News & Events

Spring 2004 Lecture Series - Equity and Opportunities for Women: Initiatives in Law and Public Policy

• March 18 - Adrienne Davis, "The Sexual Economy of American Slavery"
• April 1 - Verna Williams, "Reform or Retrenchment? Single Sex Education and the Construction of Race & Gender"
• April 22 - Martha Chamallas, "Diversity, Equality and Social Justice in Higher Education: New Cultural Meanings"

Mission

The Women's Studies Program encourages inquiry into the full range of the human experience by raising new questions and opening new areas of research concerning women. The discipline enriches the traditional liberal arts curriculum by adding new perspectives on women's lives and accomplishments.

Women's studies can broaden the education of both male and female students by helping them to understand the limitations placed on both sexes by narrowly defined sex roles. Wherever there is a need to understand women and an interest in the new role they are playing in society, Women's Studies can enhance a student's career preparation and opportunities.

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