Aido Hurtado

Friday, March 7 International Women's Day Celebration Presentation and Book Signing: Voicing Chicana Feminisms: Young Women Speak Out on Identity and Sexuality 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cardinal Room, CCC

Aida Hurtado's talk will provide an overview of Chicana feminisms and the ways in which women become feminists, focusing specifically on the role of Chicana mothers in the creation of feminist daughters. Dr. Hurtado is a faculty member in the psychology department at University of California at Santa Cruz. Her previous writings include The Color of Privilege: Three Blasphemies on Race and Feminism. Refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited so please RSVP at (312) 413-1025.

Terry Wolverton

Tuesday, March 11 Reading and Book Signing: Insurgent Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Room 605, CCC

Award-winning poet Terry Wolverton will read from her new memoir Insurgent Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building. Wolverton weaves together her own coming-of-age experience as an artist, lesbian, and feminist activist with the history of the Los Angeles Women's Building. The Woman's Building was a pivotal site for feminist art, politics, and community building in the 1970's and 80's. Refreshments will be provided.

Nikki Giovanni

Monday, March 24 Women's History Month Reception: Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Illinois Room, CCC

Nikki Giovanni, a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator, will read selected poems from her new book Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems.. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, Giovanni has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Intertwining the personal with the political, Giovanni highlights the celebration of womanhood and black society and culture- past and present. The current political climate for women will also be discussed. Reading to start at 5:15 p.m. Free catered reception. Co-hosted by the City of Chicago's Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Women.

Leslie Heywood

Wednesday, March 26 Presentation and Book Signing: Bodies, Babes and the WNBA, or, Where's Tiger Woods, Naked in a Cape, When You Really Need Him? 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Illinois Room, CCC

Leslie Heywood is a former Division I track and cross country runner, and currently a competitive power lifter, as well as an associate professor of English and Cultural Studies at the State University of New York, Binghamton. She will present from her forthcoming book Built to Win: The Female Athlete as Cultural Icon. Despite the development of professional leagues and increased visibility of women athletes, Heywood will discuss the unequal representation of female athletes in media images and the sexualization of those images. The attack on Title IX under the current administration and its cultural implications will also be discussed. Refreshments will be provided.