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    Date: 3/6/01
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"WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH" LECTURES CONTINUES WITH FORENSIC
ANTHROPOLOGY
     HAMMOND -- A talk by Louisiana State University forensic anthropologist Mary
Manhein and lectures by four Southeastern Louisiana University faculty members continue
Southeastern's celebration of March as Women's History Month.
     The celebration, the brainchild of students studying women's literature with English
professor Carole McAllister, opened during the first week of March with guest appearance by
1983 Southeastern graduate Robin Roberts of ESPN and ABC television, Rep. Diane Winston,
and Loyola University journalism professor Sherry Lee Alexander.
     Women's History Month's "Her-Story Lecture Series" includes day and evening lectures
by women from all walks of life and a special art exhibit. Evening lectures are scheduled for 7
p.m. each Tuesday in the Student Union Theatre, while presentations during the day are
scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday at Sims Memorial Library. All events are free and open to
campus and community.
     Manhein, director of the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement
Services (FACES) Laboratory, will speak on Tuesday, March 13. Manhein has worked in the
field of forensic anthropology for 15 years. She has a master's degree in anthropology and is a
fellow in the Physical Anthropology section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. She
is also a deputy coroner for East Baton Rouge Parish, and is an expert witness in forensic
anthropology. She has handled more than 400 forensic cases, including retrieval and
identification of victims of industrial explosions and fires.
     Other Women's History Month evening guest speakers include  New Orleans author Patty
Friedmann, March 20, and Pam Olano of the Neill Corporation, March 27. 
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     On the daytime lecture schedule are four Southeastern professors: Tom Flick, English,
"Rediscovering Beatrice of Bayou Tech," March 8; Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, foreign languages,
"Women in Developing Nations," March 15;  Judith  Fai-Podlipnik, history and political science,
"Women in the Holocaust," March 22; and Kathleen Guidroz, sociology and criminal justice,
"Lipstick and High Heels: How Women Have Been Influenced by the Sexual Revolution,"
March 29.
     There will also be an exhibit of Women's Art, "Women's Themes," featuring artists Kim
Finley-Stansbury, Susan Wingard and Janet Urrate at Sims Memorial Library March 13-27. 
     For additional information, contact Southeastern Public Information at 985-549-2341 or
Mary Pirosko at 985-542-8707 or mpirosko@i-55.com.
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