The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland recently launched the Journal for Women and Gender Centers in Higher Education. Flora Stone Mather (1852-1909) was a major philanthropist contributing great sums of money to religious and educational organizations, as well as hospitals in Cleveland. Her father amassed a great fortune in bridge building, railroads, and banking. When he committed suicide in 1883, Flora took over the philanthropic activities of the family. She became a major supporter of women at what is now Case Western Reserve University.
The first issue of the new journal (available here) features a history of Case Western Reserve University’s own Mather Center, in honor of the upcoming 20th anniversary, a research article on the commonalities and differences among women and gender centers at R1 land-grant colleges, and a description and evaluation of an innovative sexual violence prevention campaign piloted by another university.
Angela Clark-Taylor, director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, is the editor-in-chief of the new journal. She is a research assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Before joining the university’s staff in 2019, Dr. Clark-Taylor was the founding director of the Violence Prevention Center and the director of the Center for Women and Gender Equality at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She holds a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Rochester.