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Wellsprings of Wisdom Conference: Evening Entertainment
2005
Monday Evening:
Iron Jawed Angels
German filmmaker Katja von Garnier directs the HBO original movie Iron Jawed Angels, inspired by a pivotal chapter in American history. Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American feminist who risked her life to fight for women's citizenship and the right to vote. She founded the separatist National Woman's Party and wrote the first equal rights amendment to be presented before Congress. Together with social reformer Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), Paul struggled against conservative forces in order to pass the 19th amendment to the Constitution of the United States. One of their first actions was a parade on President Woodrow Wilson's (Bob Gunton) inauguration day. The suffragettes also encountered opposition from the old guard of the National American Women's Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Catt (Anjelica Huston). The activists get arrested and go on a well-publicized hunger strike, where their refusal to eat earns them the title of "the iron-jawed angels." Iron Jawed Angels was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 before its television premiere on HBO. Andrea LeVasseur
7:00 pm Moreau Little Theater
Tuesday Evening
Dalloways Coffee House
This event brings local woman together to share their talents through artistic expression.
If you would like to read poetry, sing, dance, etc. on this exciting evening, please contact Lety Verduzco at (574) 284-4061.
7:00 pm Dalloways Coffee House
Wednesday Evening
Keynote Speaker Francis Moore Lappe
7:00 pm Moreau Little Theater
Thursday Evening
Teatro Luna: Solo Latinas
Four lives, four women, four stories... Teatro Luna proudly presents the world premiere of SÓLO Latinas, a new show that offers four unique stories about cultural and national displacement. One woman reminisces about love, sex, and the Virgin Mary. Another receives a shocking revelation about her father's true racial identity. A third makes a frantic escape from a stifling marriage to an Americano, and finally, a Cuban woman living under the specter of Fidel Castro comes to terms with her mother, herself, and her grandmother's artificial nalgas. These carefully curated solo shows combine autobiography, oral histories, and the kind of fast-paced energetic irreverence Teatro Luna audiences have come to expect to offer a fresh perspective on Latina women and the contradictions that shape Latina lives. ¡No se lo pierda!
For more information about Teatro Luna 7:00 pm Moreau Little Theater |
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