March 2024: Women's History - Barbie

 

Women’s History Month is a celebration of American women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. It has been observed annually in the month of March in the United States since 1987.

Women’s History Month seeks to celebrate women’s achievements and promote women’s equality.  From Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth to Rosa Parks, the timeline of women’s history milestones stretches back to the founding of the United States.

BARBIE

Barbie may be a doll, but in 2023 she became much more. On the strength of Greta Gerwig’s Warner Bros. movie, Barbie expanded beyond a symbol of female empowerment to become an avatar for the necessity of fighting to recapture power that’s been taken away.

She’s inspired girls and their mothers for generations, but this was the year women needed her most. And she came through. Nearly 65 years into her “life,” the 11.5-inch Barbie stands at the height of her influence.

Special FREE BARBIE THEMED Events at American Corner Trieste

Mar. 7, 6 pm - Conference: The Barbie Effect. Speaker: Karoline Steckley

Mar. 15, 10 am & 6 pm - Film: BARBIE in English with English subtitles.  

WIN A SPECIAL BARBIE! (Astronaut Cristoferetti, Violinist, Pediatrician, Volleyball Player, Dream Big). Put your name in our Barbie Box.

VIEW THE BARBIE DISPLAY - New and Vintage Barbies and the You Can be Anything Wall.  

WIN A COLLECTOR BARBIE!  (Astronaut Cristoferetti, Pediatrician, Violinist, Volleyball Player, Dream Big Barbie).

View our BARBIE WALL - INSPIRING WOMEN.  You can be anything.

VIEW OUR BARBIE DISPLAY  of  NEW COLLECTOR BARBIES and VINTAGE BARBIES

LINKS:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cultural-history-barbie-180982115/

https://www.history.com/news/barbie-through-the-ages

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2023/12/05/why-barbie-made-forbes-2023-power-women-list/?sh=75d6d116724a

Bebe Vio Barbie - Dream Gap - https://www.donnamoderna.com/news/bebe-vio-diventa-una-barbie-per-colmare-il-dream-gap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie

https://corporate.mattel.com/history

SHEROS

Barbie Vlog - Barbie interviews Samantha Cristoferetti on the ESA.  

New Windows

 😀The Good News:  We will have new windows in our Classrooms and Program Room on the Via Dante side.  

🙁The Bad News:  We will have some dust and noise.  The Reading Room will be CLOSED until the work is finished.  Windows are stored in the room.

The Week Ahead: March 4-9, 2024

 

Monday, Digital Storytelling Workshop for University Students

Wednesday, Ukrainian Women United

Thursday, English Conversation Club

Thursday, Digital Storytelling Workshop for High School Students

Thursday, Conference: The Barbie Effect - with Karoline Steckley

Friday, Ukrainian Women United

Friday, NO TEEN MAKER SPACE THIS WEEK!

Saturday, Trieste Ukulele Club

Conference: The Barbie Effect - March 7, 2024

Conference:  The Barbie Effect 
Guest Speaker:  Karoline Steckley

Thursday, March 7, 2024, 6 pm

Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste

FREE ENTRANCE

Barbie is the first-ever fictional character to be selected as one of Forbes’ most powerful women in the world, a list that otherwise includes 99 hardworking, flesh-and-blood founders, leaders and innovators. 

Barbie may be a doll, but in 2023 she became much more. On the strength of Greta Gerwig’s Warner Bros. movie, Barbie expanded beyond a symbol of female empowerment to become an avatar for the necessity of fighting to recapture power that’s been taken away. She’s inspired girls and their mothers for generations, but this was the year women needed her most. And she came through. Nearly 65 years into her “life,” the 11.5-inch Barbie stands at the height of her influence.

Karoline Steckley is the President of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG. She holds a B.A. in French Language & Literature and an M.A. in Foreign Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Currently, she teaches English at CIOFS FP, the University of Trieste, and at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG.

Photos of the event

Here is the LINK to our THEMATIC EVENTS for March 2024 - Women's History Month.  Barbie: Inspiring Women

 

March 2024 NEWSLETTER  Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG NEWS March is Women's History Month.  Theme -  Barbie.  Inspiring Women.  We have a display, a Barbie Giveaway, a Conference: The Barbie Effect and projection of Barbie the Movie.  Join us for the Conference: US Jury Trials: Reality vs Fiction Register for SPRING Classes. WINTER Office Hours:   Mornings:  Monday to Saturday 9-13 and  Afternoons: Monday to Friday 17-19. WE WILL BE CLOSED for EASTER BREAK from March 28- April 3.  No activities or classes.   SPRING ENGLISH CLASSES BEGIN  the week of March 25th. March 1 - 14 - Confirmation of Current Participants. March 15 - Registration for New Participants QUESTIONS?  Call 040 630301 in the morning or  write to aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com INFO COURSES 2023/24 (Days, Times, Prices) SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY - Think Summer!  The schedule is ready!  Check out the dates. Weekly Themes coming soon. Registration opens on April 4th.   INFO SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 2024 (Dates, Themes, Prices) Go to the cinema! Attend the 14:00 show!   3 more great American Films in English in the series.   Shows at 10, 14:00, 16:30, 19:30. Follow the Academy Awards.  Many of this year's films are Nominees.   ATTENTION.  We always request English Language and English Subtitled versions, but some of our films are so recent that the distributors have only English Language versions with Italian Subtitles.  We apologize for the inconvenience,   March Films:    Ferrari - 21/03/2024 Final Films:    Past Lives - 18/04/2024    The Holdovers - 2/05/2024 You must be a Ridotto or Intero member to attend the films.  Sorry, no single tickets and no one under age 16 can attend the movies.  Members must be 16+.   Your Membership Card gives you FREE ENTRY and discounts at Cinema Nazionale. FILM PROGRAM and MEMBERSHIP INFO AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE Free Events are posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.   FREE opportunities are made possible thanks to volunteers and the support of the government of the United States of America and the U.S. Embassy to Italy. The American Corner Library is open!  Here is the American Corner Library Catalog.  Check out a book, magazine dvd.   Sorry, we no longer accept book or DVD donations. Here is a list of local  Bookcrossings  eLibraryUSA is changing.  More news in future newsletters. AMERICAN CORNER NEWS FREE ACTIVITIES in March:    Conference: US Jury Trials: Reality vs Fiction - March 14th 6 pm with Steve Oberman, Fulbright Scholar, Law Professor, Lawyer. Teen Maker Space, - Every Friday 16:30-18:30.  Open for Middle and High School Students with Adult Mentors.  Make, Create, Innovate. Registration Required. NO MEETING on March 8th  American English Conversation Club - March 7 & 14, 11:30.  One hour of English Conversation with our Conversation Leader.  Registration Required.  Trieste Ukulele Club - March 9 & 23, 10-12.  Celebrating our 2nd anniversary.  We just learned Blowing in the Wind.  Next: Flowers.  All Ages and All Levels Welcome.  Registration Required.      Women's Book Club - March 14, 18:00 - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath   Ukrainian Women United  - Wednesdays and Thursdays, hours vary. For Ukrainian women.  Led by a Cultural Mediator. New Ukrainian/Russian Library section.  Bake bread!   CALLING ALL CRAFTERS. Come in the morning and use our new CRICUT to design objects, labels, cell phone covers and CRICUT Press to make personalized T-Shirts, Bags etc.  I HAVE A DREAM WALL - Here is a selection of dreams.  Thanks for participating!   DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS for High School Students have begun!  Above is the photo of our fantastic High School Students and their Trainers.   Workshops for University Students begin on March 4th.   Project Objective: tell the stories of second generation Italians, immigrants and refugees in our area with Short Films. This initiative is made possible thanks to the U.S: Embassy to Italy.    March Theme: Women's History - Barbie: Inspiring Women Each February, the United States celebrates African- American History Month, also known as Black History Month. This annual observance recognizes the important achievements by African Americans in U.S. history.  The 2024 Theme is African Americans and the Arts. Special FREE BARBIE THEMED Events at American Corner Trieste Mar. 7, 6 pm - Conference: The Barbie Effect. Speaker: Karoline Steckley, President of AIAFVG Mar. 15, 10 am & 6 pm - Film: BARBIE in English with English subtitles.   WIN A SPECIAL BARBIE! (Astronaut Cristoferetti, Violinist, Pediatrician, Volleyball Player, Dream Big). Put your name in our Barbie Box. VIEW THE BARBIE DISPLAY - New and Vintage Barbies and the You Can be Anything Wall.   US CITIZENS Vote from Abroad. It's important! 2024 is a General Election Year and the Primaries have started. Send your FVCA form NOW to receive your Ballots in each election in 2024.  Go to www.fvap.gov  Vote and return your ballot as soon as you receive it. U.S. Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date. Credit Card payment now accepted!  Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service for U.S. citizens traveling to, or living in, abroad so that the Department of State can assist in an emergency and supply information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. MARCH STAFF PICKS   Accepting: The 100 Days of Uke Challenge  Following:  The Academy Awards Ceremony  Enjoying:  Vintage Easter Recipes from Gourmet Magazine TEACHING / LEARNING ENGLISH and STUDY in the US  English Teachers - Check out FREE  resources on American English at State for Educators and on Facebook – American English for Educators. Join TESOL and our Trieste Local Group  IMPROVE your American ENGLISH Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced for ENGLISH TEACHERS and ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS.. STUDY in the US Fulbright Italy has a new website. Apply for a world of opportunities.      EducationUSA website helps you plan your studies in the US.     Were you a Fulbrighter or a US Govt. Exchange Alumni?  We would LOVE to meet you to learn about your experience. The US Embassy to Italy offers Grant opportunities for Fulbrighters.  Contact us. WANT TO VOLUNTEER? We are a volunteer, non-profit association with openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, Cinema Check-In and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Fill in this FORM and we'll get back to you. THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!   US and INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL DAYS March  Women's History Month March 3:  World Wildlife Day March 8:  International Women's Day March 10:  International Day of Women Judges  March 14:  Pi Day March 20:  International Day of Happiness March 21:  World Down Syndrome Day March 22:  World Water Day March 23:  World Meteorological Day March 24: World Tuberculosis Day   March 25: International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery