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Newsletter of the MSU-Bozeman Women’s Center April/May 2004

SHANNON WEATHERLY LECTURE FEATURES LONG LOST FRIENDS, LINDA PEAVY AND URSULA SMITH

The Bozeman natives and long time friends of the Women’s Center will present the 18th annual Shannon Weatherly Lecture:

“There Once Was This Team of Indian Girls...”

Join us for the Shannon Weatherly Lecture on Wednesday, April 14th, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in SUB Ballroom A on the Montana State University Campus for what is sure to be a fascinating, educational and exciting event. This year’s program brings co-authors Linda Peavy and Ursula smith who will present “There Once Was This Team of Indian Girls…” This presentation explores the 1904 World Champion Fort Shaw Indian School girl’s basketball team and what they have to teach us about education, equality and sports a century later. In the early 1900s, the game of basketball, a favorite sport among Native Americans, was introduced across the nation; the players at the Fort Shaw school were exceptional and beat most of their rivals. The girls’ team gained international prominence in the early days of the sport and attended the St. Louis World’s Fair on 1904.

With the support of 2003 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith are currently completing a book exploring the experiences of these basketball champions from an off-reservation government boarding school in Montana. These young women played the fledging game of basketball so well they were invited to spend the summer of 1904 in St. Louis, where, as students at the Model Indian School they defeated all challengers to become champions of the St. Louis World’s Fair. Peavy and Smith’s award winning article “World Champions: The 1904 Girls’ Basketball Team From Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School,” appeared in Montana: The Magazine of Western History (winter 2001).

Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith are independent scholars whose collaborative ventures began in 1978 here in Bozeman. They have co-authored nine books including The Gold Rush Windows of Little Falls and Women Waiting in the Western Movement and three pictorial overviews of the lives of women and children in the American West. They have also published numerous journals and magazines articles, given hundreds of presentations and workshops on researching and writing, and have been involved in developing screenplays, dramatic scripts and musical theater productions, most notably Eric Funk’s opera, Pamelia. They serve as senior consultant for the PBS reality history mini-series Frontier House and joined producer Simon Shaw in writing the companion book for the series. Former co-editors of the Coalition for Western Women’s History Newsletter, Peavey and Smith have presented at various professional conferences such as Western History Association, Pacific Northwest Historians, Women’s West 2000 and Film and History Association.

Linda Peavy Holds a B.A. in English from Mississippi College, and M.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an M.F.A. in Fiction writing and playwriting from Washington University in St. Louis. Ursula smith received a B.A. in History and English from Lone Mountain College (the University of San Francisco), and pursued graduate work at San Francisco State University under a Ford Foundation Fellowship. These two esteemed and prolific scholars have now joined forces and operate as P.A., A Partnership.

Through the efforts of American Indians who served in the 2003 Montana Sate Legislature, 2004 has been proclaimed the year of the Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School’s 1904 World championship Team. It is this legacy and they pioneers of Indian basketball that Montana State University will memorialize at the annual Native American Awareness Week conference, “Shoot, Minnie, Shoot: the 1904 World Champion Fort Shaw Indian School Basketball Team and what they have to teach us about education, wuqlity and parts a centure later.”

The Shannon Weatherly Memorial Lecute Series honors the memory of Shannon Weatherly who was trigicaly killed by a hunter as she lay sleeping in her tendt in Gardiner, MT in 1982. Shannon’s friends and family funded and endowment with the purpose of bringing in feminist scholars or activists who, through their strong and purposeful lives, relect the life of Shannon Watherly. Shannon was on the Women’s Center’s foundering Board of Directors and was a person of campassion and varied intestes. She loved the simplicit of the outdoors as mcu has she loved the complexities of critical thought. She was an MSU alum and attended Iliff School of Theology at the Unveristy of Denver from 1979-1981. We are proud to have the opportunity to honors Shannon’s memory through this lecture series and are escited to fecure sprakers who are familiair with this special series and it’s significance.

A reception will follow the lecuter in SUB Ballroom B giving everyone a chance to visit with Linda and Ursula. This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please call the Women’s Center @ 994-3836. For more information on the “Shoot Minnie Shoot” conference and other events, check out the website @ btc.Montana.edu/sms/.

Local Women's Resources:

AIDS Network of Southern Montana, 582-1110

Battered Women's Network (24-hour Shelter & Crisis Line, 586-4111

Bridger Clinic, Inc. (Reproductive Health Care), 587-0681

Career Transitions, Inc. 388-6701,

Child Care Connections, 587-7786

HELP Center (24-Hour crisis line), 586-3333

Montana Hotline for Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (24-hour line), 1-800-655-7867

MSU Campus Security (24-hour emergency), 994-2121

MSU Counseling and Psychological Services, 994-4531

MSU Student Health Services, 994-2311

MSU VOICE Center (Victim Options In the Campus Environment), 994-7069 (24-hour line)

MSU Women's Center, 994-3836

Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG), 723-7251 (Butte), 252-5440 (Billings)

PRIDE, pride, 1-800-610-9322

Q-MSU: Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning, 994-4551

Women's Voices for the Earth, 406-543-3747 (Missoula)

MSU Women's Center

2004 Student of Achievement

Award Recipients

The women’s Center is proud to highlight these twelve women who have enriches our campus through their hard work, compassion and activism. We are honored to have and opportunity to recognize them. Thanks to each and every one of you and they best of luck after graduation!

Lisa Abeln will be graduating in May with a degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience with a Biomedical Science Option and University Honors. She will continue with her education this fall pursuing a degree in oral surgery at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Her contributions to the MSU community have included serving as the committee chair of the Day of Student recognition, as a student representative for the Student Health Advisory Board of which she is currently the President, Mortar Board and several honors societies. Her volunteer work around the world includes working at various hospitals, helping with reforestation projects (one in Queensland, Australia!) and organizing a Christmas tea for the Gallatin Valley Rest Home. As far as her future is concerned, Lisa states: “I strive to become a dentist and illustrate that I have the commitment, leadership, intelligence, and heart needed to make a valuable presence within the profession. I feel that MSU has helped prepare me to become a competent oral health care professional who will actively contribute to society.”

Katie Ann Barcus will graduate in May with a degree in Elementary Education. Katie believes in giving back to her people and currently volunteers as a motivational Speaker for Blackfeet Community College where she promotes higher education for traditional and non-traditional students. She has been a member of AISES, the American Indian Council, the Center of Bilingual and Multicultural Education, and created a college funding guide geared towards American Indian students interested in financing a college education. She volunteers as a parent reader for her daughter’s preschool class and helped coordinate the 3rd Annual Conference of American Indian Issues. Katie plans to head home to the reservation upon graduating, but her long-term academic goal is to pursue a graduate degree as a curator after which she hopes to “work with museums to create exhibits that promote the uniqueness of the American Indian while maintaining the integrity of the people.”

Rhiannon Braun will graduate in May with a degree in Psychology. She works as a volunteer at the MSU VOICE (Victim Options in the Campus Environment) Center, Big Brothers and Sisters and as a physical therapy aide. In the past, she has volunteered with Eagle Mount as a Recreational Therapist. Rhiannon regularly made the Dean’s list at MSU and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Upon graduation, she will attend Eastern Washington University to earn a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and hopes to continue her work as an advocate for victims of sexual and relationship violence. Rhiannon points out that: “I have met some extraordinary people at MSU, people whose constant involvement and caring have shown me how important it is to give back to the community in whatever way possible so that others may be in my position one day.”

Katie Connor will finish up her degree in May in English Literature with a minor in Women’s Studies. She currently serves as the Coordinator for Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) and as a VOICE Center advocate, as well as the English Club/ Sigma Tau Delta President and the Students for Choice/VOX President. Katie is a member of Mortar Board, Semptemviri and the College Democrats. The combination of Katie’s activism and academics have lead her to take on many leadership positions on campus. She intends to return to school for a graduate program that will “allow her to analyze the cultural structures which use gender roles to authorize patriarchal, normative violence and work to change these structures.”

Shayne Marie Dickenson will graduate in August after the summer session with a degree in Health and Human Development. While working on her Family Science program at MSU, Shayne also spent time volunteering with the Child Advancement Program, served as an EHHD Ambassador and was an active member of the Indian Club. Attending university and earning a college degree has always been a goal of Shayne’s, and she is very excited about succeeding. After she gives birth to her first child in April, she will move Billings and hopes to work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Her long-term goal, however, is to help other American Indians pursue their educations. She states that “eventually, I want to move back to the Blackfeet Reservation to encourage our young people to pursue higher education.”

Annie Glover will graduate in December with a degree in German Language and Literature and a minor in Political Science and Economics. Her extracurricular activities while at MSU have ranged from volunteering for the VOICE Center to serving on the MSU Bookstore Board of Directors. She has also served as a volunteer extensively in the community with various organizations including the Child Advancement Program, Meals on Wheels and the Gallatin County DUI Task Force. Annie notes that working at the VOICE Center was probably her most fulfilling experience at MSU and she will go on to attend graduate school and work in the non-profit sector for women’s advocacy. She says: “I will always strive to be politically active. Now that I have found my voice, I do not plan to shut up.”

Raina Gough will graduate in May with a degree in Chemistry. She has served as a Chemistry and Physics tutor and a teaching assistant in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Raina was a lab assistant for Anasphere, Inc. where she worked on the development of a CO 2 sensor for weather balloons. After graduation, Raina plans to enter the Chemistry graduate program at the University of Colorado-Boulder where she hopes to earn her Ph.D. in Atmospheric/Analytical Chemistry. She plans to be a professor of Chemistry at a research institution since she has found great joy in her tutoring and teaching assistant positions. She notes that: “When I am a professor, I am passionately determined to help students understand chemistry and prevent their hatred of the subject.” Raina also hopes to conduct research during her summers that will assist developing nations analyze sources and locations of industrial and/or agricultural contaminates.

Cheryl Hitzeroth will graduate in May with a degree in Statistics from the Math department, an Honors Degree and a minor in Business Administration. Cheryl has contributed to the MSU community through her involvement with Campus Crusade, Golden Key, and Alpha Lambda Delta. Though she has worked most semesters while in school, she has excelled in academics and was nominated for the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence this year. As a research project for an honors seminar this past semester, Cheryl examined the role that parents play in the development of eating disorders and found some fascinating results which she will present at an Honors Conference in Missoula. Cheryl plans to get married in July and hopes to have a large family and spend time at home with her children. She is grateful for her college career no matter where it leads her and states “I truly believe that MSU has helped me become a well-rounded person.”

Katie Leuthold will graduate in May with a degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience. Her expansive volunteer positions include work for the organ and tissue donations awareness program, the Bozeman Area Food Drive, the Special Olympics and Bozeman Hospice. She has been involved with the Honors Program, Alpha Episilon Delta, the Advocats, Phi Kappa Phi and serves as a youth volleyball coach. She will continue her education at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine in her pursuit of a medical degree, since becoming a physician has been her career goal for as long as she can remember. Katie notes: “I am eager to use my knowledge to maintain and improve the beauty and quality of life in the world around me... I am extremely motivated to ultimately do something with my life that will positively impact humanity.”

Onawa Linden will be graduating in May with a degree in Graphic Design. She was the founder and President of MSU’s Grafix club, currently serves as a manager and designer for Strand Union Graphics and is on the Rocky Mountain Church of Christ’s praise and worship team. Her gifts to the greater community have included volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, the Holter Museum of Art, and the Bozeman Help Center. She and her husband will be moving to Oklahoma City this summer where she hopes to find a successful job where “I can grow as a designer and a person. I strive to be a huge success in the field of graphic design and one day hope to be the Creative Director of a company, if not my own.”

Britney Moss will be graduating with a degree in Biochemistry and Honors this May. She clearly enjoys working with children as a mentor for gifted children, a presenter for Expanding Your Horizons and a co-director of Kids Night Out. As a member of Mortar Board, she served as the publications director and committee coordinator. Her outstanding academic success has been recognized with numerous scholarships and awards. Britney will pursue a Ph.D. in cancer biochemistry where she feels that she will be able to make significant contributions by setting up her own academic research laboratory to investigate new methods of cancer treatment. Ultimately, however, she wants to use the compilation of her knowledge and skills to conduct research as a NASA mission specialist astronaut. Britney states that she will “always be grateful to MSU for giving me the opportunity to realize my potential and for providing the professors, resources and friends to help me reach that potential.”

Stacey Sommerfield will be graduating with a degree in Psychology and Honors as well as a minor in Religious Studies. Stacey’s influence on the MSU campus has been extensive since she served as the Director of the Exit Gallery this past year. On campus, she volunteers at most ASMSU events and is currently a member of the psychology honors society Psi-Chi. Stacey also recognizes the importance of connecting with the community,. She volunteers with the Bozeman PEAKS program where she coordinates the After School Enrichment Program, and serves as a mentor at Longfellow Elementary school. Stacey is planning to take a “much needed” year off from academics and will apply to graduate school for Fall of 2005. She is considering pursuing a degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology. She will be opening her own handbag business this summer with two co-workers and is looking forward to the possibilities of that adventure. Stacey says that, “My flexibility to try new things, and challenge my belief system, are what will make me truly successful in life.”

The Women's Center is Open for You

The MSU Women’s Center is celebrating its 20th year as an office on campus. This is your Women's Center. We are here to serve all students, faculty, staff and community members. In the Women's Center you will find a welcoming space with room to study and explore. We house a special treasure: the Geraldine Fenn Memorial Library. This cozy little lending library houses over 1900 books primarily by or about women and a wall of fantastic newsletters and magazines. Anyone can check out books for free. Donations of books and magazine subscriptions appropriate to our library are always welcomed. Come and check it out.

When you find our office at 15 Hamilton Hall, our staff will greet you and gladly help you find answers to your questions, tell you about our programs and services, steer you to groups or other organizations that may be helpful, show you a big book full of scholarships for women, invite you to volunteer, or try to meet any other need you might present.

Enjoy your Women's Center, we are open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Q-MSU: What's Happening

Q-MSU is a campus based student organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students, staff and community members and allies in Bozeman. Weekly meetings are held throughout the academic year. These meetings are an opportunity to get to know one another, discuss current issues, offer support and plan events.

All LGBT students and community members are welcome at our Monday night meetings as well as parents, friends and allies. Meetings are confidential. To find out where meetings are or to get more information about Q-MSU, contact us at 994-4551, or e-mail us at q-msu@montana.edu, or visit our website at qmsu.montana.edu.

Join us for our Gay/Straight prom on Firday, April 23rd at 9:30 p.m. at the Baxter in downtown Bozeman. All ages admitted, but you need I.D. to purchase alcohol. Five bucks gets you in the door to listen to great tunes spun by our favorite music man, D.J. Nate.

Want to keep up to date on what’s happening at the Women’s Center? Bookmark this: montana.edu/~wwwwomen

Get Involved: Opportunites at the Women’s Center

The women’s Center is a great place to contribute your energy and learn valuable workplace skills. We offer exciting opportunities in program planning as well as training in general office duties—a great way to enhance you resume while working on issues that are important to you. If you are interested in volunteering or doing and internship at the Women’s Center, stop by or call us at 994-3836.

Take Back the Night

Take a stand against secual violence. March and Rally on Thursday, April 22 at 6:30 pm. Meet at the courthouse (311 West Main) All ARE WELCOME!

Single Parent Club

All single Moms and Dad are invited to join a fun and informative single parent club on the last Tueday of each month from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Free Childcare and dinner will be provided! Pleace all the parent place (400 E.Babcock) at 587-4734 to let us know you are coming.

The Women’s Center Staff:

Betsy Danforth, Director;

Nora Olsgaard and Josie Davis, Assistants

Nicole Osborne, Joy Fritschle Mason and Aimee Kissel, volunteers

Thanks to Christian Sarver for helping edit this edition of the Womanifesto

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