Women of Color Day 1998

Women of Color Day was celebrated at Marshall University on Monday, March 9, 1998, in the Memorial Student Center. There was a wide array of activities to choose from throughout the day-long events. Souvenir mugs were handed out to the first one hundred people who came to the presentations.

The morning started with two dynamic presentations. The first was by Ms. Brucella Jordan, curator of the African-American Heritage Family Tree Museum of Anstead, WV. Ms. Jordan presented a chatauqua presentation of Ida B. Wells, who was an early 20th Century African-American journalist and social and political activist.

The second presentation led by students Ms. Kia Pruitt and Mr. Derek Anderson was a discussion entitled "We had the Million Man and Million Woman March Now What?"

During the noon hours, the Women of Color Awards were presented to recipients. Dr. Lynda A. Ewen, professor of Sociology and Anthropology, conducted a presentation

entitled, "Who Are Women of Color, What Are Their Issues and What Do They Have in Common." Later in the afternoon "Relationships and how they affect women", was the topic of a presentation, in which participants had many varied ideas and solutions.

The highlight of the day was the Historical Fashion Show, which touted fashions from Nefertiti to the 1990's. Students had the best of both worlds and in one hour saw a fashion show including some of their fellow students and at the same time received a history lesson on important women in time.

Plans are currently in the works to make next year's Women of Color Day even more exciting than this years.

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