On this date in 1884, the Mississippi state legislature passed the charter founding the Industrial Institute and College (II&C), the first publicly funded college for women in the United States. The school would go on to become The W.
The W’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council welcomes Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright to campus for a celebration of DEI Award winners. During the Civil Rights Movement, Wright helped register thousands of voters in Mississippi. She was the first African American female elected official in Mississippi post-Reconstruction and authored the best-selling autobiography Looking Back to Move […]
Join I.D.E.A.L. Woman for a film screening and discussion of Shirley Chisholm, the perfect introduction to the subject of this year’s Swain Speaker Series. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African American woman to serve in the US Congress; in 1972, she became both the first woman and the first African American to compete in […]
SPB, I.D.E.A.L Women, and The W’s Council of Family Relations are accepting donations for the Sally Kate Winters Family Services or Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center. If you’re able, bring a cash donation or an item from the list below to the 2nd floor of Cochran Hall between 9 AM and 5 PM to support […]
Join us for Springfest, a spring festival collaboratively hosted by the Interclub Council–a body representing all of The W’s 4-year social clubs. This year’s celebration will include a riff-off karaoke contest and a water balloon fight at the Gazebo on Bryan Green. All proceeds from raffle sales and entry fees will be donated to Safe […]
March with SPB, I.D.E.A.L Women, and The W’s Council of Family Relations in solidarity with women and children facing or recovering from domestic violence or navigating crisis pregnancies. We will begin the march at the steps of Cochran Hall at 4 PM. If you’re able, bring a donation to the 2nd floor of Cochran Hall […]
Join the History, Political Science, & Geography Club for a Women’s History Month-inspired movie night! Grab some snacks and settle in for Suffragette, which “movingly explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote – their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives.” (Focus Features […]
Meet author and historian Anastasia C. Curwood and get a signed copy of her new autobiography of Shirley Chisholm at Friendly City Books in downtown Columbus. Chisolm was a trailblazing politician and Black feminist, and Curwood will discuss her life and impact at 7PM on The W’s campus. In addition to her biography, Shirley Chisholm: […]
Come and hear Anastasia C. Curwood talk about the life and experiences of Shirley Chisholm, whose 1972 bid for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party made history and paved the way for further women’s political activism. Curwood is the author of the forthcoming biography, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics (2023) and […]
The Department of Music welcomes alumni back to The W with the Homecoming Music Student Showcase at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Poindexter Hall’s Connie Kossen Auditorium.
The 2024 Martha Swain Speaker's Series Lecture will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, March 7 in Parkinson Hall's Nissan Auditorium. This year, we will welcome Dr. Cassie Turnipseed to campus for a lively and engaging discussion of the life and legacy of Mississippi's fearless daughter, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The event is free and […]