CALENDAR
THROUGH FEBRUARY 24
Girls on the Verge: Portraits of Adolescence,
Art Institute of Chicago.
Topics include:(1) Girls who mask identity in Arab states
(2)Materialism and body consciousness of today's U.S. 'girl culture'.
FEBRUARY 20-November 30
"Votes for Women". On exhibit at the Elizabeth A.Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, N.Y. Exhibition on Susan B. Anthony and eight other suffragists.
ON-GOING
WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT. National Women's History Project will honor groundbreaking women artists.Theme: "Women's Vision".
ON-GOING
"Iron Ladies of Liberia" PBS(Independent Lens)
Behind-the-Scenes documentary features Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, first woman elected to lead an African nation. Learn how you can order a DVD.
JUNE 19-22
"National Women's Music Festival" at Madison, Wisconsin. Featuring music, workshops, dance and theater.
JULY 20
Brick Lane, select U.S. theaters. A film adaptation of Monica Ali's bestselling 2003 novel, Brick Lane, about a Bangladeshi woman sent to London for an oppressive arranged marriage.
