Women’s History Month
Vanderbilt celebrates Women’s History Month each March. Women’s History Month honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of women of all nations and cultures.
For more about the origins of Women’s History Month, visit womenshistorymonth.gov.
Questions? Please contact the Women’s Center at womenctr@vanderbilt.edu
Friday, February 28
3:00 p.m.
Black Cultural Center Auditorium
Bridging Our Voices: A Musical Celebration of Cultures
Target Audience: All
This event will feature Melanated A Cappella and Voce A Cappella. Refreshments will be provided.
Monday, March 3– Monday, March 31
Target Audience: All
Donations can be dropped off throughout March during the Women’s Center’s normal hours.
You can purchase items to donate to the Community Resource Center here.
Monday, March 3
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Women’s History Month Kickoff
Target Audience: All
Stop by for refreshments, conversation, and a chance to pick up a copy of the month’s printed events calendar!
Tuesday, March 4
12:00–1:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Room 202
International Women’s Day Celebration
Target Audience: All
This celebration of girls and women across the globe will feature a lunchtime panel discussion with members of the Vanderbilt community.
Wednesday, March 5
12:30 p.m.
Carmichael College, Great Room
A Luncheon with Jessica Calarco
Target Audience: Students
Join us for discussion with Jessica Calarco, author of Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net. Lunch will be served. All students are welcome to attend.
Wednesday, March 5
5:00 p.m.
Community Room, Central Library
How Women Became America’s Safety Net
Target Audience: All
This event will feature a conversation with Jessica Calarco, professor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net.
Wednesday, March 5
5:30 p.m.
Nashville Public Library
Target Audience: All
Join the Nashville Public Library for a night of critical conversation, shattering stereotypes, and inspiration from women in the music industry.
Wednesday, March 5
5:00 p.m.
Black Cultural Center Auditorium
Target Audience: All
Join the Black Cultural Center to highlight the work, life, and legacy of Vanderbilt University’s Black women and non-binary people.
Thursday, March 6
4:00 p.m.
Community Room, Central Library
Feeling Free to Move: Women, Safety, and Life Outdoors
Target Audience: All
The Women’s Center is collaborating with campus partners to host a panel discussion about the freedom to move, exercise, and be outdoors.
Thursday, March 6
6:30 p.m.
Nashville Public Library
Target Audience: All
Parnassus and partners are thrilled to present an evening with Elaine Weiss as she celebrates her new book, SPELL FREEDOM..
Friday, March 7
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Free Book Friday
Target Audience: All
Come to the Women’s Center to pick up a book related to women’s history!
Friday, March 7
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Crochet Cafe
Target Audience: All
Come to the Women’s Center for a crochet lesson. No experience necessary; all supplies will be provided.
Saturday, March 8
8:00 a.m.
Shelby Park
5K Run for Alyssa
Target Audience: All
In memory of Dr. Alyssa Lokits, Free to Move is hosting a 5k run at Shelby Park.
Monday, March 17
11:30 a.m.
Light Hall 214
Women’s HERstory featured speaker: Erica Bozeman, Ph.D.
Target Audience: All
Join OBGAPS and IMSD as they host Dr. Erica Bozeman, a trailblazing scientist and mentor, as she shares her inspiring journey in the world of research and discovery.
Tuesday, March 18
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Zoom
Savvy and Secure: A Financial Wellness Workshop for Women
Dr. Traci Williams, ABPP, CFT-I, Poui Consulting
Target Audience: All
This session, part of the Work–Life Workshop series, will focus on tools for financial wellness.
Wednesday, March 19
12:00–2:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall 201
Adapting Our Teaching Habits: A workshop with Felicia Rose Chavez
Target Audience: Vanderbilt Faculty
This workshop will focus on how to adapt your teaching habits to decolonize the classroom.
Wednesday, March 19
12:10–1:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall 201
Pauli Murray and the Arc of Justice Panel
Target Audience: Vanderbilt Faculty
This panel, featuring Dean Yolanda Pierce and Vice Provos Carol Henderson, will focus on the life and impact of Pauli Murray.
Thursday, March 20
4:00 p.m.
Central Library, Community Room
Toward a Pedagogy of Deep Listening
Target Audience: Vanderbilt Faculty
This workshop will focus on how to adapt your teaching habits to decolonize the classroom.
Thursday, March 20
5:00 p.m.
Central Library 200
Fight Like a Mother: Organizing, Activism, and Building a Movement
Target Audience: All
This event will feature a conversation and Q&A with Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action.
Friday, March 21
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Free Book Friday
Target Audience: All
Come to the Women’s Center to pick up a book related to women’s history!
Friday, March 21
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Readjusted
Target Audience: Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students are invited to join the Bold Space interns for a time of relaxation. Sign up here to reserve your time slot for a ten minute chair massage.
Friday, March 21
3:00 p.m.
Student Life Center Ballrooms
Women in STEM Symposium
Target Audience: Staff and Faculty
This event will feature speaker, workshops, and networking opportunities for women in STEM.
Monday, March 24
12:00 p.m.
Divinity School 124
Daring to Lead: Women’s Pathways in Higher Education
Target Audience: Graduate and Professional Students
This event will feature a panel discussion about women’s leadership in higher education.
Tuesday, March 25
11:45 a.m.
Black Cultural Center Auditorium
Women’s HERstory Month featured speaker: Tanzye Hill M.Ed.
Target Audience: All
Mentoring Doula Tanzye Hill will talk about her experience as an educator and her work in the maternal & fetal health field.
Wednesday, March 26
12:00 p.m.
Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
Inclusive Book Group: Homegoing
Target Audience: All
Please join us for a conversation about Yaa Gyasi’s book, Homegoing.
Wednesday, March 26
4:15 p.m.
Buttrick 102
Complicated Choices: Religious and Clinical Perspectives on Reproductive Health and Justice
Target Audience: All
Please join us for a panel discussion about religion and reproductive health and justice.
Friday, March 28
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Free Book Friday
Target Audience: All
Come to the Women’s Center to pick up a book related to women’s history!
Friday, March 28
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Sarratt 335
Empower and Unwind: A Women’s History Month Relaxation Event
Target Audience: All
Join SCBC to destress and meditate with local mental health practioners.
Monday, March 31
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Room 206
Period Product Packing Party
Target Audience: All
Join the Women’s Center and the Community Resource Center (CRC) to pack menstrual products for distribution to nonprofits and schools in Middle Tennessee. If you aren’t able to attend, please consider purchasing items for the CRC through their Amazon Wishlist.
Monday, March 31
6:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt Divinity School, The Space
Worthy of the Event: Trans Day of Visibility Celebration
Target Audience: All
Thought partners and Vivian Blaxell will discuss the book, Worthy of the Event.