Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit tours will have assigned timeslots every half hour starting at 12:45 p.m. Time slots will be assigned at check-in.
All sessions will repeat at 1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., and 4:15 p.m.
Sessions will be run conference style — once the room is filled to capacity, it will close — so make sure you arrive early for the sessions you want to attend! Don’t worry, though, with four museums to explore and five sessions to visit, you’re guaranteed to have something amazing to do all day long!
How to Make a Museum: Curator 101
Provided by Cincinnati Museum Center
Learn what it’s like to be a woman in the museum industry. Each curator will share their specialty and why it’s important to the museum, share background and experiences from their careers, and more. The best part? You get to ask the questions! This session will be mediated by Sydney Ramsey — a 2023 Gold Award Girl Scout featured in the Girlhood (It’s Complicated) exhibit.
1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. — Dr. Brenda Hunda (Curator, Invertebrate Paleontology) & Christine Engels (Manager, Archives)
3:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. — Katherine Gould (Curator, History Objects & Fine Art) & Arabeth Balasko (Curator, Photographs, Print & Media)
Be a Safe Girl!
Provided by Safegirl.org
Get moving in this fun and active self-defense class! A Safe Girl is assertively confident — she is empowered to See bad behavior, she is trained to be Assertive to stop it, and she has permission to Fight if necessary so she can create an Escape path and get help!
My Brain and Me: Mental Wellness
Provided by NAMI Southwest Ohio
Learn all about the importance of mental health in this fun and interactive session! Play word games, try a new art, and make a fun craft as you learn how to keep yourself mentally healthy and promoting mental wellness with your friends and community too!
Becoming a STEMinista
Provided by the Gaskins Foundation
Have you ever wanted to know what it's like to be a woman in a STEM career? Join Dr. Whitney Gaskins herself for a discussion on how important it is to empower women and girls in STEM and what it's like to be a woman in the field! Then, learn about the moon with a lunar activity while Dr. Gaskins highlights her new children's book about the total eclipse.
We Can Do It!
Provided by Allied Construction Industries / SheBuilds
More information coming soon.
Check back on this webpage for more program sessions and details still to come!
