Baldwin Community Day 2020
Celebrating The Year of the Woman and 100 Years of Women Winning the Right to Vote
11:00 a.m.
Opening Presentation with Dr. Kimberly S. Adams
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Session 1:
Political Activism in the 1960’s: Two NDMU Women Coming of Age
Joanne M. Cafiero & S. Therese Marie Dougherty
This presentation details the journey of two NDMU freshmen in 1963, one black, the other white, and their friendship and experiences as early civil rights activists in Baltimore. The presenter describes the contexts from which both women came and the emerging political and social forces that punctured their innocence. Joanne Cafiero and Sue Ford Patrick witnessed the emerging intersectionality of women’s rights, minority rights and disability rights in the tumultuous decade of the 60s. The lifelong friendship between these two women and their respective careers choices in the areas of social justice and human rights were clearly spawned in the freshman halls of Notre Dame.
Session 2:
Exploring Voting Behavior in Young Adults
Sean Coyne, Ph.D. Co-Presenters: Hannah Amodia; Justise Heflin (Senior Psychology majors), Molly Dunn
In this workshop, we will explore the cognitive and behavioral explanations for why voter turnout in young adults (18-24 year olds) is consistently, significantly lower than all other age demographics. We will give a brief overview of the theoretical explanations proposed in the field so far. We will then present research from our lab that has investigated how the Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) Model can be used to help increase voting behavior in young adults.
Session 3:
A Purse of her own: Susan B Anthony’s Fight for the Economic Independence of Women
Erin Gouldin , Evelyn Spratt
Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer of first wave feminism and is widely recognized as a symbol of the Woman Suffrage Movement. Her vision of gender equality was influenced by her liberal upbringing, her Quaker education, and the changing social and economic landscape of the Northeastern United States during the nineteenth century. This presentation will examine Anthony’s activism, and her image of women’s equality that originated during her teaching career. Her desire for pecuniary independence and gender equality led her to challenge traditional patterns of androcentric power structures, which have historically situated women into the role of maintaining traditional family values.
Session 4:
Making NDMU Anti-Racist
Rachel Burk, Ken Sossa, Stacey Williams, Nancy Tarr Hart
Co-Chairs of the Faculty Anti-Racism Take Force will present our commitment to and plans for making anti-racism a fundamental part of the life and culture of NDMU focusing on our public statement.
Session 5:
Blessed Theresa and Mother Caroline: Responsible Citizenship and Equity for Immigrants and Persons of Color
S. Mary Fitzgerald , Andy Moore
We will look briefly at some events in the lives of Theresa and Caroline, which reflect their approach to these questions. We will then look at where we are now and discuss possibilities for a clearer role in the future.
Session 6:
Vitoria, Geraldine, and Kamala: Women as National Candidates
Jennifer Erdman
In the 2020 election, a woman is running for Vice President on a major party ticket only for the second time in American history. Kamala Harris joins the ranks of Geraldine Ferraro as Vice Presidential candidates, but they are not the only women who have run for national office. This workshop will explore the women who have run for national office throughout American history, both before and after the ratification of the 19thAmendment. These women forged the path for those who came after, dreaming of being elected to high national office.
Session 7:
Immigrants of Maryland: Why they come, their Experiences and Dreams
Patty Silver, Ademar Bechtold
Hear the stories of individual immigrants to Maryland as they share their reasons for coming, their adjustments, and their dreams for the future. We will be viewing a documentary created by Patty Silver and James Egan broken up with short discussion breakouts.
Session 8:
Whose Art? Whose Spaces? Race and the Museum
Jennifer Wester, Kate Bossert
This workshop takes a critical look at the stories museums tell and the audiences they cultivate. We will examine the colonist legacy of the art museum through contemporary artworks that challenge the narratives they present and history and culture.
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Session 1:
Political Activism in the 1960’s: Two NDMU Women Coming of Age
Joanne M. Cafiero & S. Therese Marie Dougherty
This presentation details the journey of two NDMU freshmen in 1963, one black, the other white, and their friendship and experiences as early civil rights activists in Baltimore. The presenter describes the contexts from which both women came and the emerging political and social forces that punctured their innocence. Joanne Cafiero and Sue Ford Patrick witnessed the emerging intersectionality of women’s rights, minority rights and disability rights in the tumultuous decade of the 60s. The lifelong friendship between these two women and their respective careers choices in the areas of social justice and human rights were clearly spawned in the freshman halls of Notre Dame.
Session 2:
Exploring Voting Behavior in Young Adults
Sean Coyne, Ph.D. Co-Presenters: Hannah Amodia; Justise Heflin (Senior Psychology majors), Molly Dunn
In this workshop, we will explore the cognitive and behavioral explanations for why voter turnout in young adults (18-24 year olds) is consistently, significantly lower than all other age demographics. We will give a brief overview of the theoretical explanations proposed in the field so far. We will then present research from our lab that has investigated how the Information-Motivation-Behavior (IMB) Model can be used to help increase voting behavior in young adults.
Session 3:
A Purse of her own: Susan B Anthony’s Fight for the Economic Independence of Women
Erin Gouldin , Evelyn Spratt
Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer of first wave feminism and is widely recognized as a symbol of the Woman Suffrage Movement. Her vision of gender equality was influenced by her liberal upbringing, her Quaker education, and the changing social and economic landscape of the Northeastern United States during the nineteenth century. This presentation will examine Anthony’s activism, and her image of women’s equality that originated during her teaching career. Her desire for pecuniary independence and gender equality led her to challenge traditional patterns of androcentric power structures, which have historically situated women into the role of maintaining traditional family values.
Session 4:
Making NDMU Anti-Racist
Rachel Burk, Ken Sossa, Stacey Williams, Nancy Tarr Hart
Co-Chairs of the Faculty Anti-Racism Take Force will present our commitment to and plans for making anti-racism a fundamental part of the life and culture of NDMU focusing on our public statement.
Session 5:
Blessed Theresa and Mother Caroline: Responsible Citizenship and Equity for Immigrants and Persons of Color
S. Mary Fitzgerald , Andy Moore
We will look briefly at some events in the lives of Theresa and Caroline, which reflect their approach to these questions. We will then look at where we are now and discuss possibilities for a clearer role in the future.
Session 6:
Vitoria, Geraldine, and Kamala: Women as National Candidates
Jennifer Erdman
In the 2020 election, a woman is running for Vice President on a major party ticket only for the second time in American history. Kamala Harris joins the ranks of Geraldine Ferraro as Vice Presidential candidates, but they are not the only women who have run for national office. This workshop will explore the women who have run for national office throughout American history, both before and after the ratification of the 19thAmendment. These women forged the path for those who came after, dreaming of being elected to high national office.
Session 7:
Immigrants of Maryland: Why they come, their Experiences and Dreams
Patty Silver, Ademar Bechtold
Hear the stories of individual immigrants to Maryland as they share their reasons for coming, their adjustments, and their dreams for the future. We will be viewing a documentary created by Patty Silver and James Egan broken up with short discussion breakouts.
Session 8:
Whose Art? Whose Spaces? Race and the Museum
Jennifer Wester, Kate Bossert
This workshop takes a critical look at the stories museums tell and the audiences they cultivate. We will examine the colonist legacy of the art museum through contemporary artworks that challenge the narratives they present and history and culture.
3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Honors Convocation
Kimberly S. Adams, Ph.D. Opening Speaker at Community Day 2020