Sarah Task is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology. Why did you choose GWS? To be honest I feel like I didn’t choose GWS so much as GWS kind of chose me. I am …
Month: November 2025
GWS Student Spotlight – Sadie Reilly
Sadie Reilly is majoring in Psychology and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? Growing up in a household that was different from what much of society has set as …
Celebrating 50 Years of Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison
Recently Gender and Women’s Studies proudly celebrated our 50th anniversary as a department here at UW Madison. Over a few exciting days, students, faculty, staff, and alumni came together to share in the memories of …
Course Spotlight – Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe
Course Title: Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe What is this course about? Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe is a course on the history of reproductive health, labor, and politics in the United States. …
The Scoop from Dr. Kate – Alumni Newsletter Fall 2025
Hello dear GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Alumni, As I write this, it is a stunning fall day here in Wisconsin. The wind is encouraging the remaining leaves to loosen their grip from the trees, fall …
Reflections on Dr. Brittney Cooper’s Keynote Address from Ph.D. Student, fatou janneh
“We are the storm…We are the light and the lightning and the boom back and the thundercloud. We are the storm”— Dr. Brittney Cooper In delivering Saturday’s keynote address on the 50th anniversary of the …
Letter from the Chair Nick Syrett – Alumni Newsletter Fall 2025
Dear Alumnae/i and Friends: I write to you from the Gender and Women’s Studies Chair’s Office in Sterling Hall, an office I have now occupied for not quite three months. Let me first introduce myself: …
GWS Student Spotlight – Haleigh Smith
Haleigh Smith is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies, English, and History. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to add GWS as a major because I knew I was interested in fem/women’s history and literature. …
GWS Student Spotlight – Carson Schwartz
Carson Schwartz is majoring in Psychology and Spanish and is getting certificates in Health Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies. Why did you choose LGBTQ+ Studies? I enrolled in GWS 200: Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies on a whim …