Women's History Month

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San Antonio College will celebrate Women’s History Month with the theme “Bigger Than Roe: Bodily Autonomy & Reproductive Rights.” The Women’s History Month Committee will host all events in person.

 

Creative Art Contest (all month)

Do you like to make art? Do you engage in the world with a creative spirit? If so, submit an original work in any creative genre responding to the 2023 Women’s History Month Theme!

  • Up to $1,500 in scholarship awards.
  • All creative genres and mediums accepted.
  • Open to all currently enrolled San Antonio College students.
  • Last day to submit work is Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Click the Prompt & Details button for contest entry and submission details.

Prompt & Details

For more information, email ybell@alamo.edu or call (210) 486-1616.

 

Legislative Write-In

This year, the Women’s History Month Committee will highlight the importance of advocacy with a month-long legislative write-in. At each Women’s History month event, we will provide postcards and writing materials for audience members to send to their local, state, and national representatives. Completed postcards can dropped off for mailing at the end of each event.

 

A Latina Herstory of Regulating Women’s Bodies

Professors Laura Oviedo and Jennifer Cain will present a brief history of the regulation of women’s bodies followed by the screening of award-winning PBS documentary “No Más Bebes.” The film shares the story of Mexican immigrant mothers in the 1960s-70s who were coerced into sterilization in the Los Angeles County – USC Medical Center. With a legal team led by a Chicana lawyer, Antonia Hernandez, the mothers sued medical and government institutions and their fight for reproductive justice made history in the 1975 civil rights lawsuit, Madrigal v. Quilligan.

Date: Wednesday, March 1

Time: 12 to 1:45 p.m.

Location: VAC 120

 

33rd Annual International Women’s Day March & Rally

Date: Sunday, March 5

Time: 2 p.m.

Location: Milam Park, 501 W. Commerce St.

 

From the Boardrooms to the Classrooms: How the Dobbs Decision and State Laws are Impacting Women’s Healthcare

Join us as we listen to a panel of health professionals discuss how the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the implementation of Texas laws are impacting the delivery of healthcare to women and families across our state. A question-and-answer session will follow. Lunch served while it lasts.

Date: Tuesday, March 7

Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Loftin Student Center, The Round

 

Moon Cycle Healing & Alignment

Join us in our workshop explaining how our energetic cycle aligns with our moon cycle. We will also discuss the importance of healing and taking care of ourselves through each phase through herbs, exercises, and foods to nourish ourselves.

Date: Wednesday, March 22

Time: 12:05 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Visual Arts Center, Room 120

 

The Dobbs Ruling, Bodily Autonomy, and Reproductive Rights: A Younger Generation's Perspective

Join us for a roundtable featuring SAC students who will offer a younger generation’s perspective on what the Dobbs ruling, bodily autonomy, and reproductive rights means for them.

Date: Monday, March 27

Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Moody Learning Center 4th floor Performance Area

 

Feminist Finale

Join us to celebrate the winners of the WHM's creative art contest and shop from women-owned local businesses.

Date: Wednesday, March 29

Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: SAC Mall

 

Dissident Bodies: Autonomy, Care, and Healing in Immigrant Communities

Join us for a conversation with Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas about their work increasing the health and healing of immigrant women and families through direct support, resources, and advocacy. Please bring diapers and/or baby wipes to assist in their work with immigrant women and families. Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas is a San Antonio-based, women of color-led organization promotes reproductive autonomy and empowerment for all immigrant and refugee women through the implementation of solidarity-rooted programming.

Date: Thursday, March 30

Time: 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.

Location: Moody Learning Center 4th floor Performance Area