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. To view some of Dr. […]
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 […]
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.
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, is part […]
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.
In this interactive financial literacy workshop, Dr. Cecilia Brooks, Associate Professor of Family Science at MUW, will demonstrate how contextual factors influence family financial and consumption practices. Her research interests include financial decision-making and family financial socialization. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Series. For more information, contact womenscollege@muw.edu, or call 662.370.0758.