WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH UNDER WAY ON CAMPUS

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 11, 1993                   TAG: 9303110226
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Medium
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH UNDER WAY ON CAMPUS
The Women's History Month observance, coordinated by the Women's Studies Program at Virginia Tech, is now under way. The 12th annual Women's Week is scheduled for March 20-27.
Kathleen Blee, associate professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky, will deliver the keynote Women's History Month address today at 7:30 p.m. in Squires Student Center's Haymarket Theatre. The author of "Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s," Blee will speak on racism and the politics of women's rights. A reception will follow the talk in the Williamsburg Room at the student center.
Activities will continue all month. Upcoming events include the following:
\ Friday: Carolyn Byerly, assistant professor of communications at Radford University, will speak on "Women and World News: The Case of the Women's Feature Service" at 3:30 p.m. in 113 Williams Hall.
\ Monday: Kathleen Jones, assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech, will give a talk, "Mother Made Me Do It: The Overprotective Mother in Child Guidance Work of the 1930s." Jones will speak at 3:30 p.m. in 113 Williams Hall.
\ Wednesday: Detine Bowers, assistant professor of communication studies at Virginia Tech, will discuss how societies and institutions often expect a single voice from populations such as blacks and women in her talk, "Our Voice[s]: Speaking Against Ourselves in Public Discourse," at noon in 219 Engel Hall.
\ March 18: A panel involving women student leaders will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. in the Owens Hall Banquet Room. At 3:30 p.m., Cornelia Butler Flora, Virginia Seitz and Gladys Buenavista of Virginia Tech's sociology department will discuss "Women, Community and the Environment." It will be in 666 McBryde Hall.
\ March 19: Kabuya P. Bowens, a painter, will give a lecture based on her exhibit, "Tribute to Black Women." It runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center in Squires Student Center. A reception will follow.
\ March 20: Elaine Scott, a certified financial planner, will lead a "Financial Check-Up" workshop. It will run from 10 a.m. to noon in 234 Squires Student Center. Registration is required by calling 231-6715. "Straight But Not Narrow: How to Overcome Homophobia," is the topic of an open discussion from 1 to 3 p.m. in 142 Squires Student Center. It is designed to help participants learn to come to terms with their feelings concerning homosexuality.
Free child care is available during these events. Reservations are required 48 hours in advance by calling 231-7615.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB