




Photojournalist Lynsey Addario (2018) presents her work from various war zones
Nina Totenberg (2017), National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent
Dr. Roxane Gay (2016) lectures on "Bad Feminism 101"
Winona LaDuke (2015) presents "Woman and Native Struggles: Toward Ecological Transformation"
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari (2014) discusses "The Women's Movement in Iran & the Middle East"
The Luann Dummer 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.
Women's History Month Speakers
2022 | Leslie Jamison |
"Women and the Pandemic" |
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2021 | Robin Wall Kimmerer |
"What Does the Earth Ask of Us?" |
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2020 |
Tarana Burke |
Founder of the 'Me Too' Movement |
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2019 |
Ann Bancroft |
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"No Horizon Is So Far" View Ms. Bancroft's lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ueTb2VgxSk |
2018 |
Lynsey Addario |
"Women's Work in the Time of War" View Ms. Addario's lecture here: https://stthomas.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=c641ceac-3b4e-4d5a-86c7-a89d00eed2f8&v=1 |
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2017 |
Nina Totenberg |
"Women's History and the Supreme Court" View Ms. Totenberg's lecture here: https://youtu.be/Ih5Cx4cxG0c |
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2016 |
Dr. Roxane Gay |
"Bad Feminism 101 with Roxane Gay" View Dr. Gay's lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-KNWiekAjU |
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2015 |
Winona LaDuke |
"Woman and Native Struggles: Toward Ecological Transformation" |
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2014 |
Dr. Haleh Esfandiari |
"The Women's Movement in Iran and the Middle East" |
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2013 |
Dr. Sara Paretsky |
"Women, Speech, and Silence" |
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2012 |
Sheryl WuDunn |
“Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide” |
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2011 |
Gail Collins |
“America’s Women” |
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2010 |
Mary Robinson |
“The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Women and Children” |
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2009 |
Susan Faludi |
"Does Feminism Still Matter?" |
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2008 |
Minnijean Brown Trickey |
"Return to Little Rock" |
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2007 |
Dr. Stephanie Coontz |
"Courting Disaster? The Past and Future of Marriage" |
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2006 |
Dr. Bernice Sandler |
"Warming Up to The Chilly Climate" |
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2005 |
Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Ms. Deborah Perry Piscione |
“Unfinished Business:The 10 Most Important Issues Women Face Today” |
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2004 |
Mariah Burton Nelson |
"How Title IX and the Women's Sports Revolution are Transforming Women, Men and Society" |
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2003 |
Dr. Sylvia Earle |
“Experiencing the Deep Frontier” |
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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. |
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2001 |
Dr. Bonnie Dow |
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“Magical Teenagers, Skinny Lawyers, and Warrior Princesses: Can Prime-Time Feminism Survive the Millennium?” |
2000 |
Dr. Rebecca Blank |
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“Welfare Reform and Women's Well-Being: What Have We Learned About Effectively Fighting Poverty?” |
1999 |
Susan Chira |
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“A Mother’s Place: Choosing Work and Family Without Guilt or Blame" |
1998 |
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon |
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“The Sacred Repertoire of Sweet Honey in the Rock” |
1997 |
Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether |
“Femaleness and the Image of God: Questions for Theology and Ministry” |
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1996 |
Dr. Lydia Villa-Kamaroff |
“A Life in Science: When Turtles Want to Fly” | |
1995 | Dr. Mary Frances Berry |
“Long Memories: Gender, Race and Social Policy” | |
1994 |
Dr. Carolyn Heilbrun |
"Writing of Women's Lives: Adventures in Detective Novels & Biographies" |