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Throughout the month of March, South Texas College is celebrating Women’s History Month with activities focused on the extraordinary accomplishments of empowered women. Festivities include lectures, movies, an art exhibit and much more. Admission to each event is free and open to the public.

The college’s Center for Mexican American Studies will open the festivities with the Jovita Gonzalez Women’s History Month Lecture Series, which is kicked off by historian Teresa Palomo Acosta who will discuss “Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History” along with STC historian Dr. Trinidad Gonzales.  This event will take place on March 6 at the Pecan Campus Library at 6:30 p.m.  The talk will be followed by a book signing.

Following that talk, there will be a visit from journalist Karen Blumenthal who will discuss her book “Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX.”  She will speak on March 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the Starr Campus Auditorium.  The following day then MidValley Campus Library on March 20 at 1:00 p.m., and she will conclude her visit at Pecan Campus Library on March 20 at 6:00 p.m.

At the MidValley Library there will be a screening of the film “One Woman One Vote” on March 19 at 2:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion of the issues by the History Club.  The Pecan Campus Library will host a screening of the film “Adelante Mujeres!” followed by a panel discussion of the Pecan Latin@s Club on March 26 at 12:00 p.m.  The Starr Campus Library will be showing the acclaimed film “Iron Jawed Angels” on March 27 at 12:00 p.m.

On March 21 at MidValley, there will be a Reader’s Theater Night at 5:00 p.m., where faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to read a literature selection by or about a woman.

“The celebration of Women’s History Month provides a wonderful opportunity for students to learn what women have accomplished and the formidable obstacles they overcame,” said Laura Gomez, organizer of the Mid-Valley Campus events. “My hope is that these events will inspire every student to recognize their own potential and achieve their dreams.”

Throughout the month of March, the STC Library will exhibit a series of photos that show the story of “Mexican American Women.”  The series of photos is from the National Women’s History Project, and it has been a collaborative effort between the Pecan Latin@s Club and the Library.

For more information about these events please contact Esther Garcia at (956)872-6485 or egarcia10@southtexascollege.edu.