Welcome to the Stanford Women’s Community Center Website. The Women’s Community Center exists to facilitate the success of women students at Stanford by providing innovative opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and activism. We work with both graduate and undergraduate students in a variety of capacities. Within this site you will find resources, history, and general information about opportunities for involvement. We hope to see you in the WCC!
News and Announcements
Weekly Updates of WCC & WVSO programs
Announcements
Grants & Scholarships
Weekly Updates of WCC & WVSO programs
New spring quarter course : History of Sexuality in the US This undergraduate/graduate colloquium explores the history of sexual violence, with particular attention to the intersections of gender and race in the construction of rape. Discussion will focus on the changing definitions of sexual violence in law and in cultural representations from early settlement through the mid-twentieth century, including court cases, feminist responses to rape, and the history of lynching and anti-lynching movements.In addition to introducing students to the themes of sexual history and the literature on sexual violence, the course attempts to teach critical skills in the analysis of secondary and primary historical texts. Check out the course flier. Questions? Concerns? Email Estelle Freedman (ebf@stanford.edu) for more info.
Announcements
Welcome the new Women's Center Staff of 2009-2010! Get ready for exciting new programming coming Fall 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the new WCC email list! Hear about upcoming events and announcements by joining our new list: wcc-announce Click here to subscribe now!
Grants and Scholarships
Click here to learn about a great leadership opportunity available to Stanford students: http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/FundingOpportunities/WoodhullInstitute.html