Presented by Worcester Women's History Project
Highlights
Schedule of events
"Angels and Infidels"
An historical dramatization of the 1850 women's rights convention
Workshops
Continue the dialogue begun in 1850
Pre-Conference for Teachers
Curriculum ideas for gender equity
Highlights
Women 2000 is a call to action to continue the dialogue begun in 1850, To provide a forum for discussion on the present status of women, And to explore the challenges and opportunities for the future.
| Friday, October 20th | |
| 12:00 - 4:30pm | Pre-Conference for Teachers, College of the Holy Cross. (Additional fee required.) PDP's available. Call Alliance for Education, 508-754-9425, ext. 28. |
| 3:30 - 8:00pm | Registration, Mechanics Hall |
| 6:30 - 8:00pm | Opening Session, Mechanics Hall Welcome, opening remarks John McClymer: The Significance of the 1850 Convention Keynote speaker: Jill Ker Conway Performance by Master Singers of Worcester |
| 8:00 - 10:00pm | Musical Event: Sol y Canto A Latin Musical Group with Rosie Amador |
| Saturday, October 21st | |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Workshops, Centrum Centre |
| 10:15 - 11:45 | Workshops, Centrum Centre |
| 12:00 - 2:15pm | Keynote Panel and Luncheon, Centrum Centre Plenary on current issues and challenges facing women Meizhu Lui, Boston Health Access Project Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, Supreme Judicial Court Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers, AFL-CIO co-founder and officer Blenda J. Wilson, President & CEO of Nellie Mae Foundation Moderated by: Emily Rooney, Host of WGBH Greater Boston |
| 2:30 - 4:00pm | Workshops, Centrum Centre |
| 4:00 - 5:30pm | Keynote event, Centrum Centre Poetry reading: Marge Piercy co-sponsored with Worcester County Poetry Association |
| 8:00pm | Historical dramatization: "Angels & Infidels," Mechanics Hall |
| Sunday, October 22nd | |
| 8:00 - 9:00am | YWCA for Fun Run |
| 9:00 - 10:15am | Update On Women's Health
sponsored by the Women's Faculty Committee, University of Massachusetts
Medical School Focus: Women's health issues are unique, and new information is rapidly emerging. In this session, a diverse panel of women physician experts will update you regarding what you need to know to care for your health and for the health of those you love. A question and answer period will follow the presentation. Panel: Marianne Felice, M.D., Professor, Department Chair of Pediatrics - Adolescent issues Nancy Fontneau, M.D., Associate Professor, Clinical Neurology - Neurological issues Kathleen Miller, EdD, RN, CS, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery - Cardiovascular concerns Judith Ockene, Ph.D., M.Ed., Professor, Department of Medicine and Director for the Division of Preventative and Behavioral Medicine, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Administration - Prevention of current women's health issues Panel Moderators: Julie Jonassen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physiology Phyllis Pollack, M.D., Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics |
| 10:30am - Noon | Keynote event, Mechanics Hall
Panel of Biographers:
"What Inspired Our Foremothers and How Do They Inspire Us?" Andrea Moore Kerr, author of Lucy Stone: Speaking Out for Equality David Gollaher, author of Voice for the Mad, the Life of Dorothea Dix Elizabeth Turner, Clara Barton and the Civil War Jane Dutton, playwright, "Abby" --based on the life of Abby Kelley Foster and Stephen Foster Moderator: Joyce A. Berkman, professor of History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Table by Topics (Mechanics Hall) - Purchase a brown bag lunch and join a table!
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| 2:00 - 4:30pm | Closing Musical Event: Sweet Honey in the Rock The Grammy Award-winning a cappella group of African American women's voices |
| 7:00pm | Historical dramatization: "Angels & Infidels," Mechanics Hall |
