John C. Fant Memorial Library
1200 5th Avenue South, Columbus, MS, United States
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Fant Memorial Library is hosting a screening of the documentary Coming of Age in Cherry Grove. About the film: Founded in 1869, Cherry Grove (Fire Island, NY) is considered by most to be the first openly LGBTQ community in the United States. It has become known as one of […]
Rent Auditorium (Inside Whitfield Hall)
1100 College Street, Columbus, MS, United States
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate December graduates with Commencement ceremonies Friday, December in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus.
The 2024 Martha Swain Speaker's Series Lecture will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, March 7 in Parkinson Hall's Nissan Auditorium. This year, we will welcome Dr. Cassie Turnipseed to campus for a lively and engaging discussion of the life and legacy of Mississippi's fearless daughter, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The event is free and […]
On this date in 1884, the Mississippi state legislature passed the charter founding the Industrial Institute and College (II&C), the first publicly funded college for women in the United States. The school would go on to become The W.