Womanhood celebration attracts many honorees

On March 23, North Lake College celebrated “Extraordinary Womanhood” with displays honoring special women in the lives of North Lake students, faculty and staff.

A granddaughter displayed a quilt that her granny made. Another display was a picture of her mother sitting in a rocking chair sewing in front of a window. A daughter paid tribute to her mother in a poem that rested on an easel – beside it, an empty chair supporting one red rose to always remember her.

Dr. Avis Rupert began by welcoming the guests. She explained what womanhood was about.

Next, a guest speaker read a poem written about a loved one’s loss to cancer.

Tables held displays honoring that special someone. Each display represented a unique story of memories to share with others that enables them to keep their memories alive.

Rupert said she was elated with the amount of participation this year. “Once again, the rich diversity at NLC shines,” she said. “It’s wonderful to see all the different types of women celebrated. In one corner you have Tyra Banks, and across the other side is Mother Teresa,” said Rupert.

The contest for best display was awarded to the Tyra Banks display, which consisted of Bernardette Garcia de Alba, Linda Feehery, Joana Torres and Kim Keeneth-Nwosa.

WEOTA Art Club did a great job putting up the “Extraordinary Womanhood” picture wall, said Rupert.
This was NLC’s third year to honor women from around the world. People wandered from table to table, hearing tributes and testimony of loved ones being recognized and remembered as phenomenal women who changed or influenced someone’s life.

The Women of History Celebration “has inspired me. It makes me proud to be a woman,” said Pauline Hugger, instructional specialist at NLC. “It makes me want to be a better woman.”