  {"id":107262,"date":"2026-03-04T15:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=107262"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:42:02","slug":"march-events-celebrate-womens-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/march-events-celebrate-womens-history\/","title":{"rendered":"March events celebrate women\u2019s history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 4, 2026 \u2013 Numerous 溏心vlog免费B站 academic departments, student organizations, and offices will host a wide range of programs throughout March recognizing and exploring the contributions, experiences and leadership of women. The programming includes lectures, performances, panel discussions and community gatherings designed to engage students, faculty and staff in conversations spanning history, culture, scholarship and the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events during Women\u2019s History Month also feature international-themed events, talks by visiting and campus scholars, alumni panels, creative scholarship presentations, and student-centered celebrations and discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/\">University Events Calendar<\/a> for new events and speakers. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3-4:30 p.m. \u2013 Spill the Tea: International edition.<\/strong> Sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of International Students and Scholars and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Center, samples of tea traditions and food from around the world will be offered to the campus community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Student Center<br>37 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 -5:15 p.m. \u2013 Carceral Intimacies: Love, Marriage, Reproductive Resistance, and the Architecture of Control in Palestine.<\/strong> Dalal Bajes Salem, a visiting scholar at the University of California Berkeley Center for Middle Eastern Studies and postdoctoral fellow from Ibn Haldun University, will deliver an academic lecture and discussion highlighting Palestinian women\u2019s experiences, leadership and global perspectives. The lecture is presented by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Muslim Student Association, the Department of Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, the Carlson Lecture Series, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Multicultural Student Services Center, and the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multicultural Student Services Center, Hardge Forum<br>74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6-8:30 p.m. HERstory: Open Mic Night.<\/strong> 溏心vlog免费B站 alum and award-winning poet Sara Monteiro \u201908, also known as Simply Sara and founder of Outspoken PVD, will co-present the fourth annual HERstory Open Mic Night in collaboration with PINK Women and the 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Center. The event centers around honoring, celebrating and empowering women within the community. Simply Sara will guide the event, which will also feature a special guest poet and interactive community-building activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multicultural Student Services Center<br>74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5-7 p.m. &#8211; \u201cVagina Monologues.\u201d<\/strong> 溏心vlog免费B站 community members will perform a production of the groundbreaking play based on interviews with women from around the world. First written three decades ago by V\u2014formerly Eve Ensler\u2014the work draws from conversations with 200 women and presents a series of candid, and at times provocative, monologues addressing violence against women. Sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Center and the Gender and Sexuality Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edwards Hall<br>64 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus<br>Doors open at 4:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12-2 p.m. \u2013 Unchained Voices: A Women\u2019s Empowerment Panel. <\/strong>Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Services Center, \u201cUnchained Voices\u201d is a panel discussion featuring a conversation with 溏心vlog免费B站 alumni about their collective experiences as women in leadership positions, touching on issues that are relevant to women in today\u2019s society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multicultural Student Services Center<br>74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4:30 p.m. \u2013 Creativity as Research: The woman from Anomabo.<\/strong> Rachel (Afua) Ansong, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of Africana studies, will hold a lecture that invites scholars to consider how imaginative and narrative approaches can enrich their own work. Ansong will share the story of her search for a woman who was transported on the ship <em>Polly<\/em> in 1971 from the coast of Anomabo, Ghana, to Bristol, Rhode Island. Ansong has authored three chapbooks and her writings have appeared in multiple publications. She is also the founder of The Adinkra Projects, which provides poetry workshops and supports emerging Ghanaian writers. The event is sponsored by the departments of Africana Studies, English, and Gender and Women\u2019s Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons, Galanti Lounge<br>15 Lippitt Road, Kingston Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11 a.m.-1 p.m. \u2013 Beats &amp; Eats.<\/strong> The Office of Student Involvement and Rhody Connect will hold a Women\u2019s History Month edition of Beats &amp; Eats, a special food offering for students. 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