The University of St. Thomas

Luann Dummer Center for Women

Past Speakers

1994 Dr. Carolyn Heilbrun
"Writing of Women's Lives: Adventures in Detective Novels & Biographies"
1995 Dr. Mary Frances Berry
“Long Memories: Gender, Race and Social Policy”
1996 Dr. Lydia Villa-Kamaroff
“A Life in Science: When Turtles Want to Fly”
1997 Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether
“Femaleness and the Image of God: Questions for Theology and Ministry”
1998 Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon
“The Sacred Repertoire of Sweet Honey in the Rock”
1999 Susan Chira
“A Mother’s Place: Choosing Work and Family Without Guilt or Blame"
2000 Dr. Rebecca Blank
“Welfare Reform and Women's Well-Being: What Have We Learned About Effectively Fighting Poverty?”
2001 Dr. Bonnie Dow
“Magical Teenagers, Skinny Lawyers, and Warrior Princesses: Can Prime-Time Feminism Survive the Millennium?”
2002 The Guerrilla Girls
An anonymous collective of female artists and art-world professionals who seek to expose sexism and racism in the art world and the culture at large. A multi-media presentation.
2003 Dr. Sylvia Earle
“Experiencing the Deep Frontier”
2004 Mariah Burton Nelson
"How Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution are Transforming Women, Men and Society
2005 Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Ms. Deborah Perry Piscione
“Unfinished Business:The 10 Most Important Issues Women Face Today”
2006 Dr. Bernice Sandler
"Warming Up to The Chilly Climate"
2007 Dr. Stephanie Coontz
"Courting Disaster? The Past and Future of Marriage"
2008 Ms. Minnijean Brown Trickey
"Return to Little Rock"
2009 Ms. Susan Faludi
"Does Feminism Still Matter"