Giving credit where credit is overdue to Frances Perkins
Now that Frances Perkins’ home is a national monument, the people who made it happen spoke to the campus community about their ongoing efforts to build awareness of Perkins’ legacy.
Witchy Fair casts a spell on campus
From one table to the next, visitors to the Witchy Fair could receive a star chart reading, browse vintage clothes, stock up on a wide variety of herbs, and much more.
Dress display shines a red light on safety concerns for Indigenous women and girls
The sight of red dresses hanging from trees on campus serve as a wake-up call about the violence that Indigenous women and girls face at a disproportionately high rate.
Author provides historical perspective on political fight over transgender rights
As research for the book “Female Husbands,” Dr. Jen Manion used newspaper articles and public records to show what life was like for transgender men in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Author to speak on transgender history
posted in: Press releases, Women and Gender Studies Program
Dr. Jen Manion’s book recovers the lives of people assigned female who lived as men and married women in the 18th and 19th centuries in the U.S. and U.K.
Speakers with ties to Iran spur discussion about protest movement
A Nursing student was so bothered by the treatment of protesters in Iran that he organized a panel discussion to make the campus community more aware of the situation.
Together in song, LGBTQIA+ community shows strength of voice and purpose
The joy of being accepted into a community with a shared history was a common theme in the music performed at a concert showcasing LGBTQIA+ voices.
Maine Public Radio features Macon Reed’s “Eulogy for the Dyke Bar” at USM
Wendy Chapkis, USM Professor of Women & Gender Studies, was featured on Maine Things Considered, discussing her oral history project “Querying the Past” and collaboration … Read More