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Monroe County Community College Women's History Month series


Updated: 4:01 AM EST March 9, 2021
MONROE, Michigan In March, Monroe County Community College has nearly a dozen programs to celebrate and educate during Women s History Month 2021, and nearly all of them are virtual events.  
All programs will be via Zoom video conference unless otherwise noted, find the signup links at www.monroeccc.edu/events.
March 9: Women Who Rise: Our Lineage of Leadership with Robin West Smith, 11 a.m., will discuss stories of women throughout American history whose contributions to society in the 20th century paved the way for industrial, political and social foundation. 
March 11: Women s Health with Katie Valley, 9 a.m., focuses on body image and includes topics such as myths surrounding health and weight including and introduction of “Health at Every Size Concept”; understanding size diversity and the dangers of weight stigma or weight discrimination; the history of diet culture on racism and the oppression ....

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Book campaign on The Vanishing Half


Each spring going back to 2007, Monroe County residents have been invited to participate in a community-wide, month-long book club.
Originally launched as The Big Read through the National Endowment for the Arts, the project was reorganized and is now One Book, One Community of Monroe County supported by local sponsors. The campaign includes book discussions and related activities, many of them free, across the community.
This year s selection is “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett.
“The Vanishing Half” is a story about twin sisters who live in an all-black community in the south in the 1950s. After both girls run away from home, their lives take very different paths. Each sister chooses different relationships and jobs; one sister begins to pass for white and keeps her true identity secret. Decades later, there is a chance meeting between their daughters. ....

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