Kelly Biggs '11 recently got the opportunity to fulfill her dream of working for a women's advocacy group when she was hired as a special events intern by the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Pro-Choice America, a national organization advocating for and providing comprehensive information on reproductive rights in the U.S.
"I had been interested in working for a wo... More >>
Students in Professor of Women's Studies Betty Bayer's senior seminar are making waves in the feminist community online, opening up a vital dialogue on feminism for today's young women. The students have set into motion a new section, "Student Think Tank," in the online magazine On the Issues. Featuring a wide array of articles and scholarly essays, the magazine is a progressive, feminist quarter... More >>
Carson Heimann '15 will screen the new documentary, "Miss Representation," on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Geneva Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library. After the event, a panel assembled by Heimann will discuss the issues touched upon in the film and field questions from the audience.
Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film explores how the media's misrepresentation of w... More >>
In 1992, fifty-three people were killed in a riot that devastated the already violent South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. As the impoverished community struggled to overcome hardships, an oasis of hope sprung in the midst of despair - a 14-acre urban farm, nurtured and cultivated under the watchful eye of South Central residents.
The Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men will host a... More >>
The Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men recently welcomed Psyche Williams-Forson to discuss the nature and roots of African and African-American food cultures in the United States. In her talk, "When the ‘World on a Plate' Visits Your Table: Culinary Conundrums of Gender, Nationality, Memory and Marriage," Williams-Forson detailed the turns in the contemporary moment that have led to th... More >>
With nearly four decades of history at the Colleges, the Women's Studies Department is taking the next step to keep the HWS community, alums and prospective students better informed about its program through the publication of a biyearly newsletter and an open forum on a Facebook page.
"The newsletter grew out of conversations with majors last year who really want the program to have a more visib... More >>
Professor, author and food-culture expert Psyche Williams-Forson will join the Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men as part of their fall 2011 lecture series "Digesting Gender: The Politics of Food" on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Williams-Forson will speak on "When the ‘World on a Plate' Visits Your Table: Culinary Conundrums of Gender, Nationality, Memory and Marriage," at 7:30 p.m. in the Gen... More >>
Associate Dean of William Smith Lisa Kaenzig was recently named to the national Board of Directors of the Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN), an organization that encourages and prepares young women to be political leaders. William Smith College is a member of PLEN and Kaenzig has been an individual member since she participated in the program as an undergraduate while attending Rutgers U... More >>
Professor Rosalind Simson will give a talk titled, "The Title IX Athletic Regulations and the Ideal of a Gender-free Society," at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Coxe 8. A noted expert on the intersection of philosophy with gender issues and law, Simson is currently working on a Title IX project at Mercer University.
"In my project I examine the athletic arena, and in particular, the Title I... More >>
Having gained experience in the non-profit field through her work with Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters, Katherine Levenstein '12 spent her summer working for YES Inc., a global non-profit dedicated to fighting poverty through large-scale job creation and entrepreneurship for youth.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., YES Inc. supports 55 country networks across the globe. With s... More >>
