50 Years of Shining Together

This historic milestone, themed “Shining Together: Celebrating 50 Years for Collective Empowerment,” honors our legacy of uplifting marginalized voices and advancing gender equity while looking toward a radiant future.

We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting our celebration: Division of Student Affairs, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities , Commission on the Status of Women 
 

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Our Anniversary Events

Radiant Resistance

Friday, February 28 | 4-7 p.m. | Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum

We are thrilled to host an art exhibition and keynote with renowned artist Sophia Wallace, known for her groundbreaking project CLITERACY.

  • Artist Keynote will begin at 4:15 p.m., followed by Q&A
  • Showcase and Exhibit Tour: 5:30–7 p.m.

Sophia Wallace is a visionary artist who challenges societal taboos surrounding female sexuality, advocates for body sovereignty, and addresses the marginalization of female and queer bodies. Her powerful work — featured internationally and in major publications like The New York Times and The Guardian — will inspire and energize our celebration. 

Zoom will be available for the keynote presentation: 

Radiant Resistance Exhibit

Wallace's artwork is available for viewing in CUE 302 through March 5. The exhibit is open to the public Monday- Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with a closure between 12-1.

Shine Together Brunch

Saturday, March 1 | 10–11:30 a.m. | Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center

RSVP REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Celebrate five decades of progress and connection with a catered brunch, featuring:

  • Panel Discussion with the Women*s Center Director, Amy Sharp, ASWSU President Tania Henriques, Coalition for Women Students Chair Eliza Pepito, Multicultural Greek Counsel Chair Chloe Ko, and Black Student Union Vice President Mariam Sylla.
  • Conversations inspired by Shine Theory and the Women*s Center’s enduring legacy.
  • Opportunities to connect across generations and share in the success of the Women*s Center’s work.

Together, let’s shine brighter than ever. 

The Dilemma of Desire Documentary

In partnership with WSU Libraries, WSU students, staff and faculty have access to this film. 

Access the film by logging into WSU Libraries here. 

Film Description

THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE will reveal how we have gotten to where we are today, and why despite the real gains that came with the 60’s revolution, women must still navigate a powerful and, at times, outright misogynistic patriarchy. Even as we see mounting evidence that women want what men want, antiquated sexual scripts remain in place, and women are caught in a catch-22, a double bind, a quandary, a dilemma of desire. Ask yourself this: How different would our world look if women’s libidos were taken as seriously as men’s? Read more about the film here.