(I)PFW WOST @ 50: Herstory in Progress: The Fiftieth Anniversary of Women’s Studies at (I)PFW

Timeline of Women’s Studies



Since its inception in 1971, the Women's Studies Program in Fort Wayne has focused on education in both the academic as well as the public sphere.  This timeline includes developments in the Fort Wayne Feminist community beginning that year, as well as the evolution of the Women's Studies program of course offerings and special events at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, later Purdue University Fort Wayne. 

Scroll over the tabs to learn more about the events that have made the Fort Wayne Women's Studies community what it is today.

All images included here acquired from the (I)PFW Women's Studies archive.

A very special thank you to Harriet Miller, Monica Wehrle, and Susan Burns from Harmony Associates, Inc. for all their hard work in compiling additional information used in this timeline. 

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  1. A flyer for WOST lunch lecture series. This April 2, 1986 panel talk explored women in science and medicine. PFW WOST 50th Anniversary
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Contents of this tag:

  1. Creation of the In Her Image Newsletter
  2. First Women's Studies Class in Fort Wayne
  3. Course Offerings Fall 1989
  4. Fort Wayne Womens Bureau Memo: Women's Work 1930-1980
  5. Course Offerings Spring 1982
  6. Course Offerings Spring 2006
  7. Fat is a Feminist Issue Event
  8. FWF Form Consciousness Raising Groups
  9. 75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Talk: The Woman Who Ran for President
  10. Women in Science Discussion
  11. IPFW offers B.A. in Women's Studies
  12. Women's Week at IPFW hosts Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan
  13. Women's Studies Becomes a Minor
  14. Course Offerings Summer 1992
  15. Course Offerings Spring 1993
  16. Women and Religion: Change
  17. Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography
  18. Community Friends of Women's Studies Jazz Fundraiser
  19. "Day in Foster Park" to promote ERA
  20. Women Today: Image and Reality Discussion
  21. Course Offerings Spring 1977
  22. Course Offerings Spring 2003
  23. Course Offerings Summer and Fall 1981
  24. Course Offerings Summer and Fall 2002
  25. Course Offerings Fall 1994
  26. Course Offerings Spring 1980
  27. Course Offerings Spring 2007
  28. Women's History Month 2021
  29. Course Offerings Spring 1981
  30. Course Offerings Spring 2009
  31. Course Offerings Spring 2005
  32. Course Offerings Fall 1993.
  33. Course Offerings Summer and Fall 2007
  34. Course Offerings Fall 1989 2.0
  35. Women's History Month 2022
  36. Course Offerings Summer 1996
  37. Course Offerings Fall 1983
  38. FWF organize Sisterhood Week at Forest Park School
  39. Course Offerings Fall 1977
  40. Course Offerings Spring 2008
  41. Course Offerings Summer and Fall 2006
  42. Course Offerings Fall 1992
  43. Miz Wizard's Science Secrets
  44. Women's History Month 1997
  45. Course Offerings Spring 1978
  46. Course Offerings Fall 1982
  47. Course Offerings Summer and Fall 2009
  48. Course Offerings Fall 1995
  49. Women's History Month 2018
  50. Women, Men, and War Panel Discussion
  51. 2006-2007 IPFW Women's Studies Newsletter
  52. Teach-In at IPFW by FWF
  53. FWF set up headquarters
  54. Women's History Month 1996
  55. Course Offerings Spring 1996
  56. WPTH creates Feminist Radio Show
  57. WOST is 50!
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