Social Reform and Advocacy

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Project Africa
Summer 1968

A program for Project Africa, an organization that provides vital experience living and working with African counterparts in an African nation. Founded by Judy Rogers '65, this program promotes various activities associated with the program, such as discussions concerning the dynamics of...

"Moncure Conway and German Philosophy," by Loyd D. Easton
April 24, 1969

Typescript of "Moncure Conway and German Philosophy," a speech given by Loyd D. Easton of Ohio Wesleyan University for the Boyd Lee Spahr Lecture at Dickinson College on April 24, 1969.

Location: I-Original-1969-1

Subject: Religion and Spirituality, Social Reform and Advocacy

Format: Speeches and Sermons

Time Period: 1960-1979

Black Arts Festival 1973
March 29-April 1, 1973

This flier for Dickinson College's Congress of African Students' "A Black Arts Festival" announces the festival's schedule, which includes film screenings and a lecture by Jeffrey Holder. 

Dickinson Woman's Newsletter (Fall 1973)
Fall 1973

The Dickinson Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs and provides details on upcoming events, including Dr. Barbara Varchol’s talk on human sexuality and a workshop on career exploration. 

Dickinson Women's Newsletter (Jan. 1974)
January 1974

The Dickinson Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "W.O.W.EE: What Do After Graduation," by Karen Kenahan and Karen Faulds.
  • Commentary on female ministers by...
Dickinson Women's Newsletter (Apr. 1974)
April 1974

The Dickinson Women's Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Having Options as a Women: H. O. W?," by Pamelee McFarland. 
  • ...
Dickinson Women's Newsletter (May 1974)
May 1974

The Dickinson Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Article on a panel hosted by the women's honorary society discussing women as leaders. ...
Dickinson Women's Newsletter (c.1975)
circa 1975

The Dickinson College Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Getting to Know: Pamelee McFarland," by Denise Grycky. 
  • ...
Black Arts Festival 1975
April 6-13, 1975

The 5th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "the Black Light of Truth,” as the schedule includes a film screening of Claudine, speeches from prominent figures in the African-...

Dickinson College Women's Newsletter (Oct. 1975)
October 1975

The Dickinson College Women’s Newsletter is produced by the Advisory and Planning Committee on Women's Programs.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Fact sheet on women’s healthcare. 
  • ...
Black Arts Festival: 360° of Blackness
March 9, 1976

This program is for “360° of Blackness,” a performance event by members of Dickinson College's Congress of African Students and members of the community, as part of the Sixth Annual Black Arts Festival.

Dickinson Women's Newsletter (Oct. 1976)
October 15, 1976

The Dickinson Women's Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "What's the Women's Resource Center?," by Margy Little.
  • "Getting to Know - [Campus Counselor] Diane Ronningen,"...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Oct. 1977)
October 11, 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Protecting Ourselves from Rape," by Jocelyn Daniels. 
  • Editorial on the purpose of the Women's Resource...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Nov. 1977)
November 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Sexuality and Creating an Awareness," by Gail Borjeson.
  • ...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Dec. 1977)
December 1977

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Liberation: Woman's Struggle?," by Professor Chuck Barone. 
  • ...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Jan. 1978)
January 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Campus Food Consciences" comments on a panel held to discuss improving the food...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Feb. 1978)
February 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Outstanding Women in History: Susan B. Anthony," by Elizabeth Pincus.
  • "ERA - How Will It Effect Me?," by...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1978)
March 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Catherine Stimpson on Resistances to Women's Studies," by Susan Soutner.
  • "Victorian Women," by Elizabeth...
"Portrait in Blackness": Black Arts Festival 1978
April 3-9, 1978

The 8th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Portrait in Blackness,” as the schedule includes lectures on the “History of Blacks in American Films,” a dramatic interpretation and poetry...

Women's Resource Center Newsletter (May 1978)
May 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Update on the status on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment....
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Sep. 1978)
September 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "The Role Colleges Play in Job Hunting," by Cathy Andriadis.
  • "Outstanding Women in History: Fannie Lou...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Fall 1978)
Fall 1978

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • Cathy Andriadis discusses the numerous slurs for women in "Tomato?"
  • "Protecting Ourselves," by Gail...
Women's Resource Center Newsletter (Mar. 1979)
March 1979

The Women's Resource Center Newsletter is produced by the Women's Resource Committee of Dickinson College.

Selected highlights from this issue include:

  • "Women: Their Growing Awareness of Fitness," by Gail Borjeson. 
  • "Outstanding Women in History: Arabella...
"Have We Overcome": Black Arts Festival 1979
April 2- 8, 1979

The 10th Annual Black Arts Festival is presented by Dickinson College's Congress of African Students. The program for this festival highlights its theme, "Have We Overcome,” as the schedule includes a dramatic interpretation entitled, “An Evening with Frederick Douglass,” a lecture recital by...

Project Grant for Black Arts Festival
1980

The Congress of African Students (CAS) requests grant funds from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to support their 11th Annual Black Arts Festival. The CAS argues that the festival is their "means of culturally expressing [themselves] to the entire Central Pennsylvania community." This grant...

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