KFW HOT FLASH:
E-News for Everyone
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Everyone who receives the Hot Flash gets up-to-date information about feminist arts events all over Kentucky, and has the opportunity to submit notices about their own exhibits, performances, workshops, etc. The Hot Flash reaches over 900 people across the state.
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Sample issue:
KFW HOT FLASH:
E-News for Everyone
ACTION EDITION
CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
March 1, 2007
Can we be like drops of water falling on the stone,
splashing, breaking, disbursing in air,
weaker than the stone by far, but be aware
that as time goes by the rock will wear away
and the water comes again
- Holly Near
SUPPORT WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS FROM THE KFW STAFF OR COME UP WITH YOUR OWN
DISCOVER
- Why we celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day :
On March 8, 1908, 15,000 women marched in New York City demanding better working conditions, voting rights, and an end to child labor. On March 8, 2007, 229 events in 21 countries will honor International Women's Day. For more information, see http://www.internationalwomensday.com.
Women's History Week was first celebrated in March, 1981, and expanded to the entire month in 1987. For more information on how young feminists are celebrating Women's History Month this year, see http://www.feministcampus.org.
- The National Women’s History Project , founded in 1980, is an educational nonprofit organization. Their mission is to recognize the accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs. http://nwhp.org
LISTEN
- To Kentucky feminist musicians who were pioneers in women’s music such as:
- To wise women in your families and communities.
- To The Kentucky Women Radio Project on WFPL to educate listeners about women who have influenced their local communities in profound and positive ways. This website provides links to biographical information for 20 Kentucky women, including the first African-American female White House correspondent, a steamboat captain, the first female coach of women's basketball team, and the founder of Frontier Nursing Service. See http://www.wfpl.org/Women/schedule.htm for more Kentucky women bios.
VISIT
- A Kentucky Historical Marker honoring a woman to learn more about how our foremothers made the Commonwealth a better place for all citizens. Use the following link to search by "Women" as the keyword or subject, or enter your county to see what markers are located near you. http://kentucky.gov/kyhs/hmdb/MarkerSearch.aspx?mode=All.
For example:
- The Enid Yandell Historical Marker located at the Eastern Parkway entrance to Cherokee Park in Louisville. Learn more about this pioneer in the male-dominated field of sculpting during the 1890's and early 1900's.
- Mae Street Kidd Historical Marker located in Millersburg on Main Street. Born in Millersburg, Kidd devoted much of her life to civil rights causes. Served as representative in Ky. state legislature, 1968-85, earning her nickname, “Lady of the House.”
READ
- Crowe-Carraco, Carol. Women Who Made a Difference. The author provides short biographies of some of Kentucky’s unsung heroines—women who had a vision of a better life for the mselves and for others.
- Potter, Eugenia. Kentucky Women: Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision. The book includes biographical essays of 95 women whose contributions are part of Kentucky’s history and heritage.
- Powers, Georgia Davis. I Shared the Dream: The Pride, Passion and Politics of the First Black Woman Senator from Kentucky . In this autobiography by one of the very few women treated as a peer by the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, former Kentucky State Senator Georgia Davis Powers breaks her long silence to reveal her fascinating life story.
- Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks
- The Kentucky Feminist Series , edited by Elizabeth Oakes and Jane Olmsted: http://www.wku.edu/womensstudies/kfws/kfws.html
- The Guerrilla Girls Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art :http://www.guerrillagirls.com/books/bedside.shtml
SEE
- The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives webpage for a list of films featuring Kentucky Women: http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/women.htm#books (scroll down for films).
- Example: Mountain Shadow: Four Appalachian Artists, Four Appalachian women artists discuss their lives, their art and their Appalachian heritage.
- Inspiring women’s visual art such as Women of Wisdom: A Woman’s Journey, Project Women’s exhibition and sale of art by women artists with connections to the region. Women of Wisdom will run from March 2 through May 8. The opening reception is Friday, March 2, 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Women of Wisdom is on exhibit at National City Bank, 4th and Muhammad Ali, in Louisville.
WRITE
- About women’s achievements in your family and communities
- To your representative about a women’s issue so the next generation will have a different history to celebrate. For information about how to contact your legislators go to http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/whoswho.htm.
- A thank-you note to a woman who made a difference in your life
SPEAK OUT AND SPEAK UP
- To friends, family and children about women’s achievements
- To decision makers about providing more resources for women and children
- About your values as a feminist
ATTEND WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAMS IN KENTUCKY PROVIDE A VARIETY OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
Visit these websites to find Women’s History Month events at the following colleges and universities:
- University of Louisville: Women's and Gender Studies Department
www.louisville.edu/a-s/ws/
- University of Kentucky: Gender and Women's Studies Program
www.uky.edu/AS/GWS/
- Morehead State University: Interdisciplinary Women's Studies Program
www.moreheadstate.edu/iwsp/index.aspx?id=1129
- Berea College: Women's Studies
www.berea.edu/womensstudies/
- Western Kentucky University : Women's Studies Program
www.wku.edu/womensstudies/
- The Northern Kentucky University: Women's Studies Program
www.nku.edu/~wms/
- Eastern Kentucky University: Women's Studies Program
www.womensstudies.eku.edu/
KFW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUDI JENNINGS TALKS ABOUT HER NEW BOOK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LIBRARY
The University of Louisville Libraries presents a talk by Dr. Judith Jennings author of Gender, Religion and Radicalism in the Long 18th Century . This presentation will take place in the Elaine Chao Auditorium on the U of L campus Thursday, March 8 at 4:30 PM. Judi is also the author of The Business of Abolishing the British Slave Trade . A reception sponsored by the Arts Council of Louisville, Inc. will follow her presentation.
THE AMERICANA COMMUNITY CENTER CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
On March 8 at 5:30 PM, the Americana Community Center will celebrate women’s contributions to the Louisville community and around the world. The evening includes a rally, call to action, community project, music and more. It will feature the River City Drum Corps, Sudanese Community of Kentucky, Caminos Cultural Arts, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Gwen Kelly, and Marsha Weinstein.
Bring news clippings, letters, photos, and other mementos to contribute to the International Women’s Day Exhibit. (These will not be returned)
For more information call Jill Adams at 502-213-2364 or email her at jill.adams@kctcs.edu.
Sponsored by the Louisville International Women’s Day Coalition.
Free and open to the public.
Americana Community Center
4801 Southside Drive
Louisville
Parking at St. John Vianney
FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS EUGENIA K. POTTER IN KENTUCKY WOMEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF HISTORY:
1775-1810
On Tuesday, March 13 at noon, author and editor Eugenia K. Potter will speak at the Filson Historical Society about frontier Kentucky women based in part on her book, Kentucky Women, Two Centuries of Indomitable Spirit and Vision.
Filson Historical Society
1310 So. Third St.
Louisville
For more information visit their website, http://www.filsonhistorical.org/calendar.html.
CONSTANCE ALEXANDER TO READ FOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH AT MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Constance Alexander will present a reading of her prose and poetry Monday, March 5, at 7 PM in The Stables on the ground floor of the Curris Center, on the MSU campus. Sponsored by the Women’s Center in conjunction with National Women’s History Month, the event is free and open to students and community.
For more information, contact the Women’s Center at Murray State University at http://www.murraystate.edu/womenscenter/MeettheStaff.htm.
The phone number is 270-809-3140.
KFW COMMUNITY MEMBER NEWS
WAYSIDE EXPRESSIONS GALLERY PRESENTS BARBARA D. COLES, STILL LIFE PAINTER
The Wayside Expressions Gallery, founded by Elmer Lucille Allen, will exhibit Barbara Coles’ work Saturday, March 3, 12:00 to 4:00 PM and Sunday, March 4, 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Opening Reception will take place on First Friday, March 2, 5:00 to 9:00 P.M.
This exhibition is free and open to the public.
800 East Market Street
Louisville
For more information, call 502-584-3711.
THE ECLECTIC LIVING ROOM AT THE CARNEGIE CENTER
Led by poet and project coordinator Leatha Kendrick in conjunction with the New Books by Great Writers series, this hands-on discussion will focus on the work of featured artist Susan Starr Richards, author of The Hanging in the Foaling Barn. The Eclectic Living Room is a place to bring questions, opinions, curiosity, and a pen and paper for exploration of the style at work in Richards’s short stories. Copies of the book will be provided by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and will be available for purchase. The event is free and open to the public. To subscribe to the New Books by Great Writers series or learn more about this and other learning opportunities at the Carnegie Center, call 859-254-4175 or visit
http://www.carnegieliteracy.org.
Thursday, March 8, 5:30 PM
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street
Lexington
859-254-4175
SUZANNE EDDS PRESENTS AWAKEN: A COLLECTION OF CLAY WORKS
Awaken will run from March 2 through March 31 at BuzzWorx Coffee and Expresso, 718 W. Main Street in Louisville. The opening reception will take place on First Friday, March 2, 7 to 9 PM.
For more information contact:
Suzanne Edds
PO Box 17282
Louisville, KY 40217
seddsart@yahoo.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KENTUCKY FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN GO TO OUR WEBSITE: WWW.KFW.ORG
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