Women’s History Month

In 1987, growing from “Women’s History Week”, the National Women’s History Project petitioned for March to be recognized as “Women’s History Month.” March has since been dedicated to acknowledging and preserving contributions made by women throughout history. The month of March was specifically chosen as it aligns with International Women’s Day on March 8.

Macalester College takes this time to learn from the wisdom and brilliance of women and their relentless leadership to foster an equitable society. As a community, we invite you to engage in meaningful conversations centering on the voices and stories of women who advance equity and justice.

If you would like to have your event and/or program featured please submit it via our online form. 

Please note that the events below are organized by different organizations and departments at Macalester. Use the links below for further information, or directly contact the event host with questions.

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Women’s History Month Community Luncheon

Tu., Mar. 4 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Kagin Alexander G. Hill Ballroom
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Hosted by: Institutional Equity | [email protected]

Institutional Equity invites our campus community to join us for our annual Women’s History Month Community Luncheon. During this time, we will have the opportunity to connect and engage in meaningful conversations and dialogue centering the experiences and stories of women.

To attend, please RSVP.

Dialogue and Dinner with Natchez Beaulieu

Tue., Mar. 11 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | The Loch
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Hosted by: Institutional Equity | [email protected]

We invite you to join us for a dialogue and dinner with Natchez Beaulieu to learn more about her story and the creative process of our campus mural. With our campus community, this acrylic mural will cover ‘The Link’ (mini skyway between DeWitt library and Old Main) to honor the Four Directions and the Dakota land we are on. 

Natchez Beaulieu, Waabigwanikwe (Flower Woman), is an Anishinaabekwe from the White Earth Nation, born and raised in South Minneapolis. She is a full-time artist, teaching art and working on commissioned projects in her community. During her summers in high school, she learned under Marilyn Lindstrom’s mentorship, creating many outdoor acrylic murals throughout the Twin Cities. Recently, she’s been focused on mosaics to showcase her Ojibwe floral designs and Indigenous knowledge. Natchez’s work can be viewed through Ashagi Studios on Facebook or Instagram. 

In collaboration with organizations in the Native American Community, she has completed several projects, two of which are on the American Indian Cultural Corridor including the mosaic on the medicine garden at the Native American Community Clinic. Over two summers, she collaborated with the Good Space to engage Indigenous youth on a mosaic mural called Zoongidewin in the Little Earth Community. In 2017, she worked with students in the Osseo and Minneapolis Public Schools Indian Education programs, creating culturally significant art. During the summer of 2019, she was hired by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to facilitate a youth mural project with ten young women for The Hearts Of Our People exhibition. This project deeply reflected the exhibit’s themes and brought her closer to my goal of establishing a youth mentorship art program in her community. She is honored to be able to create art that represents her culture and her community. 

Previous Events and Programs

• Spring 2024

  Women’s History Month Community Luncheon

  Tu., Mar. 26 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Kagin Alexander G. Hill Ballroom
  Hosted by: Institutional Equity | [email protected]

  Round Table Talk

  Tue., Mar. 19 | 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Old Main 4
  Hosted by: Voices of Mental Health & Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | [email protected]

  Tsione Wolde-Michael ’08
  Historian, Curator, and Executive Director of President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

  Thu., Mar. 28 | 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
  Hosted By: Institutional Equity | [email protected]
  Co-Sponsors: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Political Science, Art & Art History, Macalester College Student Government

  Tsione Wolde-Michael ’08 is the Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). Wolde-Michael’s extensive work in the field of arts and public humanities has focused on developing innovative approaches to community engagement, collections management, cultural heritage, and exhibitions. She served as founding Director for the Center for Restorative History – the Smithsonian’s first center devoted exclusively to community-based redress — and at the National Museum of American History. Wolde-Michael started her Smithsonian career in 2011 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where she worked to create inaugural exhibitions including the landmark Slavery and Freedom exhibition. Her international projects in Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, and the United Kingdom have focused on collaborating with local art and history museums to reinterpret colonial collections. Her experience extends to digital media and online exhibitions, curating visual art, writing for academic publications, teaching, and lecturing around the country. She holds a B.A. in Women and Gender Studies from Macalester College ’08 and an M.A. in History from Harvard University.

  The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) was established by White House Executive Order as an advisory body to the President on cultural policy. The committee is comprised of leading artists, scholars, museum practitioners, and philanthropists. The PCAH provides recommendations to the President and the heads of the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services to advance wide-ranging policy objectives in the arts and humanities. As part of its mandate, the PCAH will consider how the arts and humanities sectors can positively impact community well-being, economic development, public health, education, civic engagement, and climate change across the United States.