…many of the people in our lives,” she said. For the next twelve years, she developed additional courses in women’s growth and development and created an area of emphasis in women’s growth and development within the human development degree, and helped create a minor in women’s studies. She provided leadership…
This is your chance to explore the significance of gender—as well as other categories of identity—in social structures around the world. Gender and women’s studies at Northland is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature. You will be taking courses in biology, philosophy, history, religion, sociology, sustainable community development, and outdoor education—all…
Northland College, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, was far ahead of its time in its commitment to educating and providing jobs for women. Founded in 1892, twenty-four years before women won the right to vote, the College wished to provide educational opportunities for residents in northern Wisconsin and…
…fierce advocate for women in leadership in the outdoors. Franz raised funds, including her own, among alumni and others who support the idea behind the Women in Leadership internship: having young women gain experience in natural resources management and interpretation, receive professional development, and receive leadership mentoring. And it’s already…
…Northland history this season.” Women’s Soccer Debuts in 1997 Northland College added women’s soccer to its roster in 1997. They’ve done well in the last nineteen years, but had never taken the conference title. Wieland is not surprised by the team’s success. “For us, it wasn’t a surprise,” she said….
…of concern for nature.” She met an anthropologist working with local indigenous women “and this appealed to me greatly, but I didn’t have the training to pursue that line of work at the time.” To get that training, she earned her PhD from Cornell University Development Sociology Department and did…
Northland College announced today that it will add women’s hockey to its NCAA Division III hockey program, effective for the 2016-2017 season. The College has already begun a search for a coach. “The driving force behind the decision is the continued growth of hockey and Northland’s location, central in a…
…that during a time when women are supposed to get married instead of an education, she makes the bold decision to attend Cornell University. She writes a Handbook of Nature Study and is a trailblazer for other women wanting to study science. Who says women can’t do the same things…
Seth W. Davenport, Tyrease “TJ” James, and Dr. Jonathan G. Marti
This event has been cancelled. In this talk, Emily Macgillivray will provide an overview of her book manuscript, which examines how the story of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century borderland Great Lakes changes by simultaneously shifting our focus on gender from men to women and our focus on resources from the…
