Elaine Keller-Duemig, CNM (she/her) is a certified nurse midwife in New York City. She is a Wisconsin native, now a New Yorker since 2008. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Gender Women’s Studies and a certificate in LGBTQ+ studies from the UW-Madison in 2005. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Quinnipiac University …
Gender & Women’s Studies professor Judith Houck was awarded the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship! Twelve professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. Gender & Women’s Studies and Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies professor Aurora Santiago Ortiz was honored with the Vilas …
Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology professor Sara Chadwick is a co-author on the most recent edition of Psychology of Sexuality. This textbook was originally written and published by GWS Emerita Janet Shibley Hyde and the now late John DeLamater in 1979. It covers a wide range of core sexuality topics such as theories, the history …
The GWS 660 Internship course offers students a powerful opportunity to connect feminist scholarship with hands-on community engagement. Each spring, students earn academic credit while working approximately ten hours per week with community and university-based organizations across Dane County. These placements focus on issues related to gender, sexuality, and social justice, with particular attention to …
Here we are again, GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies community! Those of us working on campus often measure time by the start and end of the academic year. Each fall evokes a certain feeling of anticipation, an energy supercharged for nine months of classroom work and the joy of learning. And late each spring, as the …
Dear Gender and Women’s Studies and LGBTQ+ Studies Community: First of all, a heartfelt congratulations to everyone graduating with a GWS major or an LGBTQ+ Studies or GWS certificate! I had the chance to talk with graduating students at our closing event of the semester, and I was delighted to hear about what their experience in GWS has …
African American Studies professor Ethelene Whitmire‘s new book The Remarkable Life of Redd Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love was featured in Inside UW News. Dr. Whitmire is an affiliate with the Gender & Women’s Studies and German, Nordic, and Slavic departments. Her new book tells the …
Ahoy and happy spring dear GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Community! I hope you are finding some sun and soaking up some joy in these trying times. Springtime is upon us! A time for growth! This season brings feelings of inspiration and renewal as the warm weather buzz returns and students and community alike converge on …
Dear GWS Alums and Friends, I write to you on a chilly February day during which I am starting to wonder if winter will ever end. While there is no snow on the ground, last week I was tricked by what I have heard described as “Fake Spring” and had started to get used to …
Grace Atherton (she/her) is a Madison native and self-taught communications & marketing professional with a deep passion for gender equity, economic and social justice, and servant leadership. In her current job as Communications Director for the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, she leads communications and marketing efforts on behalf of nearly 800 dairy manufacturers, processors, and …