The Lasting Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
By: Emma Sauer As you may know, February is Black History month– and this year’s theme is Black Health and Wellness. This extends to… Read More »The Lasting Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
By: Emma Sauer As you may know, February is Black History month– and this year’s theme is Black Health and Wellness. This extends to… Read More »The Lasting Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
By Adriana Miranda “Missing White Woman Syndrome: a term coined by the late PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, refers to the mainstream media’s seeming fascination with… Read More »Missing White Woman Syndrome
By Arly Andrade The year 2001 was groundbreaking for women in Afghanistan. From 1996 to 2001 the Taliban controlled the country and women in Afghanistan… Read More »Gender Equality Across the Ocean Matters Too
By Mia Lukic This year Equal Pay Day fell on March 24, 2021. This date represents how far into 2021 the average of all women… Read More »Equal Pay Day 2021
By Morgan Clark Sojourner Truth is known for her work as an abolitionist and her work in the Civil War that caught the attention of… Read More »Women’s History Month: Sojourner Truth
By Morgan Clark When we think of women’s suffrage leaders we usually think of Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and maybe Ida… Read More »Women’s History Month: Dr. Mabel Ping Hua-Lee
By Morgan Clark If you have looked up or read anything about the Black Panthers, then you have seen her before. Angela Davis has been… Read More »Angela Davis The Figurehead
By Mia Lukic Rising Gardens is a new program for the Women’s Center, and is a part of the One Billion Rising Movement. Rising Gardens… Read More »Rising Gardens: Freedom Garden Fridays in February
By Morgan Clark Laverne Cox caught the public’s eye in her brilliant performance as Sophia Burset in the hit Netflix TV show Orange is… Read More »Looking Deeper at our Phenomenal Feminist: Laverne Cox
By Mia Lukic This fall semester UMKC offered a class entitled “Social Action” that followed the teachings of Change! A Student Guide to Social Action… Read More »Learning Social Action: #Buy Black