Category: News
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Women’s History Month: Janelle Monàe
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Janelle Monàe~from Michaela Hayes Janelle Monàe is a singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress, and model, born on December 1, 1985. She was born and raised in the slums of Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) to working class parents. Her musical career began in the late 90’s, when she moved to New…
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Women’s History Month: Tarana Burke
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Tarana BurkeTarana Burke is a civil rights activist, known for being the first to use the phrase “me too” to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault. Born and raised in New York, Burke started her activism work early, becoming involved in working to improve the lives of…
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Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in…
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Women’s History Month: Greta Gerwig
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Greta Gerwig~from Michaela Hayes Greta Gerwig is a 34 year old actress, writer, and director, known most recently for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film Lady Bird. Lady Bird was her solo directorial debut, but she collaborated and acted in several other films prior, such as Frances Ha, Greenberg, and…
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Women’s History Month: International Women’s Day
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Read More: Women’s History Month: International Women’s DayInternational Women’s Day 2018: The Time is Now “This International Women’s Day, UN Women celebrates the rural and urban activists who have transformed the lives of women around the world. From grassroots campaigns to global movements, women’s activism over the decades has paved the way for women’s rights and a…
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Women’s History Month: Essential Texts (an incomplete list, in no particular order)
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Essential Texts (an incomplete list, in no particular order)The English department communications team got together and brainstormed a list of books we feel are essential reads. What we quickly realized is this list could easily be 500 books long, so we agreed to stop at 30 and include a few links to other interesting reading lists. Some of…
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Creative Writing Reading Series: Daryl Farmer
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Read More: Creative Writing Reading Series: Daryl Farmer~from Michaela Hayes Daryl Farmer is a photographer, husband, professor, program director, cyclist, and most notably to us, a writer. He has two books out, Where We Land: Stories (2016) and Bicycling Beyond the Divide: Two Journeys into the West (2008). He holds a BA in Physical Education from Adams…
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Women’s History Month: Madeleine L’Engle
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Madeleine L’EngleMadeleine L’Engle is best known for her young adult fiction, books that reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in science. Some interesting facts about her and her work: She wrote her first book at age five and started keeping a journal at eight. For many years, she wrote and…
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Motivation Monday, from famous Women Authors
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Read More: Motivation Monday, from famous Women AuthorsIn light of this year’s Women’s History month theme, “Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,” we found some powerful quotes about persistence we wanted to share with you, to offer you some motivation to persevere on this windy Monday. “You may…
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Women’s History Month: Elizabeth Warren and Coretta Scott King
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Elizabeth Warren and Coretta Scott KingThe theme for Women’s History Month 2018 is Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The origins of that phrase, “nevertheless she persisted” can be traced to February 2017 when “Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced during Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for Attorney General. At…