The women’s studies and gender studies programs at Bemidji State University are recognizing March as Women’s History Month with a variety of activities on campus, including panels, open forums, artist meet-and-greets and film screenings.

Women in Leadership Week
Running March 3-6, this presentation series will feature a different woman each day talking about volunteer and career opportunities in Bemidji and beyond. The workshops will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Gathering Place at BSU’s American Indian Resource Center and are open free to the public. Refreshments will be available.

Tuesday, March 4
Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht (Twitter: @BemidjiRita) will present a workshop on civic engagement.

Wednesday, March 5
Sarah LaBraaten, local business owner, will discuss entrepreneurship.

Thursday, March 6
Local social service consultants, MaryAnn Reitmeir, professor emerita of social work at BSU, and Mary Thrash, adjunct faculty in social work at BSU, will present a workshop on community service.

Stewardship Brown Bag Lunch Series
Running March 17-20, this presentation series will feature a different woman each day discussing issues related to environmental stewardship, locally and globally. The workshops will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the lower Hobson Memorial Union’s Crying Wolf Room and are open free to the public. Refreshments will be available.

Meet the Artists Lunch Series
Running March 24-27, this series will feature a different woman artist sharing their work in writing, sculpture, painting, music, and photo and multimedia art. The workshops will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hobson Memorial Union’s Terrace Lounge and are open free to the public. Refreshments will be available.

The Meet the Artists series culminates with a 7 p.m. lecture and reception for author Elizabeth Cook-Lynn on March 27. Cook-Lynn also will hold a book signing on March 26 as part of the noon luncheon series.

Women’s History Month Film Series
BSU is also holding free film screenings in Hagg-Sauer 100. Free popcorn will be available. All four films will begin at 7 p.m. on the scheduled date.

• March 6: Rosie the Riveter
• March 7: Thatcher – Iron Lady
• March 20: Living Downstream
• March 21: The Last Atomic Bomb

Contact
• Dr. Carla Norris-Raynbird, assistant professor of women’s studies, gender studies and sociology; (218) 755-2828