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Maria Murphy of the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women and Sherisse Laud-Hammond, Director of the Penn Women’s Center (PWC), discuss Anthony, her legacy, and voting rights today. 
Read the full article on Penn Today.

The Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program at Penn, together with the Alice Paul Center, announce a call for nominations for the first annual Lynda Hart Teaching Awards.

Ricardo A. Bracho has been named the first Abrams Artist-in-Residence in Penn Arts & Sciences, in the Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. Artists-in-residence are outstanding visual artists, musicians, writers, and other creative practitioners who work with students and faculty.

GSWS Graduate Certificate Student Davy Knittle has been selected as a 2020 Dean’s Scholar for Penn's School of Arts & Sciences. Knittle was GSWS Graduate Associate in 2018-2019 and currently co-teaches the course Trans Methods (GSWS 350) and acts as a Graduate Mentor for two GSWS honors thesis students. GSWS congratulates Davy on this well deserved award!

"Concerns around sex and gender have divided American religious groups for more than a century, but sociologist Melissa Wilde wanted to understand which hot-button issue caused the first chasm. 

"After almost a hundred years, the Equal Rights Amendment, originally written by Penn alumna Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman following the success of the suffrage movement, may finally be ratified as an amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. 

Intersections Abroad! is a five-part video series features several Penn students’ experiences aboard and “highlights the complexities, rewards, and ways that each person's unique identity impacted their time abroad and beyond.”  Watch Ben’s account on how leaving Penn's campus changed his Penn experience and has impacted his life.

"Philadelphia’s renowned Institute of Contemporary Art has a history of promoting queer themes. Continuing that tradition on Nov. 7, ICA will host a panel discussion and art presentation “They/She/He/Who’s Gotta Have it? Art Across Genders, Nations, and Forms.”

"In her contribution to the “Sexuality & Gender Studies Now” series, Anne Esacove highlights the Trans Literacy Project (TLP) and its work at the University of Pennsylvania. Created by a group of students, activists, and scholars to cultivate and expand conversations on trans and gender inclusivity, the TLP hosted a series of events and workshops to bring to the forefront concerns and issues facing the trans community in academia.