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Women's History Month on KUMD

0000017a-5a01-dba2-ad7e-5b3141170000Women’s History Month began as “International Women's Day” in March of 1911. KUMD celebrates this history all month with a daily series honoring Minnesota women paving the way to equity. Listen each weekday morning in March at 7 and 11 as we profile inspiring women past and present for Women’s History Month.KUMD Women’s History Month - March 2017March 20-2420 Hannah Jensen Kempfer; 1 of the first women elected to MN Legislature21 Anne Bertram; Executive Director of Theatre Unbound: Minneapolis22 Nyango Melissa Nambangi; Minnesota African Women's Association23 Jean Regal; founder AHC: Duluth Women’s Mentoring Program at UMD24 Phillis Khan; longest running female legislator in Minnesota, retiredMarch 27-3127 Mabeth Hurd Paige; represented Minneapolis in the MN House 1923-4328 Ila Borders; first woman pitcher in Men’s Professional Baseball: Duluth Dukes29 Women’s March on Washington; Honoring women standing for all women30 Ethel Colmans; founder of Woodland Community Club & Duluth Women’s Club31 Erin Murphy; MN State Representative running for MN state governor

Grassroots Feminism

The North 103.3 | By Maija Jenson

Published March 2, 2017 at 3:12 PM CST

UMD Women Studies Professor Beth Bartlett sat down with former Women's Music Show host Sally Larson to talk about her book "Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior."

"The Women's Music Show: women's voices and women's song" is a long running community-hosted program on KUMD every Sunday 1-5pm.

A public reading and discussion of Bartlett's book Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior happens:

Thursday March 9 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Main Library Green Room at at the Duluth Public Library on Superior Street.

Library Event info

Making Waves