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Thursday, March 3, 2016
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Women’s History Month
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Sara Karikomi | Northern Star
Christie Miksys (left), senior psychology and sociology major, said she wears her “This Is What Feminism Looks Like” sticker to fight stereotypes tied to feminism. NIU Alumna Rebekah Guillotte (right), identifies as a feminist. Guillotte said she wears her sticker because she’s an activist for equal rights.
Sara Karikomi | Northern Star
Georgetown University Professor Marcia Chatelain discusses her book, “South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration,” for Women’s History Month on Tuesday in Reavis Hall, Room 103. Other events this month include a conference for high school-aged women going to college March 11, a music-themed STEM Divas program March 12, a meet-and-greet with author Julia Alvarez March 22 and a lecture led by E. Patrick Johnson March 30.
Sara Karikomi | Northern Star
NIU students and graduates gather in Reavis Hall, Room 103 for Marcia Chatelain’s seminar on “Black Girlhood in the Age of #SayHerName” presented by the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality.