Celebrate Women's History Month with Hardin-Simmons University

Get ready to celebrate International Women's Day!Photo byIWD

March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Throughout the month, like all awareness days, we are reminded to listen to people’s stories and to give them the space to be heard.

There are multiple ways to celebrate Women’s History Month with HSU:

All month

• Swing by the History Department or HSU Library Circulation Desk for your purple ribbon to show support!
• Donate feminine hygiene products for local outreach groups, including Noah Project and New Beginnings. Collections points are the HSU Library, the Department of Social Work in Skiles (first floor), and Dr.Tiffany Fink’s office in Skiles 206.

March 8 

• 8:30 a.m. guided prayer for women around the world in the Logsdon Reception room
• 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. food, games, and fun on Anderson Lawn

Flyer for IWD events on Anderson LawnPhoto byHardin-Simmons University

March 9

• Off-campus, Dr. Tiffany Fink will provide a free public history talk titled “Half the Population, Only Half the Court: Title IX and Women’s Collegiate Basketball in Texas.” This event is free and open to the public at The Grace Museum at 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Fink's presentation is called “Half the Population, Only Half the Court: Title IX and Women’s Collegiate Basketball in Texas.”Photo byThe Grace Museum

March 28

• From 6:00-8:00 p.m. enjoy a panel conversation about this year’s International Women’s Day theme, “embracing equity.”

Flyer for the event on March 28, 6:00-8:00 p.m.Photo byHardin-Simmons University

About Hardin-Simmons University

You’ll never find another place like Hardin-Simmons University. We are a Baptist university in Abilene, Texas, with more than 130 years of history and traditions that aren’t matched at any other school, and that gives HSU a personality as big as the West Texas horizon. The mission of Hardin-Simmons University is to be a community dedicated to providing excellence in education enlightened by Christian faith and values. Hardin-Simmons University will be an innovative community of servant scholars engaging the minds and nurturing the spirits of future Christian leaders. To learn more go to www.hsutx.edu!

Our Mission

The mission of Hardin-Simmons University is to be a community dedicated to providing excellence in education enlightened by Christian faith and values.

Our Vision

Hardin-Simmons University will be an innovative community of servant scholars engaging the minds and nurturing the spirits of future Christian leaders.