Sheryl Jefferies, independent scholar and oral historian, will speak about three contemporary southern women artists, including MUW alum and Columbus native Elayne Goodman. Sheryl is a contributing author for Beyond Discards: Junk Appropriation in Global Art and editor and producer of a podcast. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. The […]
But what about men? The spring sessions of 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club begin with Caitlin Moran's examination of masculinity in What About Men? Join the book club for a conversation about the ways contemporary culture influences masculinity. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community […]
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and […]
Dr. J. Janice Coleman is a quilter, storyteller, and professor of English at Alcorn State University. Her collection of works includes a quilt inspired by Toni Morrison's Beloved as well as one featuring a life-sized image of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer titled Is This America? Her works, including quilts, cotton sacks, pillowcases, pincushions, […]
Octavia Butler's dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club's next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan, join this discussion of Butler's prescient novel. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Cecilia Brooks, Associate Professor of Family Science, and Andrew Luccasen, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W's TVA Investment Club, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler's guide is designed to provide "the […]
The feminist book club's final book pick of the spring is an introduction to contemporary feminism for the Instagram age. Florence Given's Women Don't Owe You Pretty points out the narratives that keep women from embracing their own power. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement […]
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,371 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold.