Feminist Leadership Working Group

Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm is the next event hosted by the WGSC’s Feminist Leadership Working Group. Guest will be Dr. Alicia Johnson (she/her/hers), Director of the Women’s Center at UW-Oshkosh and Lead Organizer of The …

WGS Lunch and Learn Series Continues

The Women’s & Gender Studies’ Lunch and Learn series continues on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at noon with a presentation by Drs Merry Wiesner-Hanks and Gwynne Kennedy, emeritae of Women’s & Gender Studies at UWM.  They are presenting “A History …

WGS Lunch and Learn Series Continues

The Women’s & Gender Studies’ Lunch and Learn series (formerly “Brown Bag Lunch” series) continues on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at noon with a presentation by Dr. Rachel Bloom-Pojar, Associate Professor of English at UWM.  She will be presenting “Cuentos …

Take Back the Night!

This April, the WRC and PASA have come together to continue the tradition of UWM’s annual Take Back the Night. Passionate activists and victim/survivors from our campus community come together to stand against sexual violence and end the silence surrounding …

WGS Vilas Trust Lecture

Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to announce Jennifer Nash, Jean Fox O’Barr Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at Duke University, and author of Black Feminism Reimagined After Intersectionality (2018), Gender Love (2017), and The Black Body in …

Brown Bag is Back!

Our second Brown Bag Lunch presentation of the semester will be Cheryl Kader, former lecturer of Women’s & Gender Studies, who will present “Paid My Dues: Creating Milwaukee’s Feminist Music Culture (for Dorothy Dean)” on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at …

Coffee Talk

Melinda Brennan is hosting a two-part Coffee Hour series – Join In! Thursday, November 12 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Crunchtime Work-Life Balance Thursday, December 3 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Prioritizing Feminist Self-Care Contact Dr. B for more details! …

Brown Bag Lunch Series Returns for Fall 2020

Women’s & Gender Studies is hosting the Brown Bag Series of lectures again this fall.  Once a month, we invite anyone to join us virtually to hear esteemed lecturers speak on a variety of fascinating topics.  Mark your calendars – …

Brown Bag Series Presentation, May 6, 2020 – CANCELLED

This event has been CANCELLED due to COVID-19 precautions. Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series of presentations wraps up for the semester on May 6, 2020.  These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin …

Brown Bag Series Presentation, April 1, 2020 – CANCELLED

This event has been CANCELLED due to COVID-19 precautions. Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series of presentations continues on April 1, 2020.  These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin Hall 535B. Our presenter …

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