Women’s and Gender Studies Students: CU at the Movies!

Pamela Walker, Joint Chair in Women’s Studies, at Carleton University & University of Ottawa, recently invited all Women’s and Gender Studies students to a viewing of the film “A Girl Like Her.”

Beyond offering students the chance to watch a superb film that reveals the hidden history of over a million young women who became pregnant in the 1950s and 60s when “nice girls” didn’t get pregnant, the viewing also afforded new and returning Women’s and Gender Studies students an excellent opportunity to meet and socialize with their peers.

The screening was followed by an informal discussion, which was moderated by Professor Karen March, of Sociology.

We were grateful to welcome representatives from adoption agencies and some women who, themselves, had to surrender their baby for adoption.

It was an enlightening experience for all involved!

To learn more about the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies, please visit: http://www.carleton.ca/womensstudies/