Women's History Month 2026
In recognition of Women's History Month, we celebrate how women have shaped and strengthened the College of Liberal Arts community, and highlight some of the many ways we engage with women's history.
Events
CLA Student Board invites you to She Who Leads
A networking event highlighting inspiring women leaders from our community
Stories
Explore how a gender, women and sexuality studies degree at the University of Minnesota equips students with critical thinking and real-world skills to understand gender, challenge systems and shape meaningful careers.
Two food historians’ experience working with the Minnesota Historical Society on "Julia Child: A recipe for life."
Invest in #HerStory
The Sara Evans Fellowship in Women's History supports outstanding University of Minnesota graduate students majoring in women’s history, helping to carry on the legacy of Professor Emerita Evans.
This Women’s History Month, help bring women’s history to life by making a gift in any amount to the Sara Evans Fellowship fund.
Learn with us
Learn more about women and women's history through these upcoming courses.
- GWSS 1001: Gender, Power, and Everyday Life
- AAS 3303W: Writing Differences: Literature by U.S. Women of Color
- AFRO 3625W: Women Writers of Africa and the African Diaspora
- AMES 3372: History of Women and Family in China, 1550-Present
- CHLS 3212: Chicana Feminism: La Chicana in Contemporary Society
- ENGL 3303W: Writing Differences: Literature by U.S. Women of Color
- GER 3510: Gender and Sexuality in German Cultures
- GWSS 3002V: Honors: Gender, Race and Class in the U.S.
- GWSS 3002W: Gender, Race, and Class in the U.S.
- GWSS 3212: Chicana Feminism: La Chicana in Contemporary Society
- GWSS 3218: Politics of Reproduction
- GWSS 3303W: Writing Differences: Literature by U.S. Women of Color
- GWSS 3406: Gender, Labor, and Politics
- GWSS 3408: Women and Gender in Modern America
- GWSS 3505V: Girls, Girlhood, and Resistance
- GWSS 3505W: Girls, Girlhood, and Resistance
- HIST 3348: Women and Gender in Modern America
- HIST 3469: History of Women and Family in China, 1550-Present
- AFRO 4406: Black Feminist Thought
- GWSS 4406: Black Feminist Thought in the American and African Diasporas
- PSY 4501: Psychology of Women and Gender
- SOC 4190: Girlhood, Interrupted: Criminalization of Girls
- AFRO 5406: Black Feminist Thought
