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'Left On Pearl' Documentary Visits Commerce for Women's History Month

Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild, left, and Dr. Sharon Kowalsky, worked to bring the award-winning "Left On Pearl" documentary to A&M-Commerce during Women's History Month.
Mark Haslett
Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild, left, and Dr. Sharon Kowalsky, worked to bring the award-winning "Left On Pearl" documentary to A&M-Commerce during Women's History Month.

Earlier in March, the Gender Studies program at Texas A&M University-Commerce celebrated Women’s History Month with a screening of the award-winning documentary “Left On Pearl.”

The film depicts a landmark event in the U.S. women’s liberation movement. In 1971, on International Women’s Day (March 8), hundreds of women from the Boston area took over and occupied a Harvard University-owned building in Cambridge, Mass. During the 10-day occupation, activists demanded a Women’s Center to serve the metropolitan Boston area. The action was a success and led to the longest continuously operating Women's Center in the country.

Historian Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild of Brookline, Mass., stopped by the KETR studios along with Texas A&M University-Commerce Gender Studies department head Dr. Sharon Kowalsky to discuss the film and the context of women’s rights struggles that continue today.

Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards.
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