Women's and Gender Studies Archives

Collective Re-Worlding through Feminine and Indigenous Power: A Path to Thriving Biodiverse Ecosystems

This presentation explores the transformative journey of an Indigenous community in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador as they shift from an extractivist way of life to becoming restorers of their ecosystems.
Even in Wartime, Local Feminists Resist

Professor Emerita Cynthia Enloe is internationally renowned for her work on gender and militarism and for her contributions to feminist international relations.
The Contemporary History of Radical Black Feminisms: Past, Present, and Futuremaking

This lecture and Q&A will feature Demita Frazier, a Black feminist, writer, teacher, and social justice activist, who will offer reflections on the history and future of Black Feminisms.
From Data to Death Threats: Gender Affirming Care for Trans Youth in a Time of Political Upheaval

Part of Clark’s LGBTQ+ History Month programming, this lecture will be given by Elizabeth Boskey of Boston Children’s Hospital.
Panel Discussion: Reproductive Justice in a Post-Roe Massachusetts

This panel discussion will feature six reproductive rights “all-stars” to address the current landscape of reproductive justice and abortion in Massachusetts and beyond, key issues and why they matter, and how “regular people” can get involved in advocacy and activism.
Women As a Force in Queer Historiography

Rachel Corbman, a postdoctoral fellow at the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative of the University of Toronto, will share research from her current book project, “Conferencing on the Edge: A Queer History of Feminist Field Formation, 1969–1989.”
Women Leaders: Pathways, Powers, and Governance

Professors Kristen Williams, political science, and Danielle Hanley, women’s and gender studies, will be joined by Farida Jalalzai, professor of political science at Virginia Tech, for a discussion about women leaders and institutional power.
Where are Women in the Ukraine War?: Why Feminists Always Ask

Research Professor Cynthia Enloe will address the role of women in the current war in Ukraine.

Events

Even in Wartime, Local Feminists Resist

The Contemporary History of Radical Black Feminisms: Past, Present, and Futuremaking

From Data to Death Threats: Gender Affirming Care for Trans Youth in a Time of Political Upheaval

Women As a Force in Queer Historiography

Where are Women in the Ukraine War?: Why Feminists Always Ask

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