September 30-October 1, 1999
Women's Studies and the Study of Women: What Should We Know About Them and Their Influence?
Thursday, September 30
The Spencer Foundation Boardroom
4:00 p.m. Welcome: Mary Patterson McPherson
Chair, Board of Directors, The Spencer Foundation
4:10 p.m. Conference Overview and Introductions:
Catharine Stimpson, New York University
4:30 p.m. Opening Discussion: Origins and Evolution of Women's Studies
How did women's studies begin and how has it grown?
Moderator: Domna Stanton
Panelists: Bonnie Thornton Dill, Myra Dinnerstein, Linda Kerber
6:30 p.m.Reception and Dinner, The Signature Room at the 95th
Friday, October 1
The Spencer Foundation Boardroom
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m. Panel: Consequences for Academe in the Disciplines and Professions
What are the consequences of women's studies for the disciplines and the profession?
Moderator: Carolyn Allen
Panelists: Deborah Rhode, Barrie Thorne, Sylvia Yanagisako
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. Small Group Discussions
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Reconvene and Summarize
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Panel: Consequences for Academe: Pedagogy and Governance
What are the consequences of women's studies for pedagogy and governance?
Moderator: Jean O'Barr
Panelists: Carol Gilligan, Elizabeth Minnich, Linda Perkins
11:00 - 11:40 a.m. Small Group Discussions
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon Reconvene and Summarize
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Panel: Consequences for Women and Men in Higher Education
What are the consequences of women's studies for the people of academe?
Moderator: Margaret Wilkerson
Panelists: Helen Astin, Larry Gross, Mary Romero
1:30 - 2:10 p.m. Small Group Discussions
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Reconvene and Summarize
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Panel: Summary and Speculation for the Future
What else would we like to know about women's studies and the study of women?
Moderator: Catharine Stimpson
Panelists: Judith Allen, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Judith Resnik
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Large Group Discussion
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Adjourn