On Our Minds, March 1978

ON OUR MINDS A Women's Newsletter, Towson State University Baltimore, Maryland Volume 4, No. 3 March, 1978 ON CAMPUS WOMEN'S CENTER PLANS EVENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, MARCH 8 A full schedule of events is being planned for International Women's Day this year. All events will be held in the University Union, Room 311, March 8, except for the Open House, which will be held in the Women's Center. The schedule is the following: 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:15 4:15 "Historical Costumes of the American Sportswoman" "Rape" "Historical Attitudes toward Women Witches" "Working Women" Dr. June Kennard Dr. Clint Bruess Ms. Judy Marko-witz (to be announced) "Quilts as Women's Work and Art" A Women's Poetry Reading "Women in Comic Strips" Dr. Elaine Hedges Clarinda Lott, Lynne Dowell, et al Dr. Kay Edgington Open House at the Women's Center (Media Bldg.); Musical Entertainment COFFEEHOUSE FOR RETURNING WOMEN STUDENTS There is a Coffeehouse planned for April 11, from 11 to l p.m., the Women's Center. All returning women students are welcome. It will feature an art show of the works of Nova Amos, a Cherokee Indian, who is a student at T.s.u. TOWSON'S NEW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OFFICER Elaine Solez, formerly of the English Dept here, and Women's Studies, was recently appointed by President Fisher as Special Assistant to'fhe President and Affirmative Action Officer. Congratulations to Elaine. "A ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE?" SYMPOSIUM PLANNED A show called "A Rose is a Rose is a Rose?" will open in the Gallery of the University Union on March 3 and continue until March 23. It will be a display of all kinds of art, literature, and music, using the rose as a subject. On March 15, in the Gallery of the Union Building, from 1 to 4 p.m, professors from various departments will discuss what they see happening in the art on display. Included in this will be talks by Elaine Hedges, English Department, and Helen Pullen, Art Department, discussing the art from a Women's Studies point of view. There will be professors from the Art, English, Music and Philosophy Departments as well.