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Emma Duffy | Friday, March 18, 2022
Women’s History Month is seeing some changes on the Notre Dame campus this year. A club on campus, Shades of Ebony, was founded in 2002 as an outlet for all women, especially women of color, to come together in a safe space. Each year, the club has put on a Women’s Week to commemorate powerful
Megan Valley | Thursday, March 17, 2016
Students and faculty gathered Wednesday night for the Celebration of Women Dinner, as part of Women’s Week, which is sponsored by Shades of Ebony and the Gender Relations Center (GRC). Rachel Wallace, president of Shades of Ebony, said in her welcoming remarks that she is proud of how much Women’s Week, now in its fourth
Megan Valley | Monday, March 23, 2015
This week, the Gender Relations Center (GRC) partnered with Shades of Ebony, a club that recognizes the University’s African-American women, to celebrate the third annual Women’s Week. The theme is “Weaving the Stories of Notre Dame’s History.” Junior Chizo Ekechukwu, vice president of Shades of Ebony, said the annual event started as a celebration of the 40th
Emily McConville | Thursday, March 27, 2014
Shades of Ebony held its second annual Celebration of Women Dinner, the culminating event of Women’s Week, on Thursday night in McKenna Hall. The event focused on the Women’s History Month theme “Character, Courage and Commitment” and featured three speakers and small-group discussions. The first speaker, freshman Grace Watkins, discussed her experience of sexual assault
Emma Borne | Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Shades of Ebony hosted the Sister Jean Roundtable on “Different Paths: The Intersection of Career and Family,” on Tuesday as part of Women’s Week. The group invited Iris Outlaw, Alyssia Coates and Christine Caron-Gebhardt to speak about their experiences balancing career and family life as females. Caron-Gebhardt, director of the Gender Relations Center, said there
Emily McConville | Sunday, March 23, 2014
This week, Shades of Ebony hosts its second annual Women’s Week, a series of presentations, discussions and other events designed to celebrate women at Notre Dame. Carina Reich, secretary of Shades of Ebony, said the intent of this year’s event is to continue a discussion about the role of women on campus, in the workforce