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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |   Feb. 25, 2016

Chambersburg, Pa. �鶹��Ƶ — In recognition of Women �鶹��Ƶ ’s History Month in March, �鶹��Ƶ will host three lectures and open a new Women �鶹��Ƶ ’s History Exhibit at the Hankey Center. The exhibit, �鶹��Ƶ “Trailblazers and Innovators: Portraits of Educated Women, �鶹��Ƶ ” is free and open to the public.

The exhibit spotlights Wilson graduates from the years 1875-1975 who made notable contributions in their fields, including medicine, academia, science, law, business, the arts, the military, political activism, social work, libraries and education. It also includes a section on �鶹��Ƶ “advice �鶹��Ƶ ” for women choosing careers and how that advice changed over time, reflecting cultural changes regarding educated, working women.

�鶹��Ƶ “The purpose of the exhibit is to recognize the accomplishments of Wilson �鶹��Ƶ ’s alumnae in various fields of work, during a time when it took great fortitude to gain an education, as well as succeed in some fields which were dominated by men, �鶹��Ƶ ” said Amy Ensley, Hankey Center director. The exhibit will run through the year.

In addition, the college will sponsor the following Women �鶹��Ƶ ’s History Month lectures, which are also free and open to the public:

• Author Kim van Alkemade, Orphan #8, Monday, March 7, at 4 p.m.
  Van Alkemade is the bestselling author of Orphan #8. Inspired by true events, and incorporating years of archival research, the novel tell the story of a woman who must choose between revenge and mercy when she encounters the doctor who subjected her to dangerous medical experiments in a New York City Jewish orphanage. This talk is being held in conjunction with the Wilson Writers Series.
   

• Dianna Heim, �鶹��Ƶ “Claiming Ground: Challenges and Activism Among Pennsylvania �鶹��Ƶ ’s Women Farmers, �鶹��Ƶ ” Thursday, March 24, at noon.
  Heim �鶹��Ƶ ’s master �鶹��Ƶ ’s thesis at �鶹��Ƶ explores the challenges faced by women farmers from a feminist perspective. Through the use of oral history interviews, she examines the role of activist for those women working in Pennsylvania agriculture.
   

• Karlee Johnston, �鶹��Ƶ “Elizabeth McGeorge Sullivan �鶹��Ƶ ’38, �鶹��Ƶ ” Wednesday, March 30, at 4 p.m.
  Johnston recently interned at the Hankey Center and worked with the Elizabeth McGeorge Sullivan �鶹��Ƶ ’38 collection. She will discuss Sullivan �鶹��Ƶ ’s World War II service as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) pilot and how women �鶹��Ƶ ’s service was treated differently than men �鶹��Ƶ ’s. Items from the collection, including Sullivan �鶹��Ƶ ’s WASP uniform, will be displayed.

MEDIA CONTACT:       
Amy Ensley, Director of the Hankey Center
Phone: 717-264-4141, Ext. 3279
Email: amy.ensley@wilson.edu

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Founded in 1869, �鶹��Ƶ is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor �鶹��Ƶ ’s degrees in 29 majors and seven master �鶹��Ƶ ’s degrees. Wilson is committed to providing an affordable education that offers value to its students beyond graduation.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college had a fall 2015 enrollment of 923, which includes students from 22 states and 16 countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.