Main Mission and Purpose Requirements for Major Requirements for Minor Current Course Offerings Faculty Students Contact Us Illinois College Home GWS Forms: Major-Advising Worksheet Minor-Advising Worksheet Final Project Proposal Form Course Criteria Form Other GWS Pages ASSESSMENT ARCHIVES LINKS SITE MAP "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people." ~Cheris Kramarae and Paul

Welcome to the Gender and Women's Studies Program at Illinois College Built on foundations laid by the faculty over the previous decades, this program was established in 2003, the college's 100th anniversary of the admittance of women. Use the links on the left for more information on the program, the courses, the opportunities, and the people. Find us on Facebook!! “Look for Gender and Women’s Studies at IC” Based on faculty action on February 1, 2010, a major in Gender and Women’s Studies is now possible. See Requirements by following the links to the left. Contact the program chair, Dr. Caryn Riswold (criswold@ic.edu), for more information. ~ GWS faculty and alums retreat at Jubilee Farm, Springfield, May 2009 ~ Sidewalk chalking during 11 Days of Activism Against Sexual Assault, April 2010