Presentations of poetry and artwork by students, faculty and community members will reflect this year’s national theme of “Women’s Art: Women’s Vision.” The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Schools and other organizations began recognizing women’s history in the 1970s with weeklong celebrations. In 1987, at the request of the National Women’s History Project, Congress expanded Women’s History Month to the entire month of March.

More WCU Women’s History Month events are listed below. All events are free unless otherwise noted. For more information, call the Women’s Center at (828) 227-2627.

• “Women and the 2008 Presidential Election,” 7 p.m. Monday, March 10, Niggli Theatre. A panel will address the role of women in the 2008 presidential election and the unprecedented candidacy of Hillary Clinton.

• Writer Sarah Colton, 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, Catamount Room, A.K. Hinds University Center. The author of “Tilt 68,” a novel set in the era of the birth control pill and the civil rights movement, will host a talk and give a reading.

• WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, performance hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. As part of the Chancellor’s Speaker Series, Cooper will speak about her experience uncovering corporate fraud.

• Storyteller and balladeer Bobby McMillon, 12:20-1:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, Mountain Heritage Center auditorium. McMillon will present the story of Frankie Silver, a McDowell County woman accused of the 1831 murder of her husband.

• “Women of the World” exhibit, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, multipurpose room, A.K. Hinds University Center. In recognition of International Women’s Day, this exhibit honors the cultural differences of women around the world.

• Spoken word with Sunni Patterson, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, A.K. Hinds University Center Theater.

• Women Build service project, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, March 13, University Center lawn. In an effort to further the home-building mission of Habitat for Humanity International, Women Build projects allow women to learn construction skills through training and working with female crews.

• “Stewing over Southern Seasonings,” 3-4 p.m. Sunday, March 16, Mountain Heritage Center auditorium. Suzanne Simmons will interpret 18th-century cooking.

• “I Want to be One Less,” 7-8 p.m. Monday, March 17, Catamount Room, A.K. Hinds University Center. Discuss human papillomavirus and a new vaccine.

• “Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility,” 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, Grandroom, A.K. Hinds University Center. This reception will recognize winners of an award honoring campus women who inspired others.

• “Gender Gaps: Fact or Fiction,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, A.K. Hinds University Center. Topics of the seventh annual WCU gender conference will include wages, promotions, happiness, education, housework and more.

• Sculptor Jo Nelson, 5 p.m. Thursday, March 27, Room 130, Fine and Performing Arts Center. Nelson, a young artist from New York, will speak and present her work.

• “Quilt Discovery Day,” 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, Mountain Heritage Center lobby. Guests may bring family quilts to the museum, and Tennessee quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel will be available for questions.

• “Women in the Wilderness,” 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 5, meeting at the Women’s Center. $5. Enjoy a day-hike and gourmet meal while discussing history, vegetation and other topics.

• “The Century Project” exhibit, Sunday-Wednesday, April 6-9, multipurpose room, A.K. Hinds University Center. A series of nude photographs of more than 100 women of different ages, shapes and life experiences, this exhibit includes accompanying statements in the subjects’ own words.

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