Celebrate Women’s History Month with a fun, fast-paced Trivia Night hosted by the Women's College in collaboration with Munson Brothers Trading Post! Test your knowledge of trailblazing women, landmark movements, pop culture icons, and lesser-known stories that shaped history. Grab a delicious slice of Munson Bro. pizza while you're at it!
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 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 essential information and ... the game plans that […]
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.
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 […]
Join the Women's College for a floral arrangement workshop hosted by W alum Bev Jones. Light food (and flowers) will be provided. Create a bouquet to decorate your dorm!
Dr. Malia Schimminger, Director of the Career Services and Professional Development Center, will lead a CV and cover letter writing workshop to help you prepare for future jobs, internships, and graduate and professional school applications. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Series. For more information, contact womenscollege@muw.edu, or call 662.370.0758.
Dana McLean, Mississippi State Representative for District 39, will speak on her work fighting for legislation to mandate and streamline the process for victims of sexual assault to receive access to care and justice. Representative McLean is a recent winner of the 2025 Angel Award for advocacy. For more information about this event or others […]
Learn about well-known abolitionist Lydia Maria Child's public letters to Virginia's Governor and the wife of a Virginia Senator in the wake of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club returns for Fall 2026 with a discussion of Charlotte Perkin's Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper." Join us at Friendly City Books in downtown Columbus for a conversation about this early feminist text.
Dr. Jaime Harker, Director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi and owner of Violet Valley Bookstore, the only feminist queer bookstore in Mississippi, will speak about her forthcoming book, Sapphfic: Queer Reading and Writing in the 21st Century. This event is part of the Women's College […]
1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club will meet for a conversation about Audre Lorde's collection of essays and speeches in Sister Outsider.