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  • Welcome to Whitfield

    Whitfield Hall, 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States

  • Film Screening: “Conquer by a Drawn Game”

    Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)

    Mississippi University for Women presents “Conquer by a Drawn Game,” the fourth episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. This episode covers the period from January 1777 to February 1778. As America braces for a third year of devastating war, British commanders launch campaigns to take Albany and Philadelphia. General Howe beats […]

  • CV and Cover Letter Workshop

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library

    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.

  • Public Talk: “Making It Personal: Reading the Correspondence Between Lydia Maria Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia”

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States

    Dr. Bonnie O’Neill will present “Making It Personal: Reading the Correspondence Between Lydia Marie Child and Gov. Wise and Mrs. Mason, of Virginia” in September 28, 2026, at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.​​ ​In the weeks following John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, newspapers published a clutch of letters between the […]

  • Feminist Book Club: Charlotte Perkins Gillman’s The Yellow Wallpaper

    Friendly City Books, 109 5th Street North, Columbus, 39701, United States

    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.

  • Deciphering Revolutionary-Era Documents with Dr. Anne Crafton

    Digital Classroom Fant Memorial Library

    Have you ever tried to read a letter written by your great-great-someone or other and been stumped by the arching loops and dramatic flourishes of their handwriting? Historians, including literary historians like The W’s own Dr. Anne Crafton, encounter this problem in their research and have developed a whole art around the work of reading […]

  • Film Screening & Costume Contest: “The Soul of All America”

    Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)

    Mississippi University for Women presents “The Soul of All America,” the fifth episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution, but this time, we’re dressing up for Halloween! Come in your most authentic Revolutionary garb; the best-dressed patriot will win a prize! The fifth episode covers the period from December 1777 through May […]