The first such conference to be held in the Midwest, the Midwest Conference on Women's Studies was sponsored and coordinated by the RCW. It took place on October 22-23, 1971.
One hundred and five educators who taught or coordinated courses and programs in women's studies at colleges and universities in the region met for two days to exchange experiences, ideas, and resource materials, and to discuss various approaches to, and aspects of, women's studies. the conference was a bargain--$16 for the entire conference including room and board!
Prior to the conference on September 21, 1971 the press release below was issued.
The co-directors of the Research Center on Women, Sister Austin Doherty and Barbara Mulligan, sent out this letter of invitation.
This little article about the conference was in the Spring 1972 issue of Alverno Today on page 2.
Midwest Conference on Women's Studies Draws 105
The variety and breadth of women's studies programs being initiated nationwide by U.S. universities and colleges were reflected in the first Midwest Conference on Women's Studies held at Alverno College last Fall. The 105 participants represented almost every major university and college in the midwest.
