Frostburg State University’s Women Studies Program presents “’The Invisible War’: A Film Screening and Discussion” on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lane University Center Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

Filmmaker Kirby Dick created “The Invisible War,” a groundbreaking investigation about one of America’s most shameful secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem today; a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,300 service members sexually assaulted in 2010 alone.

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Women leaders from Western Maryland were celebrated in a recent women’s history month observance, “Women Leaders: Past and Present,” that featured five female elected officials who shared their public service experiences and a professional actress who portrayed two female historical figures.

This second annual Women’s History Celebration and Networking Event, sponsored by the Maryland National Organization for Women in collaboration with the Business and Professional Women of Maryland and the American Association of University Women, was hosted by Allegany College of Maryland.

Seated, from left to right, are: Elizabeth West, president, AAUW, Frostburg chapter; Julie Hartman,  coordinator, Women's Studies, Frostburg ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. – Women leaders from Western Maryland will be celebrated Saturday, March 16, in a women’s history month observance featuring dramatic portrayals of two historical figures by an accomplished professional actress. This event, at Allegany College of Maryland, is free and open to the public.

Entertainer Kate Campbell Stevenson will portray two key figures from the “Women: Back to the Future” repertoire that she has assembled in her quest to present positive and courageous female role models to girls and young women.  The Silver Spring-based writer and director will portray acclaimed marine biologist Rachel Carson, who is widely regarded as the first environmentalist, and explorer Louise Boyd, who is highly esteemed for her scientific ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. – Lynn Bowman, author of “Crossing into the Promised Land: An Appalachian African-American History,” will discuss her research on the community’s experience before the Civil War in a Thursday, Feb. 7, talk that is free and open to the public.

The 7:00 p.m. event will take place in the Salvation Army’s Community Center, located at Second Street and Somerville Avenue in South Cumberland.

Bowman, an associate professor of English and speech at Allegany College of Maryland, has revealed local history through an examination of African-American life in antebellum Allegany County. She used primary documents to research a network of families stretching from Hardy County, then a part of Virginia, to Allegany County and north and west ...