Additional Course Resources
Events for Extra Credit:
1. View the documentary “I Was a Teenage Feminist” and meet the film’s director, Therese Schecter.
Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Afterhours in the Cone University Center
Armed with a camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Shechter sets out to discover whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power. Along the way she interviews cheerleaders and frat boys, Cosmo girls and feminist icons such as Gloria Steinem. Attendees can chat with the filmmaker following a screening of the film. The event will be held September 23 at 6:30 P.M. in Afterhours (in the Cone Center). Food will be served. This event is free and open to the public. This is event is sponsored by the Feminist Union and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
2. OUTspoken, and LGBTQ speaker series, presents Elizabeth Birch, former Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign.
Tuesday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.
McKnight Hall in the Cone University Center
Birch’s talk, “Gay Civil Rights & Its Impact on the Individual, Business and Community”, explores issues surrounding the gay and lesbian movement. Birch discusses her own experiences in both litigation and politics to put a different perspective on social and political movements happening today. She engages audiences on her view of the American life and says that true leadership is required to promote equality and stresses that wise leadership never takes refuge in silence. The event will be held Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. in McKnight Hall (in the Cone Center). It is free and open to the public. This is event is hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Counseling Center, the Multicultural Resource Center, and PRIDE.
3. Screening of the documentary “What’s Your Point, Honey?”
Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Storrs Auditorium
What’s Your Point, Honey? puts a new face on political leadership by introducing seven possible contenders coming down the pipeline, while revealing inequalities that still exist today. Six years ago, with the support of the The White House Project, CosmoGirl! launched Project 2024, an initiative to get more young women involved in politics so that we could see a day when just as many women as men run for the highest office in the country – getting beyond gender to agenda. Two other age groups, teens and tweens, weave in and out to present the next generations' take on the topic, giving a little jolt and some comic relief along the way. The event will be held Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Storrs Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. This is event is hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, skirt! magazine, and the Feminist Union.