The Ice Age of Making Babies and (Pro)creating Meaning in the 21st Century
Research presentation by Dr. Jill Drouillard, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and MUW Humanities Faculty of the Year. Hosted by the Women’s College.
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2025 Music by Women Festival
Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)The Mississippi University for Women’s ninth annual Music by Women Festival will be held in the historic Poindexter Hall on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival […]
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For (Colored) Girls Who Considered Maverick Feminism/When Respectability Is Not Enuf
Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall(photo by Jonah Holland) Research presentation by Dr. Kemeshia Swanson, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies at MSU. Dr. Swanson will discuss respectability politics and how its limitations […]
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Women’s College Colloquium Series: Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant LibraryPresentation by Dr. Lindsey Stewart, author of The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism. Her research focuses on black feminist conceptions of political agency.
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History and Legacy of the Pink Tax
GPG Multi-Purpose Room - MUW LibraryJoin WCFR to discuss the history of gender-based pricing and ongoing efforts to reduce that gap. In 1994, consumers were made aware of price discrepancies among clothing items (ladies' blouses […]
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Community Read Author Talk: Alejandra Campoverdi
Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)Presentation and discussion with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of First Gen: A Memoir, about navigating college and social mobility as a first-generation Latina. Sponsored by the MS Humanities Council and The […]
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Meet the Author – Melanie R. Anderson
Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose RoomMelanie R. Anderson, co-author of Monster She Wrote, will be joining us for a discussion of Women in Horror.
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Movie Night: On the Basis of Sex
Cochran BallroomPresented by the Residence Hall Association and Housing, this two-hours-long documentary and drama will focus on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Spring Book Talk: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts
Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant LibraryJoin Fant Memorial Library for another installment of their Spring Book Talk. This year’s book is Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country […]
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Feminist Book Club Session #1
Friendly City Books 118 N 5th Street, Columbus, United StatesAt the club's first session, members will discuss Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me. Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women's College, created this feminist book club after […]
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Reclaiming Pleasure with Catherine Simone Gray
Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial LibraryCatherine Simone Gray--also called “Unsilenced Woman” and author of Proud Flesh: A Memoir of Motherhood, Intimate Violence, and Reclaiming Pleasure--gathers women, mothers, and caregivers to explore how writing can be […]
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Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin
Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial LibraryKimberly Griffin is a seasoned revenue generation expert with over two decades of fundraising, marketing, sales, and advertising experience. She is also the founding publisher and chief revenue officer of […]
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