Women's History Month 2026
Join the Women’s and Gender Studies Program this month as we celebrate, study, and honor the work of those advocating for gender equity.
En La Memoria/In Memory Of
Works by Román Anaya and Louis Trujillo
Location: O'Sullivan Art Gallery
Exhibition Dates: Jan. 20–March 27, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, Jan. 24, 2–4 p.m.
Curator and Artist Talk: Thursday, Feb. 26, 7–8 p.m.
International Women's Day Tabling
Date: Monday, March 9
Time: 2–5 p.m.
Location: Student Center
Drop by to make letter bracelets and play our rapid-fire question jar game!
Sponsored by VAVP.
Women in Business Alumni Panel and Networking Hour
Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 6–8 p.m.
Location: Claver 410
Join us for an engaging panel discussion with Anderson alumni and graduate students, as they discuss their career paths and professional insights. The one-hour panel will be followed by a networking happy hour with light refreshments.
Sponsored by Women in Business, the SEED Institute, WGS, and Anderson Alumni Week.
Visiting Writer: Nicky Beer
Date: Monday, March 23
Time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Location: Dayton Memorial Library, Fireplace Lounge
Join the Mile-High Creative Writing Program and Women's and Gender Studies for a poetry reading by acclaimed poet Nicky Beer! Beer will be giving a reading, followed by a Q&A with students. All are welcome to join.
Open Classes
Participate a Regis Women's History tradition by visiting open class sessions throughout the month of March! Women's and Gender Studies faculty will open their doors to Regis students, faculty and staff for special sessions on contemporary poetry, second wave feminism and the relationship between Anita Hill and #MeToo.
Drop in to any of the following class sessions for an engaging conversation with our community.
Open Class Schedule
Advanced Poetry with Prof. Alyse Knorr
Discussion of Nicky Beer's book, Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes, in advance of Beer's campus visit
Date: Monday, March 9
Time: 9:30–10:45 a.m.
Location: DML 122
The 90's with Dr. Lauren Hirshberg
Anita Hill and #MeToo
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 2–3:15 p.m.
Location: Loyola 6
Modern/Contemporary American Poetry with Dr. Kate Partridge
Intersectionality and Second Wave Poetry
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 2–3:15 p.m.
Location: Loyola 27
