Luann Dummer Center for Women
Lecture Series
The Luann Dummer Lecture Series features a distinguished woman speaker each March, Women's History Month. Established in 1994 through a gift from the estate of Dr. Luann Dummer, the lecture series is open to the St. Thomas community and the public.
This year's March speaker will be noted journalist, Susan Faludi, author of Backlash, Stiffed, and, most recently, Terror Dreams. Her talk will be:
Why Feminism Still Matters
Susan Faludi
March 2009 Women’s History Month Speaker
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:00 pm
OEC Auditorium
Reception/book signing following lecture
A compelling voice in American feminism, writer Susan Faludi is one of the most astute chroniclers of the changing roles and expectations of men and women. After winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 as an investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Faludi "set off firecrackers across the political landscape" (Time) with her groundbreaking book Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. An eloquent examination of the issues facing women today, the book was an international best-seller and winner of the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award.
Considered a “groundbreaker” in terms of redefining gender perceptions, Susan’s thought provoking presentations challenge modern stereotypes and force people to re-evaluate their views and convictions in order to better understand and relate within the social structures of a modern society.
