WGS South, a SEWSA Legacy

WGS South, a SEWSA Legacy WGS South is one of the oldest Women’s & Gender Studies associations in the U.S., centering & serving AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, WV, & VA.

WGS South (a SEWSA Legacy) is a feminist organization that actively supports and promotes all aspects of women’s studies at every level of involvement. The organization is committed to scholarship on and activism eliminating oppression and discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity and expression, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic background, physical ability, and class.

"Dreaming Beyond Survival: Radical Imagination and Futures of Liberation for Southern BIPOC Persons and Communities" Now...
11/14/2025

"Dreaming Beyond Survival: Radical Imagination and Futures of Liberation for Southern BIPOC Persons and Communities" Now that's a title!

Our BIPOC Caucus invites you to tell us what dreaming beyond survival looks like! Join us in March for our 2026 conference, Feminist Futurities!

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Raise a glass to freedom! Today, the Supreme Court rejected a petition to overturn the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges dec...
11/10/2025

Raise a glass to freedom!

Today, the Supreme Court rejected a petition to overturn the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-s*x marriage nationwide.

Check out our 2026 LGBTQ Caucus CFP: "Trans, Inters*x, and Q***r Freedom Dreams and Futurities"If you have something to ...
11/09/2025

Check out our 2026 LGBTQ Caucus CFP: "Trans, Inters*x, and Q***r Freedom Dreams and Futurities"

If you have something to say, let us hear it! Join us at Wake Forest University this March!

Submissions Due Dec. 1st wgssouth.org/2026conference

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10/31/2025

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We're proud to announce the CFP for our 50th Anniversary & 2026 conference: "Feminist Futurities: 50 More Years of Femin...
10/21/2025

We're proud to announce the CFP for our 50th Anniversary & 2026 conference: "Feminist Futurities: 50 More Years of Feminist Scholarship and Activism in the South"

Check out the call for proposals on our website! Submissions due Dec. 1st!
https://wgssouth.org/2026conference

We hope you'll join us March 19-21, 2026, at Wake Forest University!

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Some rainbow love for all you green-thumbs out there! Also, best gardening shirt ever! 🌈 🌺 🌸
06/28/2025

Some rainbow love for all you green-thumbs out there! Also, best gardening shirt ever!
🌈 🌺 🌸

It can be hard to keep up on socials, but what’s not hard is supporting equal rights for all.
06/26/2025

It can be hard to keep up on socials, but what’s not hard is supporting equal rights for all.

More to love from 💜
03/10/2025

More to love from 💜

Much love and thanks to all the wonderful scholars, administrators, students, and community organizers and activists who...
03/10/2025

Much love and thanks to all the wonderful scholars, administrators, students, and community organizers and activists who made a conference to remember!

Now tag us in some pics!!

is just days away! And while we can't wait to share ideas and learn from all our participants and attendees, we also c...
03/06/2025

is just days away!
And while we can't wait to share ideas and learn from all our participants and attendees, we also can't wait to dance to 50 years serving our community!

We're also proud to welcome some special (surprise) guests, along with our DJ, Graciela Cain, professionally known as GeeXella (pronounced Jee-EL-LUH). A
transdisciplinary artist currently occupying space in Muscogee Creek Land, also known as Atlanta, GA, GeeXella is a force of nature in clubs – and a voice for marginalized communities. geexellamusic.com

is less than a week away! The full program will be on our website soon, but go ahead and mark your calendars for what'...
03/06/2025

is less than a week away! The full program will be on our website soon, but go ahead and mark your calendars for what's sure to be one helluva poetry reading!

WGS South wants to help you find your people! For those of you attending our 50th annual meeting in Atlanta next week, p...
03/02/2025

WGS South wants to help you find your people! For those of you attending our 50th annual meeting in Atlanta next week, please send us your flyers with QR codes linking to your preferred social media site!

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The Southeastern Women’s Studies Association (SEWSA) is a feminist organization that actively supports and promotes all aspects of women’s studies at every level of involvement. The organization is committed to scholarship on and activism eliminating oppression and discrimination on the basis of s*x, gender identity and expression, race, age, religion, s*xual orientation, ethnic background, physical ability, and class.