Miss Ludy Godbold (far left) set sail for Paris on August 1, 1922 for the Olympics. The United States was 2nd with 31 points and Ludy Godbold scored 10 of them and brought home 6 medals. Godbold accepted a job teaching physical education at Columbia College where she taught for 58 years.

2008 Theme – Women's Art: Women's Vision

This month, Columbia College is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month with the National Women’s History Project. Listed below are special Women’s History Month events which will be held on our campus during March.

The NWHP has announced, “To honor the originality, beauty, imagination, and multiple dimensions of women’s lives, the National Women’s History Project has chosen Women’s Art: Women’s Vision as the 2008 theme for National Women’s History Month. The history of women and art is quintessential women’s history.  It is the story of amazing women’s accomplishments acclaimed at the time but written out of history. Join us in ensuring that their accomplishments are never forgotten. This year’s theme provides a special opportunity to discover and celebrate women’s visual arts in a variety of forms and media that help expand our perceptions of ourselves and each other.” (www.nwhp.org)

Throughout the month, you will receive information about the 2008 national honorees and reminders about WHM events on the Columbia College campus.

For more information about the National Women’s History Project, see www.nwhp.org.

Upcoming Events Sponsored by the
Columbia College Women’s Studies Program

Poster Displays – Award-winning LA 102 posters on global women’s issues, Women’s Studies Program information, and Women’s History Month information
Location: Dining Hall
Date: Throughout the month of March

WHM Trivia Contest
Date: Weekly throughout the month of March
 
WHM Fact of the Day via campus e-mail

Workshops: Three interactive programs on health & social well-being for women
Dates:  Mondays in March, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. (doors close @ 4:30)
Location: Student Union Basement – Room 106
 
Workshops: Life Balance Program
Dates: Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Location: Student Union Basement – Room 106
 
Speaker: Dr. Melissa Heidari, "What is Women's History Month?"
Date: Thursday, March 6, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Student Union Lounge
 
Speaker: Lindsey Wilkes, CC alumna and founder of the South Carolina Save Darfur Action Group
Date: March 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
 
Film Presentation: Mardi Gras:  Made in China
Date: Thursday, March 20, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.  
Location: Spears Music/Art Center, Room 137

Speakers: Ashley Sabin and David Redmon, makers of the documentary film Mardi Gras: Made in China (co-sponsored with Global Studies)
Topic: Globalization and Its Effects on Women
Date: Monday, March 24, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Spears Music/Art Center Room 137
 
Exhibit: South Carolina Women Icons, KB Bowman’s X.J. Honeycutt Award Project
Date: March (TBA)
Location: TBA
 
Film Presentation:  We will offer a joint presentation with the Department of Mathematics and Computing of a 50-minute documentary film about Julia Robinson, a female mathematician who was the first woman to be elected president of the American Math Society. This event will wrap up Women’s History Month (March) and introduce Math Awareness Month (April).  
Date: April 1
Location: TBA