MANSFIELD, PA— Mansfield University’s celebration of Women’s History Month continued on Wednesday, March 25 with “This Is What A Feminist Looks Like” Day as part of Project Equality.
The project, spearheaded by MU students Angel King, a Community Health Education major from Athens, PA, and Kate Gavin, a Human Resources Management major from Canisteo, NY, involved the distribution of t-shirts to more than 450 students, faculty and staff to be worn on Wednesday.
The t-shirt says, “Mansfield University, This Is What A Feminist Looks Like” on th
e front. The back reads, “Feminism: The Belief That Everyone Should Be Treated Equally.”
“Last August, Kate and I attended a women’s leadership conference,” King said. “The conference focused on feminism and we weren’t 100% sure where we stood with that, but we learned quickly that almost everyone, even though they may not say it, is a feminist. We learned that the negative connotation with that word needs to be erased and people need to understand what it really means.”
The pair returned to campus and gathered support for their project. The Student Government Association (SGA), Students Advocating for Everyone (SAFE), The President’s Commission on the Status of Women, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Women’s Consortium and the MU Human Resources Department all signed on as sponsors.
A Facebook page has been set up in support of the event at facebook.com/events/1424208407873900/