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Scholarly articles by McVicker to be published
Department of English Professor Jeanette McVicker, who is also coordinator of Ethnic and Gender Studies, has two scholarly articles accepted for publication this year, both stemming from research done during her recent sabbatical.
Keynote speaker for Women’s History Month announced
The Intercultural Center, in collaboration with Fredonia Feminists, will welcome Dr. Stephanie James Wilson as its Women’s History Month Speaker on Thursday, March 30 at 6 p.m., in Williams Center Room S204 DE.
Iovannone to explore landmark designation granted to LGBTQ site in campus talk
The road leading to the first property in Upstate New York receiving landmark designation due to its association with LGBTQ history and the second-wave feminist movement will be re-traced in a talk by Dr. Jeffry Iovannone, a public historian and historic preservation planner, on Wednesday, April 5.
Zoom talk to frame abortion, Roe v. Wade, in U.S. history
A virtual talk, "Not Deeply Rooted in American History? Contextualizing Abortion and Roe v. Wade," will be presented by University of Connecticut Visiting Assistant Professor Elisabeth Davis on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m.
McVicker Scholarship winners announced
Four students have achieved distinction as recipients of the Jeanette McVicker Scholarship in Women’s and Gender Studies for 2022: Haileigh Pawlak, Kristin White, Amber Ambrose and Jessica Keeler.
Iovannone to examine legacy of transgender activist in virtual talk
The life and legacy of Peggie Ames will be examined by Department of History Lecturer and Coordinator of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program Jeffry J. Iovannone and Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) on Tuesday, April 27.
Iovannone to conduct virtual walking tour of WNY LGBTQ historic sites
A virtual walking tour of historic sites significant to Western New York’s LGBTQ community will be led by Coordinator of Women’s and Gender Studies Jeffry J. Iovannone on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.
‘Local Trailblazers’ focus of Gender & Social Change lecture
Western New York-based queer women activists and cultural workers will present “Local Trailblazers,” this year’s Gender and Social Change lecture, on Wednesday, April 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., in McEwen Hall G26. Panelists will discuss the benefits of focusing on LGBTQ and feminist issues on a local level, collaboration across identity lines, strategies to avoid activist burnout and approaches to problem solving, community building and community organizing.