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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Elise Smith
DESCRIPTION:Meet Art Historian and Author Elise Smith\, who will discuss her book Southern Women\, Southern Landscapes: Cultural Reflections on the Garden\, 1870-1970. All are welcome to attend\, but lunch will be provided to the first 20 attendees.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/meet-the-author-elise-smith/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose Room
CATEGORIES:Library Event,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hillary Richardson":MAILTO:hhrichardson@muw.edu
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SUMMARY:Martha Swain Lecture:  Reclaiming Women's Power in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join the Women’s Center for Research & Public Policy and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College for the 2026 Martha Swain Lecture.  Dr. Jacqueline Beatty\, Associate Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania\, will present “Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution\,” based on research for her book\, In Dependence\, which explores women’s petitions for reprieve\, economic support\, divorce\, and manumission over 70 years stretching before and after the Revolution. In cases from Boston\, Charleston\, and Philadelphia\, she argues that women increasingly asserted rights claims\, though they did so largely within the framework of an apolitical and dependent femininity. \nThe Martha Swain Speaker Series brings a distinguished person to campus each March to address issues important to women’s interests\, lives\, and experiences. This year’s lecture is also part of the America 250 calendar of events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The series is funded with a gift made in honor of Dr. Martha Swain\, a scholar of Southern women’s history.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/reclaiming-womens-power-in-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Nissan Auditorium – Parkinson Hall
CATEGORIES:America 250,Campus Event,Community Events,Honors Forum,Lecture,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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SUMMARY:Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change
DESCRIPTION:Dr. J. Janice Coleman\, a quilter\, storyteller\, and professor of English at Alcorn State University\, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts\, cotton sacks\, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer. \nTo view some of Dr. Coleman’s works\, visit her online museum\, the Mississippi Delta Shotgun Sewn Arts Museum at https://mdssam.omeka.net. \nThis event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts” and honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/women-and-the-arts-j-janice-coleman-quilter-and-storyteller/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Library
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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SUMMARY:Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts\,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/special-performance-by-julia-mortyakova/
LOCATION:Fant Memorial Library\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Concert,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Library,Library Event,Music,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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SUMMARY:1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 1
DESCRIPTION: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. \n1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/1884-fellow-lessa-harveys-feminist-book-club-session-1/
LOCATION:GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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SUMMARY:Art History in the Making: Three Southern Women Artists
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts\,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/art-history-in-the-making-three-southern-women-artists/
LOCATION:Gail Gunter Multi-Purpose Room
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Students,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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SUMMARY:Feminist Book Club Session #3
DESCRIPTION:At the club’s last fall session\, members will discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. \nLessa Harvey\, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College\, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/feminist-book-club-session-3/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 109 5th Street North\, Columbus\, 39701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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CREATED:20250916T184705Z
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SUMMARY:Women's Health & Entrepreneurship with Amy Bogue
DESCRIPTION:Amy Bogue is president and founder of Allegro Family Clinics\, which recently expanded its services to include obstetrics and gynecology. Named one of the top 50 CEOs in MS\, Bogue has also launched a hub of resources at Allegro to help combat human trafficking. \nPart of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/event/womens-health-entrepreneurship-with-amy-bogue/
LOCATION:GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Lecture,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's Mission
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women's College":MAILTO:womenscollege@muw.edu
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