Friday\, March 5
7\:30 p.m.
Nancy Stohlman
Searching for Suzi
When Suzi\, a thirty-something ex-stripper now married with kids\, begins to question how she arrived at this point in her life\, her search for herself means accepting her sexuality in all its contradictions and claiming herself. Denver-based writer Stohlman\, who is founder and co-editor of the annual flash fiction collection\, Fast Forward\, reveals Suzi’s story in a novel-in-flashes.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100308T000000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/family-women-book-group-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/family-women-book-group-1 SUMMARY:Family of Women Book Group DESCRIPTION:This month's book is My Antonia by Willa Cather
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100307T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100308T000000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/neena-b-schwartz URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/neena-b-schwartz SUMMARY:Neena B. Schwartz DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 7
4\:30 p.m.
Neena B. Schwartz
A Lab of My Own
What was it like to be a woman scientist battling the “old boys’ network” during the 1960s and ‘70s? In her new memoir\, Neena Schwartz\, a prominent neuroendocrinologist based at Northwestern University\, tells all. Mixing details and anecdotes from her personal life as an out lesbian\, with the socio-political history of American women in science in the later 20th century\, Schwartz makes a case for mentoring young women in science\, and why it matters that women both do and teach scientific study.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100313T013000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/staceyann-chin-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/staceyann-chin-1 SUMMARY:Staceyann Chin DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 12
7\:30 p.m.
Staceyann Chin
The Other Side of Paradise We are thrilled to once again be hosting the electrifying spoken word artist Staceyann Chin\, this time to celebrate the paperback release of her searing and groundbreaking memoir\, The Other Side of Paradise. Following a tradition of fierce Caribbean lesbian writers that includes Audre Lorde and Michelle Cliff\, Chin’s narrative charts her course from the heartbreak and tragedy of her Jamaican childhood\, to her thriving adult like in New York City. Dorothy Allison raves\, “[Chin] shows me a culture I knew far too little about – the everyday life of young people in Jamaica and the threat of violence over anyone who might be too independent or queer or outrageous. How wonderful that this outrageous\, talented\, determined woman has given us her story.”
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100314T013000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/cynthia-kraack URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/cynthia-kraack SUMMARY:Cynthia Kraack DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 13
6\:00 p.m.
Cynthia Kraack
Minnesota Cold
Writer Cynthia Kraack’s book\, Minnesota Cold\, has been called a lovely\, haunting tale\, firmly grounded in the ways of the heart. Set in 2035\, this is the story of Sallie Dodge\, a 70-something woman living within the sociological results of the aggressive merger of government and big business\, where it’s considered frugal policy to dictate the lifespan of citizens. When Dodge chooses to defy her turn to “pass\,” she embarks\, instead\, on the journey of a lifetime. Guests are invited to join Kraack for a reception at In Fine Spirits at 5420 N Clark directly following this reading.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T030000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/women-and-children-first-memories-and-archives URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/women-and-children-first-memories-and-archives SUMMARY:Women and Children First\: Memories and Archives DESCRIPTION:Chicago Area Women’s History Council
Women and Children First\: Memories and Archives
Relive the excitement of W&\;CF’s 30th Anniversary Celebration last October as the Chicago Area Women’s History Council presents a premiere showing of the videotaped interviews conducted at the event. CAWHC members will discuss how you can participate in their larger project “Documenting the Women’s Movement in Chicago\, 1960s – 1980s\,” while Beth Myers from the Women and Leadership Archive at Loyola will share information about this important repository and the W&\;CF collection there. If you have memories or documents about W&\;CF\, don’t miss this event. If you were part of the feminist movement in Chicago\, CAWHC needs your help!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100321T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100321T033000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/sappho%E2%80%99s-salon-provocative-night-lesbian-diversions URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/sappho%E2%80%99s-salon-provocative-night-lesbian-diversions SUMMARY:Sappho’s Salon\: A Provocative Night of Lesbian Diversions DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 20
7\:30 p.m.
Sappho’s Salon\: A Provocative Night of Lesbian Diversions
Featuring Jennie Brier and Elana Dykewomon\, with special guest host Chelsey Clammer and guest DJ Chandra. Co-sponsored by the Lesbian Leadership Council\, Chicago Foundation for Women
$7-$10 sliding fee scale includes food and wine
The latest monthly installment of our popular salon night for lesbians and their friends features writers Jennie Brier and Elana Dykewomon. In her book Infectuous Ideas\: U.S. Political Response to the AIDS Crisis\, UIC Professor Jennie Brier charts the complex social and political climate of the 1980s and ‘90s through the lens of the AIDS crisis. Elana Dykewomon\, formerly editor of the journal Sinister Wisdom\, is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning brilliant lesbian classic\, Beyond the Pale. Her new novel\, Risk\, examines the life of Carol Schwartz\, a community activist and idealist who routinely puts it all on the line\; but when the stakes become too high\, will she gamble more than she can afford to lose? This event is co-sponsored by the Lesbian Leadership Council of the Chicago Foundation for Women. Proceeds benefit the artists and the Women’s Voices Fund.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100322T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100322T020000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/feminist-book-group-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/feminist-book-group-1 SUMMARY:Feminist Book Group DESCRIPTION:This month's book is Exile &\; Pride\: Disability\, Queerness &\; Liberation by Eli Clare.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T030000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/lisa-lutz URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/lisa-lutz SUMMARY:Lisa Lutz DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 24
7\:30 p.m.
Lisa Lutz
The Spellmans Strike Again
In the fourth and final volume of her New York Times’ bestselling and addictively entertaining comic mystery series\, Lisa Lutz unravels another irresistible caper featuring the irrepressible Isabel Spellman and her off-kilter family of private investigators. In this installment\, Rae\, Izzy’s ingenious of a little sister\, gets involved in the Innocence Project and won’t stop until the rest of the family is equally committed. We’ll be raffling off “Free Schmidt” t-shirts provided by Lutz. The third volume\, Revenge of the Spellmans\, is now available in paperback\, and a film version of The Spellman Files is currently in development with Paramount Pictures. Please join us in what is sure to be a very special evening of laughter and intrigue.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T161540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100328T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100328T220000Z UID:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/feminist-buffy-discussion-group-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/feminist-buffy-discussion-group-0 SUMMARY:Feminist Buffy Discussion Group DESCRIPTION:
Duality in the Buffyverse
Xander\: Hey\, wait till you have an evil twin. See how you handle it.
Willow\: I handled it fine.
Episodes to Watch\:
Wish- Buffy season 3 episode 9
Doppelgangland - Buffy season 3 episode 16
The Replacement- Buffy season 5 episode 3
Intervention- Buffy season 5 episode 18
Normal Again- Buffy season 6 episode 17
Essays to Read\:
“ 'Where’s the fun?'\: The Comic Apocalypse in “The Wish” by David
Kociemba. Found at\: http\://slayageonline.com/essays/slayage23/Kociemba.htm
"\;Going Through the Motions\: Reading Simulacra in Buffy the Vampire
Slayer"\; by Bronwen Calvert. Found at\: http\://slayageonline.com/essays/slayage15/Calvert.htm
Peeling\, Caitlin and Scanlon\, Meaghan. “‘What’s More Real? a Sick Girl
in an Institution… or Some Kind of Supergirl?’\: The Question of Madness
in ‘Normal Again\,’ a Feminist Reading.” Paper presented at the Slayage
Conference on Buffy the Vampire Slayer\, Nashville\, May 2004. Found at\:
http\://www.alysa316.com/Buffyology/#pub_b