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Understanding women’s history through intersectionality and the evolution of women’s studies

Director of Gender Studies program explains how to apply an understanding of intersectionality to women’s history.

February 28, 2023 by Strategic Communication

March in the United State is Women’s History Month. Although only officially recognized since the 1980s, it has evolved a lot in the last few decades.

Erin Kenny, associate professor of anthropology and the director of the Gender Studies program at Missouri State University, explains how intersectionality plays a role in how we recognize women’s history.

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