Vilas Trust Speaker Dr. Silvia Federici

UWM’s Women’s & Gender Studies–with the co-sponsorship of the Center for 21st Century Studies–is delighted to welcome Dr. Silvia Federici, professor emerita and Teaching Fellow at Hofstra University, as the Vilas Trust Speaker.

Silvia Federici is a feminist scholar, teacher, and activist. She was one of the founders of the International Feminist Collective, which in the 1970s launched the campaign for Wages for Housework. She has taught in Nigeria and was a co-founder of the Committee for Academic Freedom in Africa. She has also been active in the anti-globalization movement and the movement for the abolition of the death penalty.

If you are interested and want to learn more, mark your calendar!  Friday, December 3, 2021 via Zoom.  Registration is required.