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Women's Center

Welcome to the Northwestern Women’s Center.

Fortieth Anniversary Calendar

Women's Center

Welcome to the Northwestern Women’s Center.

Fortieth Anniversary Calendar

Who We Are

Fostering a campus climate that enriches the lives of all members of the University community.

We are committed to gender inclusion at Northwestern University. Our center serves as a space for support, community, advocacy, and affirmation.

a purple tinted collage of archival material and staff and students working at the women's center for the past forty years

The Feminist Futures Calendar

Dig into our archives, join in this year's celebration, listen in on reflections of our impact, practice your own world making with original journal prompts, and even help us dream up the feminist future!

This interactive, multi-modal calendar and timeline is a CoLab product designed by the Education Team at the Office of Community Enrichment. 

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What's happening at the Women's Center?

News

students hanging out at the women's center

Northwestern Women’s Center: A hub for student-led activism and community care

May 19, 2025

Northwestern undergraduate Ariel Paul did not know that the Northwestern Women’s Center existed or that it was inclusive of trans people like themself until they went inside the building for the first time last year for the center’s Trans Care Day. 

That day, the center offered free haircuts, so Paul, a Black trans-masculine person, decided to get a lineup, which they had never gotten before. 

Events

Apr
2
2026

“Marsha:” Online Collection Talk

12:30 PM
Join Block Museum staff for a talk considering an artwork from the Block’s collection that reflects on legacies of livin...
Apr
8
2026

Disability in Poetics: NUP Authors in Conversation Hosted by NU's Women's Center

12:00 PM
Please join NUPress and the Women's Center for a lunch-hour online event to celebrate the publication of the book of poe...
Apr
15
2026

Student Workshop with Tourmaline

5:30 PM
Graduate, Undergraduate, and SPS students are invited to participate in this one hour workshop with Tourmaline!  Please...