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Women & Gender Studies

WGST Collective and Advocacy Work

We are an organic, intersectional, interdisciplinary, diverse, active collective collaborative group of feminists/womanists of faculty, staff and students who advocate, support, seek equality & representation for, and provide allyship for women and persons with marginalized genders sharing common goals on Emory & Henry’s campus and in our communities.

We meet regularly to consider gender-related issues in the curriculum, in campus policy, and in the broader community.

If you are interested in getting involved with this work, please contact any of our faculty to find out more.

Meet Our Alumni

  • <span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/profiles/911-mckinley-hughes"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/39/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,606,607/2355_McKinley_Hughes.rev.1516295315.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/39/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,606,607/2355_McKinley_Hughes.rev.1516295315.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/39/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,606,607/2355_McKinley_Hughes.rev.1516295315.jpg" alt="McKinley Hughes" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="606" data-max-h="607" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_profiles_headline"><a href="/live/profiles/911-mckinley-hughes"><p> McKinley Hughes ’16 Challenges Societal Norms in Portland</p></a></h4><div class="lw_profiles_description"><p> McKinley Hughes ’16 began an acting apprenticeship immediately following her graduation at the Portland Playhouse in Portland, Oregon. Since then, she created a one-woman show entitled “Hangry” that was performed professionally in local theatres and was recently accepted into the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. McKinley also performed professionally as Puck in “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” and will be portraying a witch in “Macbeth” forthcoming. She also has the opportunity to direct children’s theatre works at the Portland Drama Club, where she also teaches improvisation, self-esteem, and various other workshops. In her free time, McKinley performs with an improv team called “Squirrel Approved.” In the future, she hopes to continue creating art that challenges people in her community. She also hopes to work with inmates in a women’s prison creating solo theatre pieces. </p></div><a href="/live/profiles/911-mckinley-hughes" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div>