Category Archives: Courtney Neaveill

Women Around the World

Posted on April 30, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill [Photo credit: Seamus Murphy/VII for The New York Times] In case you missed it, here are a few news articles from around the world that recently hit the press! SAUDI ARABIA: A Ministerial Committee Considers Allowing Women Sport … Continue reading →

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Tickets! Get Your UMKC Women’s Center 40th Anniversary Gala Tickets Now!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill A buzz is in the air as the UMKC Women’s Center is preparing for its biggest event yet! TOMORROW at 7PM we will kick off our 40th Anniversary Gala Event! After days, weeks, months, and dare I … Continue reading →

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ATTENTION UMKC STUDENTS!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill If you haven’t already heard, on Friday, April 20th – we at the UMKC Women’s Center are celebrating our 40th Anniversary! Starting at 7pm at the River Market Event space we will begin the anniversary festivities. Savor … Continue reading →

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Celebrating A Legacy of Community Collaboration!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill   As our 40th Anniversay event approaches we reflect on the history of the UMKC Women’s Center. Did you know that the Women’s Center has a history of working with the Women’s Bureau, Department of Labor? ”Through this … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Vagina Monologues

Posted on March 5, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill On Thursday, February 16th – the UMKC Women’s Center produced a performance of the Vagina Monologues. Around 300 people packed the UMKC Student Union Theatre and intently watched and listened as twenty-one women performed nineteen different skits. … Continue reading →

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Leave Your Lipstick At Home

Posted on February 15, 2012 by courtney

By Courtney Neaveill “Gwyneth Paltrow lipstick lesbian”: Google that and you will get over two pages of results – all of which reference a recent interview that Ms. Paltrow gave with Harpaar’s Bizarre. The 39 year old film star mentioned … Continue reading →

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New Blog Editor at the Women’s Center

Posted on January 21, 2012 by arzie

By  Courtney Neaveill Greetings everyone! My name is Courtney Neaveill and I am the new Blog Editor at the UMKC Women’s Center. In the fifth grade I had a regular habit of telling people that I was going to be … Continue reading →

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