On October 3, 2020, UC Berkeley celebrated the 150th anniversary of admitting women as undergraduate students. The 150 Years of Women at Berkeley History Project has responded to Chancellor Carol Christ’s call to “convert this anniversary into a lasting archive” by documenting the struggles and achievements of students, faculty, and staff since 1872 — from the earliest days of “co-education,” to the “gender revolution” of the '60s and '70s, and beyond.

To join in the commemoration, the Townsend Center presents "An Ongoing Revolution: Reflections on Gendered Struggles and Feminist Scholarship in the Humanities."  Faculty members representing Comparative Literature, English, East Asian Languages & Cultures, History of Art, Music, and Spanish & Portuguese gather for a discussion of the role and experience of women at Berkeley.

Participants:

Catherine Gallagher (English), moderator

Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby (History of Art)

Francine Masiello (Comparative Literature and Spanish & Portuguese)

Mary Ann Smart (Music)

Sophie Volpp (Comparative Literature and East Asian Languages & Cultures)