KINGSTON, R.I. – March 4, 2026 – Numerous vlogBվ academic departments, student organizations, and offices will host a wide range of programs throughout March recognizing and exploring the contributions, experiences and leadership of women. The programming includes lectures, performances, panel discussions and community gatherings designed to engage students, faculty and staff in conversations spanning history, culture, scholarship and the arts.
The events during Women’s History Month also feature international-themed events, talks by visiting and campus scholars, alumni panels, creative scholarship presentations, and student-centered celebrations and discussions.
Check the for new events and speakers. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. They include:
Wednesday, March 4
3-4:30 p.m. – Spill the Tea: International edition. Sponsored by the vlogBվ Office of International Students and Scholars and the vlogBվ Women’s Center, samples of tea traditions and food from around the world will be offered to the campus community.
International Student Center
37 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus
4 -5:15 p.m. – Carceral Intimacies: Love, Marriage, Reproductive Resistance, and the Architecture of Control in Palestine. Dalal Bajes Salem, a visiting scholar at the University of California Berkeley Center for Middle Eastern Studies and postdoctoral fellow from Ibn Haldun University, will deliver an academic lecture and discussion highlighting Palestinian women’s experiences, leadership and global perspectives. The lecture is presented by the vlogBվ Muslim Student Association, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, the Carlson Lecture Series, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Multicultural Student Services Center, and the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity.
Multicultural Student Services Center, Hardge Forum
74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus
Thursday, March 5
6-8:30 p.m. HERstory: Open Mic Night. vlogBվ alum and award-winning poet Sara Monteiro ’08, also known as Simply Sara and founder of Outspoken PVD, will co-present the fourth annual HERstory Open Mic Night in collaboration with PINK Women and the vlogBվ Women’s Center. The event centers around honoring, celebrating and empowering women within the community. Simply Sara will guide the event, which will also feature a special guest poet and interactive community-building activities.
Multicultural Student Services Center
74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus
Saturday, March 7
5-7 p.m. – “Vagina Monologues.” vlogBվ community members will perform a production of the groundbreaking play based on interviews with women from around the world. First written three decades ago by V—formerly Eve Ensler—the work draws from conversations with 200 women and presents a series of candid, and at times provocative, monologues addressing violence against women. Sponsored by the vlogBվ Women’s Center and the Gender and Sexuality Center.
Edwards Hall
64 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11
12-2 p.m. – Unchained Voices: A Women’s Empowerment Panel. Sponsored by the Multicultural Student Services Center, “Unchained Voices” is a panel discussion featuring a conversation with vlogBվ alumni about their collective experiences as women in leadership positions, touching on issues that are relevant to women in today’s society.
Multicultural Student Services Center
74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus
Tuesday, March 24
4:30 p.m. – Creativity as Research: The woman from Anomabo. Rachel (Afua) Ansong, vlogBվ assistant professor of Africana studies, will hold a lecture that invites scholars to consider how imaginative and narrative approaches can enrich their own work. Ansong will share the story of her search for a woman who was transported on the ship Polly in 1971 from the coast of Anomabo, Ghana, to Bristol, Rhode Island. Ansong has authored three chapbooks and her writings have appeared in multiple publications. She is also the founder of The Adinkra Projects, which provides poetry workshops and supports emerging Ghanaian writers. The event is sponsored by the departments of Africana Studies, English, and Gender and Women’s Studies.
Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons, Galanti Lounge
15 Lippitt Road, Kingston Campus
Thursday, March 26
11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Beats & Eats. The Office of Student Involvement and Rhody Connect will hold a Women’s History Month edition of Beats & Eats, a special food offering for students. Along with the opportunity to learn about and celebrate women’s history, students will receive a voucher for a free ice cream dessert from Atomic Blonde, a local women-owned food truck.
Memorial Union, Booth 3
50 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus
Monday, March 30
5 p.m. – Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library. Sponsored by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies program, Mev Miller, archive director, will hold a lecture about the nonprofit organization that preserves lesbian life and legacies within the New England region and provides access to a broad selection of New England-based publications, personal memorabilia and artifacts from 1950 through 2000.
Gender and Sexuality Center
19 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus
