Celebrating Women Shaping a Sustainable Future

This month, we are proud to honor the pivotal achievements and influence of women in all public and private spheres during Women’s History Month.

This year’s theme from the National Women's History Alliance, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” highlights the interconnected work of women across environmental, economic, educational, and justice movements. At UW Tacoma, we lead learning with the same interdisciplinary approach where women are often at the center of community building and driving change for the shared good.

Women’s history isn’t just something to remember — it is something to create and celebrate every day.
 
We encourage you to take time this month to reflect on the critical contributions of significant historical figures and the movements women have galvanized, then and now. For example, consider the work of Kim Tallbear, Haben Girma, Claudia Gordon, Marsha P. Johnson, Grace Lee Boggs, Ai-Jen Poo, and Helen Zia. Their leadership demonstrates how women have advocated for justice by acting in solidarity with other groups and across intersections and identities.  
 
In the South Sound, there are many opportunities to celebrate Women’s History Month through community events and programming, including our partners at the Tacoma Public Library and the Pierce County Library. 

At UW Tacoma, we invite you to join us for a moment to pause and reflect on the women who have positively impacted your life. On Tuesday, March 17, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., we will serve tea and refreshments and offer a greeting card activity in the Center for Equity and Inclusion. You can register here.

We will continue to learn from the women who came before us while supporting those shaping a sustainable future for all today.

 

In this message, “women” refer to all gender expansive people: cisgender, trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender queer and anyone woman identified. Learn more about these terms here.