UNCG, WITH ITS ORIGINS AS A WOMEN’S COLLEGE, has a strong link to the fight for women’s rights and the women’s suffrage movement.
With the centennial of the 19th amendment this year, UNCG plans to host many educational, eye-opening, and inspirational events on the broad context and history of the suffrage movement.
“She Can, We Can: Beyond the Women’s Suffrage Centennial” will be the theme for 2020-21.
It’s one of a succession of themes UNCG has had every two years to link events across campus and encourage interdisciplinary activity and community engagement.
“This themed series is the perfect way to bring UNCG community members and stakeholders together around important issues of gender equity,” Provost Dana Dunn said. “The expertise and talent of our faculty and students, combined with engaging external speakers and performers, will ensure an opportunity for everyone to engage, learn, and be inspired.”
“The Collaborations Committee of 30 administrators, faculty, and students galvanized our university theme,” said Steve Haines, Provost’s Office Faculty Fellow for 2019-20.
“We are excited to take an honest look at history. Ultimately, we aim to improve today’s issues relating to equity. To me, this theme brings great hope.”
Earlier themes at UNCG have included “The Globe and the Cosmos,” “War and Peace Imagined,” and “The ‘60s: Exploring the Limits.”
Among the first scheduled events are talks by actor/activist Geena Davis and by Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” – both events also part of the University Concert and Lecture Series.
Learn more at provost.uncg.edu/shecanwecan.
Story by Susan Kirby-Smith
Pictured in photo at top of post: Faculty member Harriet Elliott in the midst of State Normal students on our campus, c. 1920. Photography courtesy of UNCG Archives.