Max Dashu to present about forgotten history of women

In honor of women’s history month, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) club at Mt. Hood presents Max Dashu’s visual presentation on Women’s Power in Global Perspective.

The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. today in the Student Union.

The speaker, Max Dashu, founded the Suppressed Histories Archives in 1970 to research and document women’s history from an international perspective. She travels around the country to give presentations on important women from all over the world, forgotten throughout history. These women held power in a number of diverse spheres, including politics, technology, economics, medicine, and religion.

“We thought she would be a great resource because (her presentation) centers around women’s issues and women in leadership – we don’t have enough in America because there’s not equality there,” said Angie Arriaga, president of the MHCC AAUW club. “So this is to inspire and encourage women.”

The event is co-sponsored by American Association of Women in Community Colleges, the Diversity Resource Center (DRC) and the American Association of Women, all at MHCC.

“They were willing to help us do this event so that we would have something on campus for students to enjoy about women in power,” said Arriaga.

The AAUW club itself is comprised entirely of Mt. Hood students and will resume meeting on Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the DRC next term.