ORONO – March is Women’s History Month and to celebrate the achievements of women, the University of Maine Women in the Curriculum and the Women’s Studies Program are sponsoring a series of activities and presentations, Women Freedom Fighters: The True Patriots, until April 5. All events are open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted.

A highlight of the celebration is “Activism Through Art: Feminist Posters Past and Present,” which will be on exhibit until May 1 in the Bodwell area, Maine Center for the Arts.

The schedule is:

Thursday, March 25

. “Feminist Activism Through Art,” 3:30 p.m., Hudson Museum, Maine Center for the Arts. A panel will discuss the numerous and varied ways feminist artists pursue social change. Assistant professors of art Constant Albertson and Andy Mauery and independent artist Kris Sader will take part in the discussion.

. “Fidel: The Untold Story,” 7 p.m., 110 Little Hall. The Cuban film, directed by Estela Bravo, who was recently recognized as a “witness of her time,” offers a close look at Fidel Castro through historical footage and interviews with Alice Walker, Angela Davis and others.

Saturday, March 27

. Spruce Run Chocolate Buffet Benefit, 7 p.m. at University College Center, Bangor Campus, 201 Texas Ave. The event will feature musical entertainment by Athena Consort. Tickets are $15, $5 for children 12 and under. 945-5102.

Monday, March 29

. “Ma Vie En Rose,” 4 p.m. 115 Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Lecture by Laura Lindenfeld Sher, 3:10 p.m. In this 1997 French film, a young boy believes that he has mistakenly been made a girl instead of a boy. The film questions the roles of gender and what it means to be a male or a female.

Tuesday, March 30

. “Still Chilly? Undergraduate Women’s Perceptions of Classroom Environments,” 12:15 p.m., Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union. Elizabeth Allen, assistant professor, higher education leadership, and Mary Madden, assistant research professor, college of education and human development, will share the results of their research on the academic climate for women students.

Wednesday, March 31

. “Tina Modetti: Between Art and Revolution,” 3:15 p.m., Bangor Lounge, Memorial Union. In her latest book, Letizia Argenteri, professor of history at San Diego Mesa College, analyzes the life of Italian actress, seamstress, photographer and communist revolutionary who took part in the Spanish Civil War and social upheavals in early 20th century Mexico.

Thursday, April 1

“… Meanwhile, Next Door to the Good Life,” 4 p.m., Coe Room, Memorial Union. Jean Hay Bright, award-winning journalist, will discuss the writing of her most recent book, which provides an insider’s view of homesteading and homesteaders Scott and Helen Nearing.

Monday, April 5

“Antonia’s Line,” 4 p.m., 115 Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Lecture by Laura Lindenfeld Sher, 3:10 p.m. Marleen Gorris’s 1995 Oscar-winning film offers a magical exploration of the life of a strong-minded, nonconforming Dutch woman and her descendents as she carves out a life for herself.

For more information about these events and activities, call 581-1228.