Celebrate Woman’s History Month
Throughout the Month of March 2010
B&O Railroad Museum
901 West Pratt Street, Baltimore
Presented by AMTRAK, the B&O Railroad Museum celebrates Women’s History Month by highlighting the contributions made by women to the American Railways. Visit www.borail.org for more information.
Women's History at Antietam National Battlefield
Throughout the Month of March 2010
Antietam National Battlefield
5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg
Free with park entry fee of $6 per family
Take the self-guided 8 1/2 mile driving tour and visit the Clara Barton Monument, located at stop 2, the only monument in the battlefield dedicated to the memory of a woman. For more information, call 301-432-5124.
Women's History Month
Throughout the Month of March 2010
Catoctin Mountain Park
14707 Park Central Road, Thurmont
Learn about the role of women in the history of the Catoctin Mountain region with an exhibit on Bessie Darling and Mazie Bowman, two women who played important roles in the local tourism industry in the early 20th century. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/cato or call 301-663-9388.
Women's History Month Display
March 1 - 25, 2010
Maryland State Education Association, 140 Main Street, Annapolis
In celebration of Women's History Month. For more information, call 410- 263-6600 or e-mail cmasciarelli@mseanea.org.
Commemoration of Clara Barton's Life
Throughout the Month of March 2010
Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo
The Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. See the home that served as the headquarters and warehouse for the organization and learn how Clara Barton organized American Red Cross relief efforts for victims of natural disasters and war. Admission is free. For more information, call 301-320-1402 or 301-320-1410 or visit www.nps.gov/clba.
"Clara Barton: Equal Justice for All"
March 1 - 31, 2010
Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo
This exhibition features objects that highlight Clara Barton’s role in the major social issues of her time, including the women’s suffrage movement. Learn about her work with the Freedman’s Bureau, the Office of Missing Soldiers, the International Conference of Women, other women’s groups, and emergency relief/disaster recovery efforts of the American Red Cross. This exhibition also examines her ties to many prominent figures in both the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements, including Frances Gage, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frederick Douglass. For more information, call 301-320-1402 or 301-320-1410 or visit www.nps.gov/clba.
Women's History Comes in Many Colors
Monday, March 1, 2010
7 - 9 pm
Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton
The Montgomery County Chapter of the National Organization for Women hosts this panel discussion in honor of Women's History Month featuring Jill Moss Greenberg, Executive Director of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center. Other panelists include Lillian Cruz, Office of Congressman Van Hollen; Lily Qi, Montgomery County's Asian and Middle Eastern American Liaison and Coordinator of Montgomery County's Language Access; Derrice Deans, Montgomery County's Caribbean American Liaison; and Nesreen Khashan, Partnership Specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, Philadelphia Region. For more information, visit www.msmdnow.org, e-mail info@mcmdnow.org or call 301-368-1917.
“Women’s Philanthropy: Empowerment, Passion & Impact”
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Spear Center, General Growth Properties Building, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia
Tickets are $50 per person
Join the Women’s Giving Circle and the Columbia Foundation for a joint celebration of women’s philanthropy, including keynote speaker, Sondra Shaw Hardy. A noted philanthropist and co-founder of the Women's Philanthropy Institute, Hardy is the author of "Women's Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World" and the creator of the 9 "c's" of why women give. This event also includes the "Power of the Purse" Auction, showcasing purses created by local women artists. For more information, contact the Women’s Giving Circle at 410-730-7840 or visit http://www.columbiafoundation.org to register to attend.
AAUW Celebrates International Women's Day with Half the Sky Live
Thursday, March 4, 2010
7:30 pm
Bel Air Cinema 14, 409 Constant Friendship Blvd., Abingdon
AMC Owings Mills 17, 10100 Mill Run Circle, Owings Mills
Cinemark Egyptian 24, 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover AMC Columbia Mall 14, 10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia Snowden Square, 9161 Commerce Center Drive, Columbia Bowie Crossing 14, 15200 Major Lansdale Blvd., Bowie Germantown 14, 20000 Century Blvd., Germantown
In celebration of International Women's Day, movie theaters in Maryland and across the country are showing "Half the Sky Live." Inspired by the best-selling book from Pulitzer-prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn and directed by Academy Award winning actress Marisa Tomei, this powerful short film chronicles the struggles of a young Ethiopian woman who ultimately triumphs over sexual violence and discrimination. Visit www.halftheskylive.com for more information and/or to purchase tickets.
Celebrate Women's History
Friday, March 5, 2010
5 - 9 pm
National Aquarium in Baltimore, 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore
Free with Aquarium Admission (after 5 pm, admission is only $8 per person)
The National Aquarium in Baltimore celebrates Women's History Month with a variety of activities from a Rachel Carson exhibit to dance performances and storytelling. For more information, visit www.aqua.org or call 410-576-3800.
First Fridays: Sheila Ford Quintet
Friday, March 5, 2010
Doors open at 6:30 pm with program beginning at 7:30 pm
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore
$15 for museum members, $20 for non-members
In conjunction with Women's History Month, the Sheila Ford Quintet performs a musical tribute to women in jazz, including Billie Holiday, Shirley Horn, Ethel Ennis, and Ruby Glover. Drinks and light fare will be served. For more information, visit www.africanamericanculture.org or call 443-263-1800.
International Women's History Month Literary Festival
Saturday, March 6, 2010
1 - 4 pm
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Branch, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore
Five women writers from various regions of the globe discuss the voice and role of women past, present and future. Participants are Connie May Fowler, "How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly"; Iris Gomez, "Try to Remember"; Elizabeth Nunez, "Anna-In-Between"; Dolen Perkins-Valdez, "Wench"; Tiphanie Yanique, "How to Escape From a Leper Colony." For more information, call 410-396-5430.
Empowering Women: Power and Politics
Saturday, March 6, 2010
2 pm
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore
Free with museum admission
Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake presents this discussion about the rise of African American women in local and national politics. For more information, visit www.africanamericanculture.org or call 443-263-1800.
Women's Choral Festival of Washington
Saturday, March 6, 2010
7:30 pm
University of Maryland Memorial Chapel, Regents and Chapel Drives, College Park.
A special concert in conjunction with Women's History Month featuring the Women's Chorus, the University of Maryland's Women's Chorus, and women's choruses from Elizabeth Seton and Bethesda- Chevy Chase High Schools, Performing works by female composers. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. For more information, call 202-244-7376.
Women's Business Workshop
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5:30 - 6 pm registration, networking and refreshments, 6 - 8 pm program
Wilson Room, Towson Library, 320 York Road, Towson
The Business and Professional Women of Towson and Small Business Administration of Baltimore host this event onmarketing strategies in a struggling economy. For more information, call 410-823-7895.
STEMming Out to Change the World: The 4th Annual Women's Leadership Forum
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5 - 8:15 pm
Mercy High School, Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Auditorium, 1300 E. Northern Parkway, Baltimore
Cost is $5 per person or two food items for the Girl Scouts' Harvest for the Hungry Campaign
Hosted by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland and sponsored by the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, this event gives girls and women the opportunity to talk with professionals in the fields of science and technology, including Judy Carroll, P.E., President of Carroll Engineering; Diana Parsons, CFO of Constantine Commercial Construction; Laura Thul Penza, AIA, LEED AP, Principal of Penza-Bailey Architects; and Joyce Ulrich, Managing Director of Legg-Mason. Reservations are required. To attend, contact Clarke Fitzmaurice at cfitzmaurice@gscm.org or 410-358-9711, ext. 287.
Ninth Annual ATHENA Award Women's Leadership Breakfast
Friday, March 12, 2010
7:30 – 9:15 am
Richlin Ballroom at Harford Community College, 1700 Van Bibber Road, Edgewood
$35 per person
The Maryland Women's Heritage Center is a partner for this special event, which honors a Harford County woman who has attained and personifies the highest level of professional excellence in her business or profession, has devoted time and energy to the community in a meaningful way and, most especially, has opened doors for leadership opportunities for women. For sponsor information, or to make a reservation, call Pat Hogan at 443-417-4176.
Music and the Daughters of America's Historic Houses
March 14, 2010
1 pm
Hampton National Historic Site, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson
"Music Meets History" as Musica Antiqua presents music that was played by the daughters of three of America's most notable historic houses--Mount Vernon, Monticello and Hampton. Archive manuscripts will be performed in costume on period instruments--harpsichord, wooden flute, cello, violin, six-hole pipe plus vocal selections. This concert is presented by the National Park Service and is sponsored in part by the Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences For more information, contact Musica Antiqua at 410-529-0791 or anitaavery@comcast.net.
Elizabeth Van Lew: Citizen Spy
Sunday, March 14, 2010
3 pm
Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument Street, Baltimore
Cost is $25 per person
This living history presentation features performer Meg Kelly presenting Miss Elizabeth VanLew. Miss VanLew will share her experiences throughout her life as she assisted Union Soldiers imprisoned in Richmond, Virginia, both while in prison and in escape and recount her activities in support of abolition. A Victorian tea along with southern delicacies will be served. For more information, visit www.mdhs.org or call 410-685-3750.
"For Tomorrow / Ich hoff' auf morgen" The Story and Poetry of Hilda Stern Cohen
Sunday, March 14, 2010
2 pm
Jewish Community Center, 5700 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore
Tickets are $7 per person
Sponsored by the Baltimore Jewish Film Festival, this film premiere features Baltimore's Gail Rosen and Mezzo-soprano (and Rabbi) Elizabeth Bolton recounting in story and song the uplifting experience of German-born writer Hilda Stern Cohen. Cohen's notebooks of poetry were composed in the ghetto of Lodz during the war years and in a displaced persons camp in postwar Austria, which only came to light after her death in Baltimore in 1997. For more information about the film, visit www.HildaStory.org or www.goethe.de/cohen. For tickets to the premiere, visit the Jewish Community Center of Baltimore (www.jcc.org) or e-mail cdavison@jcc.org.
“Girl Power. Reach for the Sky: Career Opportunities for the Women of Tomorrow”
Sunday, March 14, 2010
3 - 5 pm
Kosiakoff Center, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel
Supported by the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, this conference will encourage and promote career opportunities for young women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Attendees will be given the opportunity to talk with professional women with STEM careers. Parents are invited to accompany daughters. For more information, or to register for this free event, please contact the Women’s Giving Circle at womensgivingcircle@verizon.net. Directions to this event are available at http://www.jhuapl.edu.
Women: Back to the Future
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
11 am - 1:30 pm
The Gathering Place, 6120 Daylong Lane, Clarksville
$45 for Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber (BWCC) members (preregistered/prepaid) and $65 for nonmembers and BWCC members not prepaid.
The Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber (BWCC) hosts this special luncheon featuring a performance of "Women: Back to the Future" by Kate Campbell Stevenson in support of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center. Kate Campbell Stevenson brings to life three dynamic women from American history in this one-woman musical. For more information and/or to register to attend, call 301-725-4000 or 410-792-9714 or visit www.bwcc.org.
Maryland Women's Hall of Fame Ceremony
Thursday, March 18, 2010
5:45 pm
President's Conference Room East I and II, Miller Senate Office Building II, Bladen Street, Annapolis
$30 per adult; $10 per child (10-15 years); Children under 10 are free
Registration Deadline: March 5, 2010
Established by the Maryland Commission for Women and the Women Legislators of Maryland, this annual event honors the 2010 inductees of the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. The Maryland Women's Hall of Fame celebrates Maryland women who have made unique and lasting contributions to the economic, political, cultural and social life of the state, and provides visible models of achievement for tomorrow’s female leaders. The Maryland Women's Hall of Fame will be housed at the Maryland Women's Heritage Center. For more information, or to register to attend (deadline is March 5), contact the Maryland Commission for Women at 410-767-3049 or e-mail mcw@dhrstate.md.us.
"Harford County Healthy Woman" Women's Conference
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Registration: 8:30 am; Program: 9 am - 1:30 pm
Patterson Mill Middle-High School, 85 Patterson Mill Road, Bel Air
$30 per person; $20 for Students and Senior Citizens
The Harford County Commission for Women hosts its second annual Women's Conference to recognize leading Harford County women and celebrate Women's History Month. This year's theme is "Harford County Healthy Woman." For more information, or to register, visit http://www.chepinc.org/conf/womens/032010Womens.html.
Douglass' Women by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Saturday, March 20, 2010
1 pm
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore
Free with museum admission
In conjunction with Women's History Month, renowned author, Jewell Parker Rhodes, discusses her historical novel, focusing on abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the two women who shared his life. For more information, visit www.africanamericanculture.org or call 443-263-1800.
National Women's History Month Awards & Luncheon Program
March 20, 2010
11:30 am - 2 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Church Street, Prince Frederick
Cost is $25 per person
The League of Women Voters and the Calvert County Commission for Women host this event to recognize women’s achievements in Southern Maryland and the continuing efforts to empower women in Calvert County. The theme is ”Sisters on the Planet," which will focus on women’s roles in protecting the environment. The keynote speaker for this year’s event is Sara Leeland, renowned environmental philosopher, professor and writer. Cost is $25 per person and reservations must be made by March 10. To make a reservation, mail a check to the League of Women Voters, P. O. Box 1510, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. For more information, contact Kathy Riley at 410-586-2176 or khr638@verizon.net.
Presentation of Clara Barton
Sunday, March 21, 2010
2 - 3 pm with an Open House: 3 - 5 pm
Clara Barton National Historic Site
5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo
Learn more about Clara Barton and her accomplishments as award winning actress Mary Ann Jung presents Clara Barton. Reservations are required. Please call 301-320-1410.
Celebrating Women's History Month
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Noon - 1 pm
Towson University, Cook Library, 3rd Floor Lobby
8000 York Road, Towson
Enjoy jazz performed by Towson student musicians. For more information, visit http://www.towson.edu or call 410-830-6055.
Women in Agriculture Conference
Tuesday, March 23 - Thursday, March 25, 2010
Baltimore Tremont Plaza Hotel, 222 St. Paul Street, Baltimore
Cost to attend is $125 (prior to March 4) or $150 (after March 4); cost for the optional pre-conference is $10
This conference brings together all industries related to the agriculture business, such as insurance agents, researchers, and farmers, to talk about developing better programs and solving problems. Keynote speakers are Virginia L Morton of Tallmand Family Farms, LLC, and Brian Clark, Public Relations Coordinator, Washington State University Extension. For more information and/or to register to attend, visit http://www.agrisk.umn.edu/wia/Conferences/WIA2010/register.aspx.
Women's History Month BSU Tea Time and Book Discussion
Thursday, March 25, 2010
3 pm
Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie
Bowie State University celebrates women's history month with a special tea time and book discussion featuring a contemporary author. For more information, visit www.bowiestate.edu.
Romare Bearden and Women as Agents of Change, Authority and Beauty
Thursday, March 25, 2010
6:30 pm
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore
Free with museum admission
Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, director of the Center for Race and Culture and dean emeritus of graduate studies at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), as well as chair of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum's board, hosts a lecture that explores the complex and vibrant role that women have played in the work of Romare Bearden. For more information, visit www.africanamericanculture.org or call 443-263-1800.
"Unexpected Legacy: Genealogical Evidence for African American and Women from the Civil War"
Saturday, March 27, 2010
10:30 am
Pratt Library's Central Library Building, 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore
The Pratt Library/State Library Resource Center hosts a special genealogy program that will include historical presentations. Certified Genealogist Marie Melchiori will present "But Grandma Never Carried a Gun: Locating Women by Using Records Created by the Military" and Tim Pinnick presents "African Americans in the GAR." For more information or to sign-up to attend this free event, e-mail mdx@prattlibrary.org or call 410-396-5468.
Exploring African American Women’s History with Ida Jones
Saturday, March 27, 2010
1 pm
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore
Free with museum admission
In conjunction with Women’s History Month, Ida Jones, curator of the Manuscript Collection at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, shares essays on African American women’s history from the book "Emerging Voices and Paradigms." For more information, visit www.africanamericanculture.org or call 443-263-1800.