Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Liberal Arts 138A
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone – 406–243–2584 or
243–4100
Email – wsprog@mail1.umt.edu
Welcome
We are excited that you are interested in the Women’s and Gender Studies program at the University of Montana!
Our program offers an undergraduate minor, an undergraduate major emphasis in the Liberal Studies department, and many graduate courses. We sponsor a number of campus events related to our mission, and we offer scholarships for students pursuing issues in women and gender studies (see the Scholarships link for the Louise Greene/Elizabeth Smith honorary awards).
Pictured above are photos from the Mansfield Library archives of the early days of the University of Montana.
From left to right:
- Jeannette Rankin, First woman elected to the US House of Representatives 1916 - While the 19th amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote was ratified in 1919, Montana, like many other western states, granted women the right to vote before 1919. Montana voted to give women the right to vote in 1914. Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1890.
- UM Science Student Circa 1900
- UM Rhetoric Class Circa 1905
Upcoming Events
- Luncheon
February 19th, 2010 from 12:00-1:30 in LA 138 - View more events
Newsletter
The first two graduates of UM were:
Mrs. Ella Robb Glenny, BA 1898
Ms. Eloise Knowles (pictured above), PhB. Instructor in Drawing, 1898