Marquette Celebrates Women's Studies Program with Women and Creativity VI Conference
Released: 3/12/04

MILWAUKEE – Marquette University will host the Women and Creativity VI Conference March 25 – 27 at the John P. Raynor, S.J., Library, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave.

The conference will feature national authors, professors, and playwrights who join together to support the mission of Marquette's Women's Studies programs, of introducing students to feminist perspectives and scholarship across the disciplines, and fostering the growth of women as leaders in the university community.

Daily panel discussions will begin at 9 a.m. Discussion topics include, "Contemporary Cultural Phenomena,” “Puritan Creativity,” and “From World War I to Haiti.”

Additional events include:

•  On Thursday, Mar. 25, the Eleanor H. Boheim Distinguished Lecture featuring Karen Warren, Association of Marquette University Women Chair in Humanistic Studies, presenting “What are the Interconnections Between Nature, Women, and Social Justice: An Eco-Feminist Philosopher's Answer?,” in the Weasler Auditorium, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave., at 7 p.m.

•  On Saturday, Mar. 27, Elinor Jones' play “A Voice of Her Own: A Play in One Act,” dedicated to the memory of Lori Rosenblum, a 2001 Women's Studies alumna who suffered a fatal car accident last year while traveling to the NCAA basketball tournament, in Lalumiere Language Hall, Room 175, 526 N. 14 th St., 11 a.m. – noon.

For more information or to register, visit http://www.marquette.edu/wstudies/.