Ball State University Women's & Gender Studies

04/03/2024

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02/09/2024

IMPORTANT REMINDER! Please follow the new WGAS page to keep in touch with all of the goings on with the Women's & Gender Studies program.

02/01/2024

This account will be discontinued on February 15 as we merge our social media accounts just like we merged our programs. Please follow the new Ball State Department of Women's, Gender, and African American Studies page to continue receiving all the latest news about Ball State University’s Women's & Gender Studies Program.

01/11/2024

12/11/2023

Hey amazing Women and Gender Studies mavens! You've aced every chapter, now rock those finals like the champions you are! Your brilliance shines brighter than any exam stress. You got this!💪✨

12/07/2023

We are excited about this😀

11/08/2023

Embark on a captivating spring trip to Washington, DC, exploring iconic black historical sites, including the acclaimed National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Join the Zoom information session on Thursday, November 16, at 6:30 pm.
For the session link, reach out to [email protected] and take a look at the flyer below.

Anticipate an unforgettable experience!

This trip is proudly hosted by the African American Studies Program.

10/26/2023

📢 Exciting Update! 📢

Get ready, Ball State students, faculty & Staff! The highly anticipated talk by Dr. Charlene Fletcher is just around the corner, and you won't want to miss this enlightening experience!

🌟 Event Details:
🗓️ Date: Thursday, November 2
🕒 Time: 3-4 p.m.
🏛️ Location: Student Center, Cardinal Hall A [219A]

🔍 "For Whose Protection?: Black Women & Confinement in the late-19th Century" is set to transport us to a fascinating era and challenge our perspectives on history, race, and femininity.

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and prepare to be inspired as we unravel the mysteries of the past with Dr. Charlene Fletcher. Let's come together to celebrate knowledge, diversity, and the power of education. See you there! 📚🌍 Indiana Humanitiesonsored by Indiana BSU English DepartmentedBall State University Department of HistoryiDepartment of Criminal Justice & Criminology - Ball State Universityinology - Ball State University

10/26/2023

Selika Lazevski, a black horsewoman in Belle Époque Paris, 1891.
Little is known of her life but she is thought to have been a horsewoman who rode haute école at the Nouveau Cirque (1886-1926) on rue Saint-Honoré, Paris. Selika may not have been her real first name and there is a possibility that she took her surname Lazevski from the Polish circus horseman and haute école rider Valli de Laszewski and his French wife, Lara, who worked at the Nouveau Cirque during that period.

10/26/2023

Dr. Charlene Fletcher, an assistant professor of history at Butler University, will discuss Black women and confinement in the 19th century as a guest lecturer on Nov. 2 at Ball State University.