March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. Each year the WRC the Women’s Resources Center coordinates efforts across the campus community to celebrate women’s historical contributions and host programs that envision how we can achieve a gender equal world.
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Women's History Month Events
Past Women's History Month Calendars
2023
All Month Long
- Women's History Month Scavenger Hunt
Join the Women's Resources Center as we explore the women behind some of the University of Illinois' most famous places. Follow the Women's Resources Center on Instagram (@wrcillinois) throughout the month of March for more details.
Wednesday, March 1
- 4th Annual Strive Awards
5:00–6:30 pm | University YMCA Latzer Hall
Thursday, March 2
- Feminism and Friendship Bracelets: A Crafternoon
4:00–6:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Wednesday, March 8
- 12 Women Who Changed the World: International Women's Day
3:30–5:00 pm | Levis Faculty Center - International Women's Day Art Contest
5:30–7:00 pm | Asian American Cultural Center - La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Women's Empowerment Dinner
6:00–8:00 pm | Alice Campbell Alumni Center
Thursday, March 9
- Organizing for Gender Justice
4:00–6:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Tuesday, March 21
- Women in Union Spaces
6:00–7:00 pm | Hosted by Young Democratic Socialists of America
Wednesday, March 22
- "It Ends With Us" Book Club
5:00–6:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Thursday, March 23
- Movie Screening & Discussion
5:00–8:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Saturday, March 25
- WRC Career Institute
Noon–4:00 pm | Levis Faculty Center - NACWC Women's Empowerment Brunch
10:00 am–2:00 pm | Campus Instructional Facility
Wednesday, March 29
- Women in the Arts: Panel & Discussion
6:00–8:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Thursday, March 30
- Movie Night: ANITA: Speaking Truth to Power
6:00–8:00 pm | Women's Resources Center
Friday, March 31
- Friday Forum x Conversation Cafe: In Pursuit of Intersectional Equity Beyond the Walls of Academia: Learning from the Marginalized Sunni-Baluch Women Needleworkers in Peri-Urban Iran
Noon–1:00 pm | University YMCA
For the most up-to-date information, follow us on social media @wrcillinois! Paid for in part by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
2022
Womxn's History Month 2022
Revealing untold histories, envisioning new futures
Tuesday, March 1
Food for Thought: "Brown Girls Talking"
Asian American Cultural Center | 12:00 pm
Thursday, March 3
- Food for the Soul: "Making Space for the Sounds of Black Girlhood"
BNAACC, 1212 W. Nevada Street | 12:00 pm - House of Tenderness with Dr. Evelyn Accad
2043 Lincoln Hall & Virtual via Zoom | 12:00 pm - Virtual: An Evening with Madeline Miller
Virtual via Zoom | 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 5
- International Women's Day: Together We Ride!
Urbana's Market at the Square | 1:30-3:30 pm - Herstory Night
The Literary Champaign | 6:00 pm
Monday, March 7
Dish It Up: Designing Safe Cities for Women
Women's Resources Center | 12:00 pm
Monday, March 8
International Women's Day 2022 | "12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories"
Levis Faculty Center Third Floor | 3:30-5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 9
Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecture, Celebrating Women's Contributions to Science: "Journevs in Chemical Oceanography and Metrology" with Dr. Regina Easley
Roger Adams Laboratory Room 116 | 3:30 pm
Sunday, March 13
Spurlock Sunday Family Fun: "Candyland, Monopoly, and Paper Bag Puppets: Celebrating Women Inventors"
Spurlock Museum Urbana | 1:00-3:30 pm
Wednesday, March 23
"Lift Like a Girl" film screening and Director's Talk with Mayye Zayed
Virtual via Zoom | Talk: 12:00 pm | View film: 3/21-3/23
Thursday, March 24
Campus Bike Center: Gender Aware Bike Shop
51 East Gregory Drive | 2:00-6:00 pm
Friday, March 25
Conversation Cafe/Friday Forum - Bad Fat Black Girl: An Afternoon with a Trap Feminist
University YMCA Latzer Hall | 12:00 pm
Sunday, March 27
Women's Career Institute
Siebel Center for Design | 12:00-4:00 pm
Monday, March 28
Dish It Up: LA FUERZA: Creating a Latina Feminist Archive
Women's Resources Center | 12:00 pm
Tuesday, March 29
Abolition. Feminism. Now. with Erica Miners
Allen Hall Main Lounge | 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 30
3rd Annual Strive Awards
University YMCA | 5:00-6:30 pm
2021
Womxn's History Month 2023
Choose Your Own Adventure
March 2
Conversation with Mikki Kendall, Author of Hood Feminism
Time: 6-7 pm | Register
Hosted by: the Bruce D. Nesbit African American Cultural Center, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean's Office, LAS Alumni Council, Gender & Women's Studies, Residence Hall Libraries, Women & Gender in Global Perspective, and Women's Resources Center
March 4
WGGP 40th Anniversary Symposium
Time: 1-4 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women & Gender in Global Perspectives
March 5
WGGP Graduate Forum
Time: 10 am-4 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women & Gender in Global Perspectives
March 8
- Lunch on Us: Dish It Up Fire in My Soul: Black and White Women in the Abolitionist Movement
Time: 6-7 pm | Register
Presented by: Dr. Ikuko Asaka, Associate Professor of History
Hosted by: Women's Resources Center - International Women's Day 2021 | "13 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories"
Time: 3:30-5 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women and Gender in Global Perspectives and the Humanities Research Institute
March 10
International Women's Day Photography Awards
Time: 7-8:30 pm | Register
Hosted by: International Education, International Student and Scholar Services. and Women's Resources Center
March 13
Womxn's career Institute
Time: 10 am-3 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women's Resources Center
March 23
Womxn's History Month Trivia
Time: 6-8 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women's Resources Center
March 30
2nd Annual Strive Awards
Time: 6-7:30 pm | Register
Hosted by: Women's Resources Center
Paid for in part by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.
2020
Womxn's History Month 2020
March 2
Women's History Month Proclamation, Urbana City Council Meeting
City of Urbana, Council Chambers
400 S. Vine St., Urbana
7:00-7:30 pm
March 4
International Women's Day Photography Contest
Asian American Cultural Center
1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
5:30-8:00 pm
March 5
Artist of the Corridor | Women Who Painted by Paula McCarty
City of Urbana, Main Lobby Exhibition Space
400 S. Vine St., Urbana
5:30-7:00 pm
March 6
Native Women in the Arts
Women's Resources Center
616 E. Green St. Suite 202, Champaign
Noon-1:00 pm
March 7
Birthing While Black
Douglass Branch Library
504 E. Grove St., Champaign
2:00-4:00 pm
March 9
- Moving Away to Move Closer
Women's Resources Center
616 E. Green St. Suite 202, Champaign
Noon-1:00 pm - 12 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories
Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor
919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
3:30-5:00 pm
March 23
Weaves and Coils: Black Hair(styles) & Politics
Women's Resources Center
616 E. Green St. Suite 202, Champaign
Noon-1:00 pm
March 24
Strive Awards: Celebrating Gender Equity
Illini Union Room 314 A
1401 W. Green St., Urbana
5:00-7:00 pm
March 26
- Carcoral Institutions for Women in the 18th Century
La Casa Cultural Latina
1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana
Noon-1:00 pm - Women & Gendor in Global Perspectives 40th Anniversary Symposium
University YMCA, Latzer Hall
1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
9:30 am-5:30 pm
March 30
Botox, Boobies, and BBLs
Women's Resources Center
616 E. Green St. Suite 202, Champaign
Noon-1:00 pm
March 31
- Indian Women's Activism Combating Street Harassment
Asian American Cultural Center
1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
Noon-1:00 pm - Womxn's History Month Teach-In
Bruce D. Nesbit African American Cultural Center
1212 W. Nevada St.
3:00-5:00 pm
2019
Womxn's History Month 2019
Tuesday, March 2
- Native Woman in Art: Nani Chacon (Xicana/Dine) & Courtney Leonard (Shinnecock)
Location: Women's Resources Center
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm - Native Woman in Art: A Panel Discussion with Nani Chacon (Xicana/Dine) & Courtney Leonard (Shinnecock)
Location: University YMCA
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Friday, March 8
- GEL presents: Being Your Best Self and Healthy Friendships
Location: Asian American Cultural Center
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm - 10 Women Who Changed the World: Untold Stories
Location: Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor
Time: 3:30-5:00 pm
Monday, March 11
Dish It Up | "Debunking Myths Surrounding Palestine from a Feminist Perspective"
Location: Women's Resources Center
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Wednesday, March 13
Girl Rising Film Viewing and Discussion
Location: Orchard Downs Community Center
Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Thursday, March 14
Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop
Location: Career Center (715 S. Wright St., Room 143)
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Sunday, March 24
WHM Film Series & Discussion: The Big Sick
Location: Women's Resources Center
Time: 3:00-6:00 pm
Monday, March 25
Dish It Up + Sweet Social Justice | "A Woman's Guide to Truth Telling and Healing Through African American Poetry"
Location: Women's Resources Center
Time: 12:00-2:00 pm
Tuesday, March 26
Feminist Accountability: An Evening with Dr. Ann Russo
Location: Illini Union Bookstore, Authors Corner, 2nd Floor
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Thursday, March 28
Women Who Rise: A Panel of Illinois Change Makers
Location: Illini Union, Room 405
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Friday, March 29
WHM Film Series & Discussion: The Joy Luck Club
Location: Asian American Cultural Center
Time: 5:30-8:30 pm