Author: tajones

CATEGORIES: News & Events, Student Spotlight

How Cynthia Wolters is Merging Women’s and Gender Studies and English

By Trinity Jones Cynthia Wolters (She/Her/Hers) is a senior from Ohama, NE with a double major in English and Women’s and Gender Studies and a minor in Speech Composition. Her first year at Iowa State, she discovered the Women’s and Gender Studies program, which ended up having a significant impact on her in both academic … Continue reading How Cynthia Wolters is Merging Women’s and Gender Studies and English

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How Dr. Stoehr is Spreading Human Trafficking Awareness

By Trinity Jones The Polaris Project defines human trafficking as “…the business of stealing freedom for profit. In some cases, traffickers trick, defraud, or physically force victims into selling sex. In others, victims are lied to, assaulted, threatened, or manipulated into working under inhumane, illegal, or otherwise unacceptable conditions. It is a multi-billion dollar criminal … Continue reading How Dr. Stoehr is Spreading Human Trafficking Awareness

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Women Impacting News Calendar

Twelve Iowa State women were honored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Canter for Women and Politics in the women impacting ISU calendar. Women’s and Gender Studies faculty affiliate, Dawn Bratsch-Prince, was one of the women honored on the calendar. Check out the full story here.    

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WGS Faculty at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference

On November 14 through November 17, the National Women’s Studies Association Conference took place in San Francisco, California. NWSA is an annual conference that works towards “promoting and supporting the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research and service in academic and other settings.” The theme of the 2019 … Continue reading WGS Faculty at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference

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Sophia Takautz and Her Hopes for Women’s and Gender Studies

By Trinity Jones Sophia Takautz (she/her/hers) is a first-year Women’s and Gender Studies student at Iowa State this year. She is from a small town in Minnesota and was excited to become a part of the large university of Iowa State.  Originally, Sophia came to the university with psychology as her declared major, thinking that … Continue reading Sophia Takautz and Her Hopes for Women’s and Gender Studies

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Antonio Ball Student Spotlight Interview

https://soc.iastate.edu/2019/12/05/making-a-difference-in-the-world-through-sociology/  Antonio Ball, a Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology double major was spotlighted on the Department of Sociology’s website. Click on the link above to read about how he is using his degrees to make a change.    

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Liliana Delgado and How Women and Gender Studies Prepared Her to be an Activist

By Trinity Jones On November 7th, Liliana Delgado (She/Her/Hers), along with other students, met with the university’s administration at a panel to address the demands Students Against Racism brought forward. Delgado was witness to the racist defacing of one of the dorms on-campus and took to bringing attention to the incidents that have been happening … Continue reading Liliana Delgado and How Women and Gender Studies Prepared Her to be an Activist