AIC Cultural Circle Night: ‘Young Lakota’ Viewing

Wednesday, March 27 | 4-7 p.m. | American Indian Center (CMU 115) To celebrate Women’s History Month, please join the American Indian Center in viewing “Young Lakota.” “Young Lakota” is a documentary that follows the political stirrings of Cecilia Fire Thunder, the Oglala Sioux Tribes first woman president, as she threatens to build a women’s clinic on tribal land in wake of the proposed anti-abortion law in South Dakota. […]

School of Art students’ research highlighted for Women’s History Month

Last semester twelve students participated in Professor Anna S. Arnar’s “Curatorial Projects” seminar in which each student conducted research on artwork by women artists featured in the permanent collection of the Plains Art Museum. The class produced a 97-page catalogue titled “Out of Storage” with essays dedicated to forty-one different artists. These essays are currently being used by the Plains […]

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day was last week, but it’s never too late to celebrate the women in your life! In honor of this holiday and Women’s History Month, we interviewed some people from Campus Feminist Organization (CFO) and the Women’s Center (WC). Keep reading to learn more about these students and upcoming events! Our Questions: 1. What does International Women’s Day […]

Film Festival – Women’s History Month

March 20-22 | 3-6 p.m. | CB 111 Celebrate Women’s History Month with six fabulous films over three days…plus trivia and prizes between screenings! From gender-bending Civil War spies to the first black woman to run for president to the Minnesota woman who filed the first successful sexual harassment case in the U.S., let the stories of these diverse women […]

Call for sewers – Artists seek sewers for paid opportunity

Monday, March 26 | 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Do you sew? Are you concerned about climate change or labor justice? Join us for a paid opportunity! Minneapolis-based artists Rachel Breen and Nickey Robare will be visiting MSUM’s campus for Women’s History Month. They seek 8 sewers to take part in their installation, “Behind the Seams,” on garment factories. Sewers will be […]