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Edison State Community College
Diversity
Committee to Celebrate Women’s History Month
The Diversity Committee at Edison State Community College is
celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of lecture and activity
events. Each event will feature guest speakers who will focus on
various topics that have impacted women’s history.
March 1–March 31: Throughout the month of March, the Diversity
Committee will be collecting household supplies to donate to local
women’s shelters. Donations may be placed in the barrels found around
the Piqua Campus. Items to donate include but are not limited to
cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies (dish soap, sponges, large and
small baggies, paper towels, etc.) air fresheners, baby wipes, Swiffer
dusters, etc.
Monday, March 5: Women in Prison lecture by Edison State Community
College adjunct faculty member Carin Benning. Benning will discuss on
the history and lives of women in prisons while also focusing on the
marginalization and erasure of women in the prison system. The lecture
will be held in room 456 from 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Monday, March 19: Women in Shelters presented by Amanda Partington,
Director of New Choices, a women’s shelter in Sidney. Partington will
be presenting on the struggles faced by women in shelters in the local
area. The lecture will be held in room 456 from 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, March 21: A card-making activity led by Carolyn Jackson,
Edison State adjunct faculty member and Owner of Carolyn’s Creations.
Jackson will be offering supplies and instructions for making
encouragement cards, which will be presented to women in local
shelters. The activity will be held in the Cafeteria from 12:30-3:00
p.m.
Monday, March 26: Women and Social Activism Lecture Presented by Edison
State English Professor and founding member of the Diagon Valley
Chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance Beka Lindeman. Lindeman will be
presenting the social activism lessons learned from the Harry Potter
Alliance's Hermione Granger Leadership Academy and relating them to
helping marginalized women. The discussion will be held in room 456
from 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Additionally, visitors are invited to share their stories on the poster
boards around campus. All Women’s History Month events are being
offered free of charge, open to the community, and will take place at
the Piqua Campus. To view a complete list of upcoming Women’s History
Month events, visit www.edisonohio.edu/diversity-events.
For more information, contact Loleta Collins at
lcollins@edisonohio.edu.
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