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Iconic feminist Gloria Steinem speaking at ECU today
By Josh Humphries
The Daily Reflector
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Gloria Steinem will join a list of historic female icons to visit East Carolina University when she arrives to give a lecture Friday.
Steinem will deliver “Reflections on Feminism” as the premiere lecture in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series at 7 p.m. at Wright Auditorium.
“ECU has, since its beginning, had a succession of highly distinguished and internationally known women come to campus to speak,” said John Tucker, history professor and director of the lecture series at ECU.
“This is an important historic moment in the intellectual development and the intellectual identity of our institution.”
Steinem, who is known primarily for her work on gender rights and human rights, joins a list of prominent women to visit ECU that includes Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Keller addressed East Carolina Teacher's Training School in 1916. Earhart visited in 1936 to deliver “Aviation Adventures” to an audience of more than 1,500 at East Carolina Teachers College, as ECU was known at the time.
Roosevelt visited ECTC in November 1941.
Tucker said Steinem is likely to discuss the history of female advancement in this country during a talk that may include mentions of Keller, Earhart and Roosevelt, each of whom pushed the view of a woman's place in American society.
“She will talk about where things stand with feminism and where the future and the past stand,” Tucker said.
Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in 1972 and was one of its editors for 15 years. She also helped found the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971.
“We are proud to welcome Gloria Steinem to East Carolina University to deliver the premier lecture in this year's Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series,” said Alan White, dean of the Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. “Steinem's work for gender equality has significantly shaped the world in which we live. Her passion for positive social change has also led her on a most meaningful personal voyage of discovery about which we are very excited to learn.”
Steinem's visit is made possible by contributions from the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center, the Student Activities Board, the ECU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the ECU Department of English and the ECU Women's Studies program.
“To have Gloria Steinem on campus affirms ECU's commitment to issues of equality and service,” said Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs, director of ECU's Women's Studies Program, who played a large part in getting Steinem to visit the campus.
Tucker is expecting more than 1,000 people to attend the lecture.
Tickets are still available at the ECU Central Ticket Office, 328-4788. Tickets are $10 for the public.
Each member of ECU's faculty and student body can get one free ticket.
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more liberal Blah! Blah!!
11/05/2009 04:45:44 PM
She should pay us to listen to her...blah! blah...
Suggest removalcj
11/05/2009 03:20:55 PM
rah, rah, rooby rooby doo!!
Suggest removalZoinks
11/05/2009 02:48:59 PM
OK, my post earlier was wrong. That said, everyone agrees that Daphne and Velma said "jinkies". Hey, CJ, would you go to the lecture for a Scooby Snack? I do applaud ECU for bringing in the big names, someone deserves a LOT of credit for getting the big draw speakers here!
Suggest removalMaryland Pirate
11/05/2009 02:45:55 PM
Great speaker, I have heard her before and planning on attending tomorrow. Open your mind and understand both sides of issues before making a judgment.
Suggest removalcj
11/05/2009 01:46:36 PM
JC: babies are not born thugs. if they are unwanted by their parents there are MANY couples who cannot have their own children who would gladly adopt them, raise them and love them.
Suggest removalyankee: i've tried that. it's like debating an infant or a brick wall. you get no where.
Scooby Protocol
11/05/2009 01:40:59 PM
I agree it is "zoinks". "like scoob". That said, I will be at Wright listening and learning. Well done, ECU Women's Studies Program...you have outdone yourselves. Great stuff!
Suggest removalyankee insomniac
11/05/2009 01:19:35 PM
Scholarship requires the ability to study those ideologies with which you disagree, in order to better understand the issues at hand - and to approach those people with the same respect you would your own faction. The partisan news media does not demonstrate this, and they enjoy when you bash one another - but I would encourage you to embrace debate with mutual respect and educated curiosity.
Suggest removalJC
11/05/2009 01:18:31 PM
Hey CJ - with your logic, wouldn't it better to eliminate these unwanted fetuses before they get a chance to grow up and rob or hurt people? If we can kill the thugs before they commit crimes, isn't that the better option? Cheaper, too. Educated liberals aren't the ones actually having the abortions, I'm guessing.
Suggest removalcj
11/05/2009 01:06:33 PM
LOL! actually i recently watched an episode with my kids where Velma solved the mystery because an imposter Fred 'didn't want to split up,' scoob and shaggy 'offered to be live bait,' and the imposter shaggy said 'zoiks' instead of 'zoinks!'
Suggest removalTo CJ
11/05/2009 01:02:21 PM
Did you just pull out an old dusty Scooby Doo VHS tape and play that thing in your vcr to recall what Scooby Doo actually says?? LOL or did you youtube it? You know I'm giving you a hard time.
Suggest removalcj
11/05/2009 12:56:16 PM
shaggy says 'zoinks' not 'zoiks'
Suggest removalcome on, get it right!!! LOL!
cj
11/05/2009 12:54:29 PM
typical liberal logic. pro (abortion) choice and anti-captial punishment.
Suggest removalkill your innocent children yet save the brutal murderous scum on deathrow?
the liberal thought process is DERANGED.
cj
11/05/2009 12:50:58 PM
i am not against abortions in certain circumstances. however, i feel there are enough options out there to prevent unwanted pregnancy responsibly -- PRIOR to being in that situation. if 50% end in miscarriage anyway, then you've got a 50/50 shot at not having the child anyway. why **** it out with a shopvac and dispose of it in a trash can? disgusting.
Suggest removalZoiks
11/05/2009 12:45:46 PM
Zoiks (as Shaggy from Scooby Doo would say). When did this become the "abortion" forum. Come on, good score ECU, big name speaker. Come on forum friends, go and listen to the message she brings before shooting the messenger. I may not agree with all she has said but I am going to listen and be part of this! Well done ECU!
Suggest removalTo Andy Foote
11/05/2009 12:42:50 PM
have fun with your spike. Many others will be in attendance, listening and celebrating that big names are coming to G-Vegas. Let's hear a big hand for the people at ECU who scored this (and other) speakers. I predict a sell out crowd!
Suggest removalBut...
11/05/2009 12:37:22 PM
the major question is when a "life" begins. Did you know 50% of pregnancies end in miscarriage? It's just a clump of goo at first...once it's all formed, then yeah, I'm not for abortion. People on the left are not pro-abortion, they are pro-mind-your-own-business and let women and their doctors figure out what's what.
Suggest removalWow
11/05/2009 12:16:01 PM
correction to comment below, "his body HIS CHOICE"
Suggest removalWow
11/05/2009 12:14:48 PM
Why is it women/couples choose to circumcise their sons for "cosmetic" reasons and it's okay in this twisted US society? Thank god the rates are declining...whatever happened to "His Boy HIS CHOICE" when it comes to hackin off the most pleasure piece of your sons woohoo?
Suggest removalmy body...my choice.
11/05/2009 11:09:33 AM
I've been amused to see so many on the pro-abortion/democratic/left side also advocating mandatory flu shots for health care workers.
Suggest removalI saw a nurse in NY with a My Body My Choice button. Sort of brings a fine point to the hypocrisy.
cj
11/05/2009 11:06:11 AM
howard: it has nothing to do with telling someone what they can do with their own bodies. it has to do with protecting a life that didn't ask to be here in the first place. if you do not want a child, take precautions BEFORE you find yourself in a situation where you have to choose to exterminate your own flesh and blood.
Suggest removalhoward
11/05/2009 10:54:49 AM
well it's nice that you as a man decide what's right for women that happen to not be you can do with their bodies. thank you for doing that. what are they doing out of the kitchen anyway?
Suggest removalFeminist
11/05/2009 10:54:48 AM
You know, she's a feminist. That's a broad brushstroke - it's about equality not just reproductive rights. There's a much bigger picture ... like equal pay for the same job. Health care. Education.
Suggest removalcj
11/05/2009 10:48:04 AM
howard: a fetus is not considered a human because liberal vermin saw to that. let me ask you then, smart guy, if a fetus is not a 'human' then why is there a separate charge when some douchebag causes harm to an unborn child-- or a fetus? thanks for playing...
Suggest removal3 reasons for abortion:1) incest, 2)rape, 3) mother's health. NOT 4 BIRTH CONTROL!!! they make rubbers for that.
ECU Jersey Girl
11/05/2009 10:31:53 AM
Should be an interesting event, I am looking forward to it.
Suggest removalhoward
11/05/2009 10:26:46 AM
@really
Suggest removalummm...because a fetus is not a human maybe? thanks for playing tho.
really..
11/05/2009 10:24:10 AM
How can she be applauded for her work on human rights when she advocates abortion?
Suggest removalYankee Snob
11/05/2009 10:10:53 AM
Heaven Forbid!!! We should protest this event with all the ignorant, small mindedness and hate that we can muster...
Suggest removalWake up Green-vile...there's some open minds out there and they are coming!!! They must be closed!!! Did somebody say Bunny costume?
Andy Foote
11/05/2009 09:53:33 AM
I'd rather gouge my eyeballs out with a spike than pay money to hear this relic from the 1960s talk about anything.
Suggest removalto Good News
11/05/2009 09:45:13 AM
I agree. I have heard she is a great speaker. I have not been to this lecture series before but I am going to this one to "boraden" my mind (no offense, I type fast and miss too)
Suggest removalGood News
11/05/2009 09:41:51 AM
It is always great when ECU secures big name speakers. And this is a big name speakers. The people who care are those who want to boraden their minds. Not everyone may agree with all or even some of what speakers say, but, when they are knowledgable and eloquent (and she is) they gain from hearing a perspective. That's education! Kudos ECU!
Suggest removalB
11/05/2009 09:39:05 AM
I'll go see her if she wears her Bunny costume!
Suggest removalI care, that's who!
11/05/2009 09:25:38 AM
Kannonballz sounds like an insecure male that drives a big pick-up truck to make up for his obvious inadequacies. Poor little misguided boy. See ya tomorrow night Gloria!!
Suggest removalT
11/05/2009 09:21:42 AM
LOL Pay to see this nut? yeah right!
Suggest removalKannonballz
11/05/2009 07:43:19 AM
WHO CARES!!!!!!
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