This document consists of an outline for the talk Mary Frances Watson, Dean of Women, planned to give to female, first-year students and their parents during the 1969 orientation program.  Her planned comments include:

During a talk in chapel, college chaplain Joseph Washington, Jr.

On April 28, 1964, Gladys Avery Tillett, the U.S.

The news correspondent for the women's residence Lloyd Hall comments on women's suffrage.

John Hilton, in his article in the April 20, 2007 Carlisle Sentinel,
reports on a forum led by Senator Patricia Vance at Dickinson.  The
forum was hosted by the Zatae Longsdorff Center for Women and looked at
the issues facing women who run for political offices today.

In his April 26, 2007 column in The Dickinsonian, James Liska '09 talks about his experience of feminists' and women's rights activists attitudes towards men and advocates a shift from blaming to harnessing men's help.

As the March 8, 2007 Dickinsonian reports, The Zatae Longsdorff
Center for Women decided to donate its many years of records and papers
to the college Archives in honor of Women's History Month, 2007.

Students staff the Zatae Longsdorff Center for Women table at an event in the Social Hall during the Spring semester of 2008.

Shannon Sullivan '09, in her column entitled 'Sass' in The Dickinsonian, relates how her attitude toward shaving and hygiene has changed since she started college and compares her habits to the habits of others on campus.

On January 30, 2008, the Executive Board of the Women's Center published an open letter to the Dickinson community in The Dickinsonian on its pro-choice stance and it's Roe v. Wade awareness campaign.

In this article in the April 15, 2005 edition of The Dickinsonian, Rachel Hurnyak comments on the crowd at the Take Back the Night rally and the speech given by Associate Provost Joyce Bylander.

In this Senate Update, published in the February 18, 2005 Dickinsonian, diversity on campus, especially in student organizations, and funding for speakers for the Women's Center are discussed.

The May 6, 2005 Dickinsonian features a article on the newly renamed 'Spectrum' LGBT club at Dickinson and its activities and involvement on campus.

Ellen Ramsden interviews Susan Lindner '92 for the April 1, 2006 edition of The Dickinsonian on Lotus Public Reations, the public relations firm Lindner founded, and her life since graduation.

Shannon Sullivan, in the February 23, 2006 Dickinsonian, comments on The Vagina Monologues and female and male sexuality.  The Vagina Monologues were performed at Dickinson on February 18, 2006.

Shannon Sullivan considers both sides of the pornography debate in her column in the November 2, 2006 Dickinsonian, in response to a discussion on the topic held by the Zatae Longsdorff Center For Women on October 25th.

In this article from the November 2, 2006 Dickinsonian, copy editor Kelly Clark '09 talks about the amount of work involved in keeping The Dickinsonian going and asks for the help of the wider Dickinson community.

This May 2005 Women's Studies Department newsletter includes news of Dickinson events, students, professors, and alumni.

In this article in the May 4, 2006 edition of The Dickinsonian,
Soren Capawanna reports on the results of a study on the gender climate
at Dickinson, conducted by the President's Commission for Women.

In the February 23, 2006 Dickinsonian, Lizzy Price opines that gender does not belong at all in the admissions selection process.