Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center

10/30/2024

Join us at the WSRC for our November author salon with Kerri Maher! She'll discuss her most recent novel based on the true story of the , an underground organization that provided illegal abortion services in Chicago 1969-73. Register at bit.ly/KerriMaher. Reception and book signing with author to follow!

10/29/2024

Earlier this month the Heller School hosted a panel discussion about the upcoming U.S. Presidential election featuring four scholars within the Brandeis University community. Speakers included Faith Smith, ChaeRan Freeze, Anita Hill, and WSRC Director Harleen Singh. Professor Singh said, “the real question at this time is not about the perfect candidate, but about restoring our faith in the democratic process, in each other, and in community. We can only do that by electing someone who is not intent on driving us further away from each other.”

The panel, entitled "Four Takes on the U.S. Presidential Election: Gender, Diaspora, Class, Race," featured Brandeis faculty Faith Smith, ChaeRan Freeze, Anita Hill, and Harleen Singh.

10/24/2024

20% of the Americans who have died of COVID since 2020 have been older and disabled adults residing in nursing homes - even though they are

08/28/2024

Join us for our opening reception in our Brandeis Kniznick Gallery on Sept. 12th!

Presenting over 20 pieces in various media, created by artists across all backgrounds, genders, and generations. Register at https://bit.ly/WrongsAndRIGHTSReception.

08/20/2024

SAVE THE DATE for our Sept. 12th 5-7pm opening reception! Our upcoming exhibition "Wrongs & RIGHTS" in our Brandeis Kniznick Gallery will bring together five decades of work supporting the intergenerational battle for reproductive rights, while speaking in a wider sense to the erosion of rights in America after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Presenting 20+ pieces in various media, including pieces by the Guerrilla Girls, Judy Chicago, and Andrea Bowers. ("Rights" by Lisa Anne Auerbach)

08/13/2024

Join us at the WSRC on Sept. 24th to hear best-selling and award-winning author (and WSRC Scholar) Marjan Kamali speak about the joys and challenges in writing her most recent book, "The Lion Women of Tehran," a novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades. This is the first of a new monthly authors series that will feature readings and an opportunity to mingle and connect with the writers and fellow readers. Register at https://bit.ly/MarjanKamaliWSRC.

07/10/2024

Read this summer and join us at the WSRC in the fall when we will host a new author salon series that will feature Marjan Kamali, Virginia Pye, and Kerri Maher, Writer. 5:30-6:30pm at the WSRC at Brandeis University, 515 South Street in Waltham. Receptions will follow - mingle and connect with the writers and fellow readers.

06/12/2024

Congratulations to WSRC Scholar Dr. Edith Chears for receiving a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2024-25 academic year! She will be hosted by the Women's University in Africa - Zimbabwe where she will conduct leadership training and workshops on navigating bias.

06/05/2024

Congratulations to WSRC Scholar and poet Heather Treseler on her hybrid book launch for "Auguries & Divinations"! TONIGHT, June 5th, at Grolier Poetry Shop in Cambridge, MA. "Auguries & Divinations" tracks a young woman's coming of age, attuned to the unspoken liabilities in women's lives. Register to attend at https://www.grolierpoetrybookshop.org/upcoming-readings.

05/22/2024

Congratulations to author and WSRC Scholar Marjan Kamali whose upcoming novel, The Lion Women of Tehran, has been selected as a recommended summer read by Oprah Daily! "Set in the years before the Iranian revolution—when Tehran was a bustling cosmopolitan capital with seemingly as many French bakeries as Persian food stalls—this elegant novel follows Ellie and Homa, two best friends who meet in grade school...A tender, beautifully written examination of two women—and their choices—over more than 30 years." To be released 7/2/24!

Whether you are looking for a beach-blanket escapism, campfire thrillers, or books that will make you the most interesting person at the Fourth of July BBQ, we’ve got you covered.

05/07/2024

Tomorrow morning at 11am EST, WSRC Director Harleen Singh will speak with WBUR 90.9 FM's Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing about current campus environments. Hear their conversation at https://www.wbur.org/ways-to-listen!