Feminist Arts Award Open to All Students!

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PLEASE APPLY! AN EASY APPLICATION AND OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS!

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS-OPEN TO ALL

Feminist Arts Award: Given for the first time in 2002, it was established to recognize feminist visual, music, poetry, fiction, or film created by an undergraduate. This award was established to honor the wonderful outburst of feminist arts activity at UConn.

1)     To be considered, please submit the original piece of art - if necessary also include a short essay explaining the feminist intent of the piece.

2)     Please indicate whether or not the nominee is a current WS major or minor. 

Chase Going Woodhouse Prize: Awarded to an undergraduate for an academic project that focuses on feminist concerns. This prize is named in honor of former Congresswoman and Director of the Women’s Service Bureau. An activist and leader among the first generation of post-suffrage women in Connecticut, Chase Going Woodhouse provided an example of commitment to women’s interests and to realizing feminist goals in practical politics.

1) To be considered, please submit either the original or a copy of the academic project as described above. 2) Please indicate whether or not the nominee is a current WGSS major or minor.

Gladys Tantaquidgeon Award: Presented to an undergraduate student whose academic and/or community work reflects a dedication to the understanding and advancement of women of color in the U.S. This award is named in honor of the Mohegan Indian medicine woman, anthropologist and community educator, Gladys Tantaquidgeon, who featured original scholarship on Eastern Native American culture through the Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum. In her leadership role and scholarly research she has highlighted the significance of Native American women’s culture. 1) To be considered, please submit an essay or recommendation letter that describes the nominee’s work as described above. 2) Please indicate whether or not the nominee is a current WGSS major or minor.

Nomination Procedure

1)     Self nominations are welcome, unless otherwise indicated

2)     You may submit the required documentation to the WGSS Studies Program Office in Beach Hall Room 421

3)     Or mail it to us at UConn-WGSS, 354 Mansfield Road Unit 2181, Storrs, CT  06269-2181

4)     Or email it to wsinfo@uconn.edu

****Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2013****


If you have any questions, please email the committee atwsinfo@uconn.edu or call at 860-486-2186.