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| The Center’s purpose was to serve the needs of female faculty, administration, staff, and students "out of the conviction that women have special needs, interests, and problems that are not always met in male-dominated culture; the Center is a separate space where Trinity women can gather as women." The students formed a coordinating committee to work with the Center’s co-coordinators to plan the year’s activities and to help implement programming, which included lectures, workshops, discussion panels, and films. | The Center’s purpose was to serve the needs of female faculty, administration, staff, and students "out of the conviction that women have special needs, interests, and problems that are not always met in male-dominated culture; the Center is a separate space where Trinity women can gather as women." The students formed a coordinating committee to work with the Center’s co-coordinators to plan the year’s activities and to help implement programming, which included lectures, workshops, discussion panels, and films. |
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| In 1984, the Center hired Judith Branzburg, its first full-time coordinator and expanded both its programming and its purpose, which allowed the Center to become a more visible and integral part of the life of the College and of the Hartford area. It became an advocate for feminist issues, and to educate the campus community about women and women's issues, and serve the Hartford community through "educational, social, and cultural programming, referral services, information resources, events, exhibits, and lectures." ((Knapp, p. 382)) During the 1980s, The Women's Center became home to various student groups including TGLBA, Trinity Women's Organization (TWO), Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR), and Community Outreach as well as one staff group (TOPS). | In 1984, the Center hired Judith Branzburg, its first full-time coordinator and expanded both its programming and its purpose, which allowed the Center to become a more visible and integral part of the life of the College and of the [[hartford|Hartford]] area. It became an advocate for feminist issues, and to educate the campus community about women and women's issues, and serve the Hartford community through "educational, social, and cultural programming, referral services, information resources, events, exhibits, and lectures." ((Knapp, p. 382)) During the 1980s, The Women's Center became home to various student groups including TGLBA, Trinity Women's Organization (TWO), Society Organized Against Racism (SOAR), and Community Outreach as well as one staff group (TOPS). |
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| One example of this effort was the establishment of the //[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/femreview/|Feminist Scholarship Review]]// in 1991, a journal that featured contributions by students, faculty, and staff on various topics and was published until 2007. The second issue of the //Feminist Scholarship Review//, published in Spring 1992, includes an introductory text from Deborah Rose O'Neal, Visiting Lecturer in the Writing Center, which discusses "reforming language in order to promote respect for all members of our society," namely, advocating for the singular they/them pronoun. O'Neal finishes: "The answer to "Who is in charge of the English language?" is, after all, 'we are!' And being in charge of the future demands thoughtful action." ((The Feminist Review, Spring 1992)) | One example of this effort was the establishment of the //[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/femreview/|Feminist Scholarship Review]]// in 1991, a journal that featured contributions by students, faculty, and staff on various topics and was published until 2007. The second issue of the //Feminist Scholarship Review//, published in Spring 1992, includes an introductory text from Deborah Rose O'Neal, Visiting Lecturer in the Writing Center, which discusses "reforming language in order to promote respect for all members of our society," namely, advocating for the singular they/them pronoun. O'Neal finishes: "The answer to "Who is in charge of the English language?" is, after all, 'we are!' And being in charge of the future demands thoughtful action." ((The Feminist Review, Spring 1992)) |
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| In the years that followed, the Center maintained its active presence on campus and continued to build upon or develop new programming for student groups, alumni, and faculty. In 2003, the Center formulated an expanded new mission statement which included "redress of gender inequities; understanding among women of different economic classes, cultural backgrounds, and sexual identities; and the creation of a campus environment conducive to respectful interaction between women and men." | In the years that followed, the Center maintained its active presence on [[summit_campus|campus]] and continued to build upon or develop new programming for student groups, alumni, and faculty. In 2003, the Center formulated an expanded new mission statement which included "redress of gender inequities; understanding among women of different economic classes, cultural backgrounds, and sexual identities; and the creation of a campus environment conducive to respectful interaction between women and men." |
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| In 2006, the Women’s Center became the Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC), with a mission statement to serve all of the Trinity community with a focus on women-identifying people: "through educational, social, and cultural programming, it seeks to promote self-determination and empowerment, awareness of women’s rights and issues; redress of gender inequities; understanding among diverse students and of the intersectional experiences of identities and communities; promotion of anti-racism, anti-classism, and body positivity; and, the creation of a campus environment conducive to respectful interaction between people of all genders and backgrounds." | In 2006, the Women’s Center became the Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC), with a mission statement to serve all of the Trinity community with a focus on women-identifying people: "through educational, social, and cultural programming, it seeks to promote self-determination and empowerment, awareness of women’s rights and issues; redress of gender inequities; understanding among diverse students and of the intersectional experiences of identities and communities; promotion of anti-racism, anti-classism, and body positivity; and, the creation of a campus environment conducive to respectful interaction between people of all genders and backgrounds." |
| [[https://trinitywatkinson.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/145|Women and Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC) Records]], Trinity College Archives. | [[https://trinitywatkinson.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/145|Women and Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC) Records]], Trinity College Archives. |
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| [[http://www.digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/watk_books/4|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 382. | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/2/|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 382. |
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| [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/femreview/|The Feminist Scholarship Review]], Spring 1992. | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/femreview/|The Feminist Scholarship Review]], Spring 1992. |
