YSU Celebrates Women’s History Month 2024

The theme of Women’s History Month this year is Good Trouble. The late Representative John Lewis advocated for people to get in “good trouble.” He learned to get into “good trouble” from Rosa Parks. At the opening of an exhibit at the Library of Congress about Rosa Park’s life, he said:

Rosa Parks inspired us to get in trouble. And I’ve been getting in trouble ever since. She inspired us to find a way, to get in the way, to get in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. She kept on saying to each one of us, you too can do something. And for people if you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, do something. We cannot afford to be quiet.

There are so many things for us to be concerned about both on campus and off campus and in the world at large. This month, we aim to help folks learn how to get into good trouble and how good trouble can bring about change in the world. Details about the individual events can be found on the drop-down menu under “Events” as well as below:

• • Women’s Panel in The Hub
  • Building a Better Table at YSU
  • International Women’s Day Celebration
  • League of Women Voters Women’s Hall of Fame
  • Choosing to Rise: Ashley Bendiksen
  • Women’s LeadHERship Summit
  • Women’s Suffrage at the Youngstown Library
  • Plan C Screening
  • And the Oscar Goes To… Time Travel Through Women’s Advocacy at Boardman Library

   

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  A PDF Version of the Women’s History Month Calendar that is suitable for printing can be found here: YSU WHM Calendar PDF