Women's and Gender Studies - Kendall College of Arts and Sciences

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month?

Wellspring Associate Professor of History Jan Wilson explains the inspiring origins of…

two images side by side: on the left, the illustrated cover of a novel titled Queerly Beloved and, on the left, a headshot of a young woman smiling with shoulder-length hair

Okie rainbows: Alumna’s first novel a lesbian love story set in Tulsa

Queerly Beloved is Susie Dumond’s lively and touching rom-com story of Amy,…

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Camille Billops

Provocative and pioneering, Camille Billops was a multimedia visual artist, filmmaker and…

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Vernon Lee

Author and pacifist Vernon Lee remains a relevant, complex voice on Western…

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Helen Atwater

Throughout her long and influential career, Helen Atwater sought to inform the…

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Osa Leighty Johnson

Osa Johnson traveled around the Pacific and across Africa, documenting through photography…

intricate star-patterned blue and green mosaic tilework

Tuman Aqa

In 14th-century Samarkand, Tuman Aqa built impressive religious and secular architecture and,…

black and white photo of an African American woman in the 19th century

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was a leading figure in the quest to bring enslaved…

two women wearing face masks at a desk gazing at a computer monitor

Exploring women’s literature: Past and present, local and global

Since 1982, Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature has been dedicated to publishing…

McFarlin Library

Q&A with English Alumnus: Zachary Harvat

English alumnus Zachary Harvat (BA '13) shares how his degree opened his…

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An Extraordinary Life: TU receives Barbara Santee Collection

TU alumna Barbara Santee was an international women's rights advocate and writer.…

Alyson Garrison wins 2018 Linda J. Lacey Award

As Director of Greek Life, Alyson Garrison guides students through their time…