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Each year, Women’s History Month takes place from March 1 – March 31 to honor and celebrate the contributions on women in society.
The origins of Women’s History month date back to 1911 when the first International Women’s Day was held in 1911, but it wasn’t until 1978 that a Women’s History Day was held in Sonoma County, CA. This led to the first Women’s History Week in 1980 and then a formal month celebration in 1987. Ever since 1988, Women’s History Month has been celebrated annually in the United States and in other places around the world.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/
Today, SCU joins in honoring and celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of different events and opportunities. We are mindful that this particular month coincides with the end of the Winter quarter, Finals and Spring Break.
2024 Calendar of Events
Current Calendar of Events as of March 1, 2024. Please check back for additional events and updates. PDF Version Available.
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| March 6 |
Indochina: Traces of a Mother: A Faculty Fellows Event Beninese-American filmmaker Idrissou Mora-Kpai (Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, Ithaca College) will hold a Q&A with CAH Faculty Fellow Jimia Boutouba (Modern Languages and Literatures) and the audience to discuss his award-winning documentary Indochina: Traces of a Mother. Click here to register. Sponsored by the Center for Arts and Humanities |
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| March 8 |
International Women’s Day Luncheon OML is honoring SCU women, femme, intersex, nonbinary, gender non-conforming folks during International Women’s Day. This one hour event for 40 people will include lunch (lunch is provided), a warm and uplifting atmosphere, and care packages! More details will be shared with campus soon. |
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| March 13 |
Empowering Her-story: Intersectional Panel & Networking Opportunity Join us in celebrating Women's History Month through the recognition of our very own faculty and staff's research and experiences! You'll have the opportunity to not only hear their advice, but get to know the resources available to you on campus like Women in Business, SHPE-tinas, and more! |
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| March 14 |
Womxn in Engineering and STEM Dinner The DISC would like to invite you to attend the 20th Annual Womxn in Engineering & STEM Dinner. You are what a scientist/engineer looks like, and we want to celebrate you, your accomplishments, and your peers! This celebration is an opportunity to meet and visit with other womxn students, faculty, staff and allies in Engineering and STEM. There will be the opportunity to socialize, have food, enjoy music, and more. We look forward to seeing you! |
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| March 15 |
Feminist Mural Art Walk Event (San Francisco) In honor of Women’s History Month, the Women’s and Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies Department are collaborating to host a San Francisco Mural Walk event. Our goal is to introduce students, faculty, and staff to striking examples of feminist-art activism and to expand awareness about feminist artist activist histories in the wider Bay Area. |
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| March 21 |
Synodal Moments: Women in Ministry The Division of Mission and Ministry and Jesuit School of Theology invite you to a panel conversation featuring Dr. Maria Cimperman, RSCJ on how to celebrate and welcome the gifts of women in ministry in a synodal church. |
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If you have any questions about any of the listed events or would like to add an event to be featured, please reach out to Ray Plaza (rplaza@scu.edu) and/or Chris Harris (charris2@scu.edu).
Planning Committee
A special thank you to our campus partners:
- Women and Gender Studies (Sharmila Lodhia)
- Office for Multicultural Learning (Chris Harris, Bernell Nevil, Casey Robertson)
- Office for Diversity and Inclusion (Ray Plaza)
- Inclusive Excellence (Shá Duncan Smith, Mo Lotif)
- Center for Arts and Humanities (Michelle Burnham, Amy Randall)
- Mission and Ministry (Aaron Willis)
- University Library (Nicole Branch)
- University Marketing and Communications (Ellen Mayorga)