Many countries in the world celebrate March 8th as International Women's Day. In the US the day is not widely recognized by mainstream media, probably because of its Socialist origins with activists like Clara Zetkin.
UW Oshkosh Women's History Month activities can be found here. Of special note is the Wednesday, March 12th visit (6 p.m. Reeve Union 227) to campus by feminist author Ellen Bravo. Ellen teaches Women's Studies at UW Milwaukee and writes for HuffingtonPost.com. I like her explanation for why so many feminists support Obama:
So what's tipped so many feminists to Obama? For some, it was when the Clintons began treating him as women are treated -- patronizing him as merely a "good speaker," trivializing his accomplishments, minimizing the importance of his early judgment and risk-taking in opposing the war in Iraq, and using surrogates to demonize his morality.
At UW Oshkosh Ellen Bravo will be talking about her most recent book, Taking on the Big Boys: Or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business, and the Nation.
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