All Entries in the "Women’s Studies" Category
Arizona State University Unveils a Free Online Program for Women Entrepreneurs
The online educational program is not only relevant for women who are thinking of starting a small business, but also those who already own small or medium-sized businesses and simply need additional support to increase their success and income.
University of Houston to Offer a Major in Women’s Studies
The University of Houston is offering a new bachelor’s degree program in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. In the past, there was only a minor concentration in the subject area. Elizabeth Gregory, professor of English, is the director of the women’s studies program.
Northeastern University Is the New Home of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Signs was founded in 1975 and is published by the University of Chicago Press. It has been based at Rutgers University in New Jersey for the past decade. The journal will be housed at Northeastern for at least five years.
Yale University Acquires the Archives of Playwright Paula Vogel
The Vogel papers will be the first archive of a woman playwright in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Yale Collection of American Literature. Professor Vogel currently serves as playwright-in-residence at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
Barnard College Debuts a New Digital Archive Documenting the College’s History
The digital archive includes a collection of photographs depicting people and events at Barnard and the surrounding community. Also includes are digitized versions of the student newspaper and the annual Barnard College yearbook.
New Book Explores the History of the First Women’s College in Kansas
The story of the first women’s college in Kansas is detailed in the new book Marymount College of Kansas: A History (The History Press, 2014). It is authored by Pat E. Ackerman, an associate professor of language arts and graduate director at Kansas State University-Salina.
A New Master’s Degree Program in Women’s and Gender Studies at Virginia Tech
The Women and Gender Studies program at Virginia Tech is led by Katrina M. Powell, an associate professor of rhetoric and writing in the department of English at the university. The new master’s degree program will enroll its first students next fall.
University of North Carolina Greensboro Renames Building to Honor a Former Faculty Member
In 1921 Mary Channing Coleman became the first director of the physical education department at what was when known as the North Carolina College for Women. Coleman served as the director of the physical education program until her death in 1947.
Pearl Buck Archives Now Housed at West Virginia University
The archives of West Virginia native Pearl S. Buck have been held at West Virginia Wesleyan College for the past 45 years. The collection will now be housed at West Virginia University, which has far greater resources to make the collection more accessible to researchers and the public.
The University of Missouri Enters Into a Research Partnership With The Women’s Foundation
The research project, aimed at improving the lives of women in the state of Missouri, will focus on five key areas: employment and income, education and childcare, social and economic indicators, health, and leadership and public engagement.
Toni Morrison’s Papers to Be Housed at Princeton University
The archives of the Nobel laureate and professor emerita consist of about 180 linear feet of papers that include correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, proofs, diaries, course materials, lectures, notes, and photographs.
New Information on the First American Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry
Mark Griep, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska has spent the past 17 years trying to find out more information about Rachel Lloyd, who taught at the university for seven years from 1887 to 1894. He found what he was looking for in a time capsule in the cornerstone of a university building.
Towson University to Debut a Professional Leadership Program for Women
The 10-session program, that will begin in January and run through June, is designed to help women leaders in business, education, the nonprofits sector, and government move forward in their careers.
Donna Brazile Donates Her Papers to Louisiana State University
Donna Brazile, a key Democratic political strategist, author, and journalist has announced that she has donated her papers to the Special Collections Unit of the Louisiana State University Libraries. Brazile is a 1981 graduate of the university.
New Book Explores the History of Women in Academic Engineering
Amy Sue Bix, an associate professor of history at Iowa State University, documents why women were initially excluded from academic engineering and offers an account of the pioneers who made inroads into the field.
Washington State University Offers Women-Only Fitness Programs
Many women students felt uncomfortable working out in the presence of men and therefore chose not to exercise at all. Some women said that they could not exercise comfortably in front of men for religious reasons.
Founder of Swarthmore College Is the Subject of a New Documentary
Lucretia Coffin Mott, a founder of Swarthmore College known for her anti-slavery and equal rights work, serves as the first subject of the documentary series The Women of Philadelphia.
University of Mississippi Offers New Program in Sexuality Studies
The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies is the first institution of higher education in the state to offer a sexuality emphasis in a gender studies minor program. The Isom Center is named after the university’s first woman faculty member.
St. Mary’s College Establishes a New Major in Women’s and Gender Studies
St. Mary’s College, founded in 1844, is located across the street from the University of Notre Dame. St Mary’s students can take classes at Notre Dame. All 1,500 students at the college are women. The college has offered a minor degree program in women’s studies since 1985.
University of Rochester Acquires Collection of Susan B. Anthony Letters
The University of Rochester has acquired a new collection of letters written by Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery, who Anthony called her “most cherished young lieutenant.” The letters were written between 1881 and 1900.
College of Biblical Studies Offers New Degree Program in Women’s Ministry
The College of Biblical Studies in Houston has announced that it is offering a new bachelor’s degree program in women’s ministry. Also being offered is a minor degree program in the ministry of the pastor’s wife.
Towson University Graduate Starts Online Magazine for College Women
Shelby Newsome, a 2013 graduate of Towson University in Maryland, has founded an online publication that offers editorial geared for college women on fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment.
The New Head of Women’s Studies at Yale University
Kathryn Lofton, a professor of religious studies and a professor of American studies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has been chosen as chair of the university’s program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
University of Kansas to Offer a New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Human Sexuality
Students in the program, offered by the women’s studies department, will examine how sexual identity and practices contribute to significant contemporary social issues such as human trafficking, family violence, and health inequality.
Johns Hopkins University Caters to Working Mothers Who Breastfeed
A new vending machine has been installed at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital for working mothers that sells nursing pump accessories, storage bottles, breast pads, and other supplies.
Yale University Archives Acquires the Papers of Vita Sackville-West
Sackville-West was best known for her poetry, novels, and gardening books. She and her husband Harold Nicholson were both prominent English literary figures of the early twentieth century.
Bowdoin College Receives Collection of Book Cover Art Designed by Sarah Wyman Whitman
Sarah Wyman Whitman began to design book covers in the 1880s for Boston publisher Houghton Mifflin. She had 380 book covers to her credit including works by Henry David Thoreau, Sarah Jewett and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Independent Film Features Pomona College Mathematics Professor
Professor Ami Radunskaya is one of the subjects of a new independent film, The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things. The film is produced by Emmy award-winning Sarah Moshman and Dana Cook.
Hamilton College Discovers Letters of Noted Suffragist in Its Archives
Charlotte Wilbour was one of the founders of the Association for the Advancement of Women and a leader in the suffragist movement. Her letters include correspondence with Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and many others.
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies to Be Closed at University of South Carolina Upstate
The university claims that the center is being closed to save money but many students and faculty at the university believe that the center is being closed as retaliation for staging the play “How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less.”
Carnegie Mellon University’s Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women
The program consists of six, two-day workshops and focuses on developing women’s leadership potential with a concentration on developing negotiation skills. Participants also receive six one-on-one executive coaching sessions.
University of Wisconsin Launches a Postdoctoral Research Program in Feminist Biology
The University of Wisconsin has announced that it will be the first educational institution in the nation to offer a postdoctoral program in feminist biology. This September Caroline VanSickle will become the program’s first fellow.
University of Cincinnati Is Seeking a Photograph of Its First Woman Graduate
In 1878 Winona Lee Hawthorne became the first woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. There is no known photograph of her despite the fact that she lived until 1933.
Goshen College Seeking Out More Men for Its Women’s Studies Courses
Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, is changing the name of its women’s studies program to women and gender studies. The name change was made in an attempt to gain more interest in the curriculum among men on campus.
University of Wyoming Honors Women’s Role in the State’s History With a New Sculpture
The University of Wyoming has commissioned a new sculpture honoring the contributions women have made to the state’s history. Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote, serve on juries, and to hold public office.
