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Iconic Seattle lesbian bar toasts to 40 years
Martha Gonzalez seated against a dark background, wearing a vibrant multicolored skirt with embroidered floral patterns and a black long-sleeved top, resting her chin on her hand with a thoughtful expression.
GWSS Alum Martha Gonzalez Featured in Viewpoint Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Edition
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
Fulbright Spotlight: Sumangala Damodaran's Impact at the University of Washington
Headshot of Barbara Boswell
Barbara Boswell presents lecture on Black feminist epistemic justice in post-apartheid South Africa // The Daily
Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr receives the Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award, standing on stage with the award presenter, holding the plaque against a blue curtain backdrop
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award
A tribute graphic with the heading 'Learning with Shirley J. Yee' and the subheading 'A Celebration of Her Storied Career' on a purple background. Below the text is a portrait of Shirley J. Yee framed in a decorative gold border.
A Celebration of Shirley Yee’s Storied Career
A collage with a purple 'I AM FIRST GEN' graphic on the left and photos of three individuals on the right, each labeled with their name: Yasmine Gomez, Keila Taylor, and Fabian Romero.
GWSS Graduate Students and Alumni Featured in UW’s National First-Generation College Day Celebration
Shelley Pryde stands at a podium presenting during Scholars' Studio. The presentation slide behind them features the title, 'The art of drag in Shanghai,' along with the quote, 'We’re all born naked and the rest is Communism.' A vibrant image of a drag performer is displayed on the slide.
Shelley Pryde to Present at Scholars' Studio 
The cover of Feminist Formations, Volume 36, Issue 2, Summer 2024, features an abstract, white line drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a deep blue background. The title "Feminist Formations" is written at the top in light blue and white text. The issue number and date are noted at the bottom.
Special Issue of Feminist Formations Featuring Professor Amanda Swarr's Book Published
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
Retired professor Angela Ginorio standing next to GWSS Alumni Award recipient Martina Kartman. Martina is holding the Alumni Award plaque in her hands.
Martina Kartman Receives 2024 GWSS Alumni Award
Artistic image of beige book that has fallen open with a teal blue background
Winter 2025 Featured Courses
The Northern Lights glow in vibrant green over Kirkjufell Mountain in Iceland. A nearby waterfall cascades into a river, surrounded by lush greenery, with the iconic mountain peak rising in the background under the aurora-lit sky.
Explore Feminism and Democracy in Iceland: Study Abroad Opportunity
Purple banner reading "GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants"
GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants (Round #2)
Logo of the Northwest New Works Festival, with "Northwest New Works Festival" in bold black letters on a white background.
GWSS Professor Kemi Adeyemi Joins On the Boards Curatorial Team for NWNW 2025
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Amanda Swarr’s Book Nominated for Prestigious African Studies Association Award
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
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Dawg Daze 2024 Digest
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Professor Amanda Swarr Awarded 2024 DSREI Professional Book Award 
The cover of "Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies" features a series of wrenches against a black background, with text underneath reading "edited by The Keywords Feminist Editorial Collective."
Listen to Kemi Adeyemi’s Podcast on Deviance 
Dr. Kavita Dattani headshot
Kavita Dattani Receives Royalty Research Fund Scholar Award
Headshot of Amanda Lock Swarr
Amanda Swarr Receives Evidence-Based Teaching Fellowship
Cover of Bangtan Remixed. The cover has a pink background with yellow and white lettering. It features purple line drawings of the heads of BTS group members.
New Anthology Bangtan Remixed Features Associate Professor Regina Yung Lee
Nancy Kenney and two of her teaching assistants stand at the head of the classroom laughing. In front of them is a table with a bouquet of flowers
Then and Now: Nancy Kenney’s Reflections on Five Decades of Teaching Psychobiology of Women 
Thea Deanon, a young woman with olive-toned skin and long brown hair, sitting at a table in what appears to be a lunch room. She is wearing a dark sweatshirt, a thin necklace, and has her hands clasped in front of her. She is smiling at the camera.
"There are some days where you think…‘I saved a life,’” Thea Deanon on working as a queer youth counselor at the Trevor Project