Embark on virtual journeys to exhibits around the world every Tuesday at 3 PM via Microsoft Teams! March's destinations, all through the National Women's History Museum in Alexandria, VA, were specifically selected to correspond with Women's History Month:

• Tuesday, March 9: Timeline: The History of Nursing
• Tuesday, March 23: Breaking In - Women in STEM
• Tuesday, March 30: Getting With the Program - American Women and the Invention of Computer Programming

Held each year on March 8th, International Women's Day (IWD) honors the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the globe. IWD is traditionally a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments, raise awareness about women’s equality, lobby for gender parity, and raise money for female-focused charities.

Please join us in wearing white to symbolize women’s equality and to give thanks to the women of history on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Tuesday, March 9 | 6 PM to 8 PM

Synopsis: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg, she knows it could change the direction of her career and the way the courts view gender discrimination. This film is rated PG-13.

• Join the Movie Watch Party on MS Teams

Wednesday, March 24 | 11 AM to 12 PM

A panel of speakers will share their perspectives on this year's Women's History Month theme. Students who check in to WHM and attend the panel will receive a FREE $10 Amazon eGift Card. Panelists include:

• Alberta Wilson (Former NAACP President, National Congress of Black Women, League of Women Voters, Central Brevard NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient)
• Sarah Stoeckel (Titusville City Council, EFSC Student Advisor)
• Trizia G. Eavenson, Esquire (Attorney & Counselor at Law, Eavenson Law, LLC; EFSC Foundation Board of Directors)
• Kristine Zonka (Brevard County Commissioner, District 5)
• Dr. Katherine Cobb (President, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy)

• Join the WHM Panel Discussion on MS Teams

EFSC’S Women in Higher Education (WiHE) Committee and the Zonta Club of Melbourne have partnered to conduct a college-wide and county-wide supply drive to assist victims of domestic violence. Supplies will be distributed to the Melbourne and Titusville Women’s Centers, the Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center, and Serene Harbor.

Please donate toiletries, paper products, canned and dried goods, etc. at your respective campus drop-off sites:

• Cocoa Campus: SGA Office (Bldg. 11, Rm. 114) Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM
• Melbourne Campus: Library (Bldg. 2) Monday-Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM
• Palm Bay Campus: SGA Office (Bldg. 1, Rm. 138) Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 5 PM
• Titusville Campus: Library (Bldg. 5, Rm. 136) Monday-Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM

Drop-off sites will be closed during EFSC's Spring Break: Monday, March 15th to Sunday, March 21st. When dropping off donations, please be aware that EFSC's COVID-19 safety protocols are currently in effect for all individuals on campus. Please email Marina Baratian with any questions about the WHM Supply Drive.

Use EBSCO’s Literary Reference Center Plus database (log in using your Titan Single Sign-On credentials) to find answers to questions about women writers and poets, as well as their well-known works, which continue to shape the history of literature today.

Begins: Monday, March 1, 2021 at 12 AM
Ends: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM

How to Enter:

1. During the Contest Period, check in to Women's History Month,
2. Fill out the Women's History Month "Lives and Works of Influential Women Writers" Contest Form, and
3. Email it to LibraryB@easternflorida.edu using your Titan student email account.

Limit one (1) entry per person for the duration of the Contest Period. At the end of Women's History Month, five lucky students will win a $50 Walmart eGift Card prize!

For complete rules and eligibility info, visit the EFSC promotions page. Participants under the age of 18 must submit a signed parent/guardian consent and release form to be eligible to win.

Most of us are familiar with the contributions of Rosa Parks to the Civil Rights Movement, Marie Curie to chemistry and physics, and Amelia Earhart to redefining what women can achieve. Each week during the month of March, we will share with you two women who deserve to be known and celebrated for their accomplishments.

This feature is brought to you by Women in Higher Education (WiHE) Committee at EFSC.