WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CALENDAR

We will issue updates and additions as they come in. If your department or program has an event you would like us to list, please contact the
Women's Studies Program, at (718) 997-3098 or e-mail Joyce Warren at joyce.warren@qc.cuny.edu

Donna Lopiano was Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation for fifteen years and served as a college coach of basketball, softball, and volleyball. As an athlete, she participated in 26 national championships in four sports and was a nine-time All-American in softball. The Sporting News lists her among “The 100 Most Influential People in Sports.” She is a member of the National Sports Hall of Fame.

Donna Orender is the president of the Women’s National Basketball Association, the WNBA. A graduate of Queens College, she played basketball at Queens and earned Regional All-American honors. After college, she was an All-Star player in the Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL). She served with the PGA Tour for seventeen years, most recently as senior executive. She has received many awards, including being named to the prestigious Sporting News’ annual “Power 100” list and FoxSports.com’s “10 Most Powerful Women in Sports” list.

Kym Hampton was one of the first players to play in the newly formed WNBA in 1997. She played for the New York Liberty for three years of her 15-year professional basketball career. She averaged 9.3 points per game and was voted Eastern Conference starting center for the WNBA All-Star Game in 1999. After her retirement from basketball due to a knee injury, she has worked as a model and appeared in films and on television. She is currently pursuing a music career.

Student Athletes : Women from various sports teams at Queens College will be available to speak to their experiences and answer questions from the audience.

12:30-1:30: Complimentary luncheon. If you plan to come to the luncheon, RSVP to 718-997-3098 or joyce.warren@qc.cuny.edu

Jill Kargman, Type A Women in a 'B' Role: Motherhood--Career With No Promotions

9-12 noon: Morning Panel

Aseel Sawalha, Professor of Anthropology, Pace College. Will give an anthropological view of women living under fire in wartime.

Houzan Mahmoud, representative of OWFI (Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq).

Yifat Susskind, Associate Director of MADRE. Has written on women’s human rights in liberated Iraq

Janis Karpinski, former Brig. General in charge of Abu Ghraib prison. Has spoken out and written about her treatment as a woman in the military. She was the only high-ranking officer to be sanctioned for the prison abuse even though, she maintains, it was done over her head and without her knowledge.

Amy Goodman, News journalist for Democracy Now!

12:15-1:30: Play

Performance of “Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq,” a play based on the blog of Riverbend, a woman writing from Iraq since before the invasion. The play has been adapted by Kimberly Gefgen and Loren Noveck with the cooperation of Riverbend.

1:30-3:00 p.m. Luncheon

RSVP to 718-997-3098 or to joyce.warren@qc.cuny.edu

Monday, March 14, 2005, 9:00 - 3:30 p.m., Student Union, 4th Floor
"Feminism and Multiculturalism: How Do They/We Work Together?

Nurah W. Ammat’ullah, Founder and Executive Director of Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development: “Making the Distinction between Faith and Religion—A Challenge to Secular Feminism”
Jane Kramer, Writer for The New Yorker: "The Veil in Europe"
Robina Niaz, Founder of “Turning Point” for Muslim Women and Families: “Western Feminists’ Perceptions of Muslim Women: Do They Help or Harm Immigrant Women?
Manizha Naderi, Women for Afghan Women: "Afghan American woman: Helping Sisters One Step At a Time, in a Multicultural Community"
Katha Pollitt, Columnist for The Nation: “Whose Culture?”

12 – 1 p.m.: Complimentary Lunch: RSVP: 718-997-3098 or
joyce_warren@qc.edu

Maria Lugones, Comparative Literature, Binghamton University: “Radical Multiculturalisms and Women of Color
Feminisms”
Madhulika Khandelwal, Asian American Center, Queens College, with
Eugenia Paulicelli, European Languages and Literature, Queens College: “Gender, Dress, and Identity in Cross Cultural Communities of New York City”
Gail Garfield, John Jay College of Criminal Justice: "African American Women's Experiences of
Violence and Violation"