Alumna talks advocating for women amid #MeToo era
Hannah Sieg, Contributing Writer
March 6, 2019
Eastern kicked off Women’s History and Awareness Month (WHAM) with “The #MeToo Movement: Transition From Outrage to Action” with keynote speaker Julie Proscia at the Doudna Lecture Hall Tuesday night. “The ‘Me Too’ movement means taking steps to become an advocate for ourselves,” Juli...
Alumna to present on #MeToo movement to open Women’s History Month
Hannah Shillo, Entertainment Reporter
March 4, 2019
Eastern is kicking off Women’s History and Awareness Month (WHAM) with “The #MeToo Movement: Transition From Outrage to Action” with keynote speaker and Eastern alumna Julie Proscia on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Doudna Lecture Hall. English professor Marjorie Worthington said Proscia is part of an Illinois Senat...
Short film to show lives of homeless Russian children
Kennedy Nolen, Multicultural reporter
March 20, 2017
The women’s studies program will team up with the Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival to screen the 2005 documentary, “The Children of Leningradsky” 11 a.m. Tuesday in room 3130 of Coleman Hall. This screening is a part of Women’s History and Awareness Month. The documentary, directed...
Women’s studies department giving out awards
Staff Report
February 15, 2017
The women’s studies department will be giving out awards as part of Women’s History and Awareness Month. Students can submit essays or papers with a feminist perspective to the Women’s Studies Essay 2017 Contest. According to a press release, papers written during the previous calendar year...
