Throughout the month of March, Millsaps will celebrate Women's History Month with a variety of lectures and programs involving prominent women leaders in Mississippi.

"Women's History Month is a time to celebrate women's contribution to society and show how far we have come, particularly in the professional world," said Dr. Ming Tsui, Associate Professor of Sociology at Millsaps.

All events included in the Women's History Seminar Series are free and open to the public. For a complete listing of events, see the calendar below.

• Friday, March 2: The Millsaps Women's History Program will present Susan Mitchell, a demographer, as keynote speaker for Women's History Month. Mitchell will give a statistical presentation of the progress made by women in the United States during the past thirty years. Mitchell will also discuss the changing attitude towards women's labor force participation. This event will take place at 12:30 p.m. in Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex room 215.



• Tuesday, March 6: A panel of Millsaps alumnae will explore how their education prepared them for the working world. Members of the panel include Betsy Bradley, Director of the Mississippi Arts Commission; Jeanne Luckett, owner of Communication Arts; Felesia Perkins, attorney; and Thais Tonore, physician. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Patrick Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. The forum will begin at 6:00 p.m. in room 200 of Murrah Hall.



• Thursday, March 8: Dr. Cheryl Coker, Assistant Professor of Music, will team up with Millsaps students to present a short, narrated program of songs by women composers. "During the last decade of the 1900s, a literal treasure trove of information has surfaced about music written by women. We will be presenting many compositions that have recently been re-discovered and made available," said Coker. This program will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex recital hall.



• Tuesday, March 20: Dr. Melissa Phillips, Chairwoman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, will address issues regarding women in the medical field and in leadership positions. This event will take place at 6:00 p.m. in room 200 of Murrah Hall.



• Tuesday, March 27: Ms. Unita Blackwell, African-American Mayor of Mayersville, Miss., will reflect on her personal experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and her work in race relations. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. in room 200 of Murrah Hall.

For more information, contact Professor Ming Tsui at (601) 974-1388 or tsuim@millsaps.edu.