Misericordia is pleased to celebrate Women's History Month 2023Please join us for the following events:
All Month Long Events
Join us all month for a Social Media takeover!
Tweeting will begin after Spring Break, on March 13.
Follow the hashtag #MisUwhm for stories about our favorite women trailblazers in our own communities, and throughout history.
Women Writers Book Spine Poetry Contest
Search the stacks in the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library for titles by women authors. Create your original poem from your selections and score your chance to win a gift certificate to the campus store!
View the 2023 Women's History Month Flyer
Women’s HERstory Jeopardy
Wednesday, March 1 | 8:30pm
Archie's Place
* For MU community only
Test your knowledge about the various female icons, celebrities, and historical facts/figures that have changed the ways of the world! Up to 6 people per team ~ First place team wins Gift Cards!
Discussions with MU’s Strong Women
Tuesday, March 14 | 7:00pm
Archie's Place
* For MU community only
Join us for cocoa and treats as we hear from MU women on their roles, relationships with others and themselves.
Women’s History Month Poetry Reading
Wednesday, March 15 | 12:20pm
Sandy & Marlene Insalaco Hall, Room 218 (Huntzinger)
* For MU community only
Please join us for our annual WHM Poetry Reading. Immerse yourself in wonderfully witty poetry by women across the globe! Lunch will be provided.
Men’s Volleyball Pride Night
Wednesday, March 15 | 7:00pm
Anderson Center
Join the Diversity in Athletics Committee and Men’s Volleyball, to help us show our support to one another as we host our second Pride Night! We have T-shirts, popcorn, mini-games, and MORE!!!
Flashpoints: Material/Intent/Fused
Through March 31
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
Contemporary artwork by four women who all incorporate encaustic, or pigmented wax, into their works.
Thursday March 16 | 3:30pm
Artist demonstration on encaustic paint with artist and curator Reni Gower
Preregistration required: llittle@misericordia.edu | 570 675 6250
Thursday March 16 | 5:30pm
Reception and Gallery Talk
Film Screening & Discussion, with Dr. Allan Austin (History)
Rabbit in the Moon (1999), dir. Emiko Omori
Tuesday, March 21 | 6:00 pm
Sandy & Marlene Insalaco Hall, Room 218 (Huntzinger)
* For MU community only
Film description, from Kanopy:
Like many innocent Japanese Americans released from WWII forced incarceration camps, the young Omori sisters did their best to erase the memories and scars of life under confinement. Fifty years later acclaimed filmmaker Emiko Omori asks her older sister and other detainees to reflect on the personal and political consequences of the camps. Visually stunning and emotionally compelling, Rabbit in the Moon uses eye witness accounts to examine issues that created deep rifts within the community, reveals the racist subtext of the loyalty questionnaire, and the absurdity of the military draft within the camps. Omori renders a poetic and illuminating picture of a deeply troubling chapter in American history.
8 Women Who Changed the World
Tuesday, March 28 | 7:00 pm
Mary Kintz Bevevino Library, McGowan Room
Come learn about 8 amazing women whom you probably don’t know but who changed the world! Presented by MU faculty and staff.
“Let Them Eat Cake”: Marie Antoinette’s (Build Your Own) Cake in a Cup
Wednesday, March 29 | 8:30 pm
Dining Hall
* For MU community only
Satisfy your sweet tooth and build your own cake in a cup while you learn about Marie Antoinette (did she really say “Let them eat cake”?). Choose from three (3) different cake flavors, icings, and a various amount of toppings!!
*All events are open to the public unless otherwise noted
The Women’s History Month Event Series was made possible with support from: Misericordia University’s Humanities Hub; College of Arts & Sciences; Offices of Mission Integration, Diversity, & Student Life; and the Departments of English, Psychology, Fine Arts, and History & Government. Poster Design: Rachel Urbanowicz and the Cougar Prints.
Questions about any of the events may be directed to:
Dr. Marnie Heister
mhiester@misericordia.edu
(570)674-6316
For more information on the Art Gallery events, visit the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery page.