens Studies at Louisiana State University. She is the author of several books on Kate Chopin, Womens Studies, and Academia.
Her speech coincides with the release of her new book, Ms. Mentors New and Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women and Men in Academia. The book will be available for purchase at the event where she will be signing them after her speech.
Toth's monthly column "Ask Ms. Mentor," started in August, 1998 and can be viewed on the web: http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/ms._mentor/.
In addition to the keynote speech, Toth will also present on the topic of writer Kate Chopin on April 2. The lecture, entitled, Kate Chopin and Womens Secrets, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Conference Suite of the Rendezvous Complex. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Womens History Month has been an annual event in the 窪做惇蹋厙 and Pocatello communities since 1986, providing an opportunity to celebrate the lives of women throughout history. A full calendar of events can be viewed on the Centers website www.isu.edu/andersoncenter
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If youd like more information about The Art of Gender Conference, Womens History Month or the Anderson Center, or to schedule an interview with Anderson Center staff or Womens History Month Executive Committee members, please contact Heidi Harold at 282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu.
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