All Entries in the "Women’s Studies" Category
Women’s Institute at the University of Missouri at St. Louis Faces Extinction
The Missouri legislature wants to cut public funding for the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life.
University of Cincinnati Establishes a Women in Leadership and Learning Program
The program, which will incorporate a core curriculum based in women’s studies and a leadership development program, is modeled on the original WILL program established at the University of Richmond in 1980.
Summer Camp Seeks to Increase the Number of Women in Film Industry
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale’s holds the Girls Make Movies camp each summer
Duke University Acquires a Rare Piece of Memorabilia of the Women’s Suffrage Movement
A 1909 card game brought the message of the women’s suffrage movement into common homes.
Historic Letter on Women in Higher Education Discovered at St. Andrews
A Ph.D. student discovered a 140-year-old document in the university’s archives urging St. Andrews to accept women into its medical program.
Anthropologist Sheds New Light on the Role of Women in Mayan Society
Shankari Patel, a Ph.D. student at the University of California at Riverside, has won two awards from the American Anthropological Association.
Archives of the Closed Dallas Women’s Museum Donated to Texas Woman’s University
The collections include dolls, political buttons of women candidates, photographs, and artifacts from the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Yale to Honor the First Women to Earn Ph.D.s at the University
In 1892, 31 years after Yale University awarded its first Ph.D. degrees, women were admitted to Ph.D. programs at the university. Two years later in 1894, the first seven women to be awarded Ph.D.s at Yale received their degrees.
Massive Collection of the Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning Now Available Online
The archive was made possible by a collaborative effort between Wellesley College and Baylor University.
University of Maryland Presents an Exhibit on Women During the Civil War
The exhibit at the university library can also be viewed online.
Stanford University to Archive Papers of Europe’s First Woman Professor
Laura Bassi was an 18th century Italian scientist. Her 6,000 pages of documents will be made available online later this year.
Feminist Journal Finds New Home at Arizona State University
Monica J. Casper and Julie Amparano of ASU’s division of humanities, arts, and cultural studies will serve as co-editors.
New Website Documents the History of Women at Bowdoin College
The research was produced by students in a 200-level seminar over the past semester.
New Director Wants to Expand the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Virginia
Charlotte Patterson wants to expand the program’s academic offerings in sexuality studies.
University of California Riverside Obtains Archives Relating to Eliza Tibbets
She was the mother of California’s citrus industry.
New Center at the University of Washington Will Conduct Research on Women’s, Adolescents’ and Children’s Health
The new center will be directed by Grace John-Stewart.
Papers of Author Harriette Simpson Arnow Archived at the University of Kentucky
The Special Collections Library is featuring an exhibit of the archives through February 2012.
Sharon Davie Receives the Founders Award from the National Women’s Studies Association
She founded the Women’s Center at the University of Virginia in 1989.
Archives of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to Be Housed at Southern Methodist University
The collection will be part of the Archives of Women of the Southwest housed at SMU’s DeGolyer Library.
Barnard Center for Research on Women Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
Watch a video celebrating this important center of women’s research.
West Virginia University Psychologist’s Study Examines Sleep Deprivation of New Mothers
Lack of quality sleep can trigger health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Lafayette College Now Offers a Degree Program in Women’s and Gender Studies
Mary Armstrong is chair of the degree program in which one course is taught at a local prison.
Utah Valley University Women’s Center Takes on a New Mission
The women’s center is broadening its focus to include all women on campus and in the local community.
Bowdoin College to Examine the History of Women on Its Campus
A new course will conduct an oral history project with many of the college’s first women alumnae.
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
The event, held this week at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, seeks to raise awareness of sexual abuse and violence among men on campus.
Change in Leadership at Oregon State University’s Women’s Center
Beth Rietveld, director of the Women’s Center at Oregon State University, is retiring after 18 years on the job. Dr. Mirabell Fernandes-Paul will be the new director.
Alison Bernstein Heading the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers
Last year, she taught at Spelman College in Atlanta.
University of Iowa Establishes New Digital Archive on Women’s Suffrage
The University of Iowa Libraries and the Iowa Women’s Archives has debuted a new digital collection documenting the decades-long battle waged by Iowa women to gain the right to vote.
Vassar College Presents a Lecture Series on Gender and Higher Education
All events will be broadcast live on the Web.
New Director of Women’s Studies at Auburn University
Joyce de Vries is an associate professor of art at the university.
Study Finds That Australian Women With College Degrees Are More Likely to Drink Alcohol During Pregnancy Than Australian Women With Lower Levels of Education
A call for greater education programs on the risks of alcohol during pregnancy.
Women’s Studies at the University of Texas Takes a Big Hit From the Budget Axe
The Center for Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Texas is facing a 15.9 percent funding cut this year.
Judy Chicago Donates Her Art Education Collection to Pennsylvania State University
Penn State calls the works “one of the most important private collections of feminist art education.”
New Director for the Center for Women and Gender at Dartmouth College
Jessica Jennrich was named director of the Center for Women and Gender at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
University Study Finds Average Height of Women Is Declining in Low-Income Areas of the Globe
A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the average height of women in many developing countries is declining. The height declines are most prevalent in Africa.
