About Us

The Intercollegiate Feminist Center for Teaching, Research and Engagement offers programs and support for students, faculty and staff interested in feminism and gender issues, as well as those active in women’s, gender and feminist studies at the Claremont Colleges. We sponsor and co-sponsor lectures, symposia, workshops, conferences, and community-building events. We offer:

• Teaching resources.

• A complete lending collection with books and films, as well as senior theses and magazines, open daily for browsing or studying. Books can be found in our library collection.

• An events calendar of feminist/gender/women’s studies at the Claremont Colleges.

• A list of gender and women’s studies courses offered each semester, with detailed descriptions.

• A mailing list with information about events and other opportunities to get involved.

• An up-to-date list of conferences and calls for proposals and papers.

The IFC steering committee includes one or more faculty representatives from each of the undergraduate colleges and several student representatives.

The IFC offices and library are located in Vita Nova Hall at Scripps College.  Our hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.  Please drop by to visit!

Conferences

2025 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference – March 29-31, 2025, Washington, DC

2025 National Women’s Studies Annual Conference
An Honour Song: Feminist Struggles, Feminist Victories,  November 13–16, 2025,  San Juan, Puerto Rico

Newsletter
Fall 2024
Link to Fall 2024 Newsletter Here:

Faculty News

Congratulations to Professor Linda M. Perkins, Director of Applied Gender Studies, whose book, “To Advance the Race: Black Women’s Higher Education from the Antebellum Era to the 1960s,” has been named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2024!

This prestigious award is based on:
Excellence in presentation and scholarship
Significance of the contribution to the field
Originality as an essential treatment of the subject
Value in building undergraduate library collections.

Professor Perkins’ research provides a vital contribution to understanding the transformative role of Black women in higher education. This award underscores the impact and importance of her scholarship.

Save the Date! Book Talk hosted by IFC

To Advance the Race: Black Women’s Higher Education from the Antebellum Era to the 1960s with Linda Perkins; with Celebration of GB Winners

• Location: Hampton Room, Scripps College

• Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

• Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

• Details: Includes recognition of the 2024 Grace Berry Award recipients. Bring your own lunch.

Student News