National Women's History Month

NWHM Logo Mission Statement: MTSU's National Women's History Month programming recognizes, promotes, and celebrates women's contributions and causes by providing education and entertainment from a feminist perspective that emphasizes cultural transformation to achieve social justice and women's empowerment.

The National Women's History Month Committee coordinates programming each academic year, including an opening ceremony, keynote speaker, and featured presentations

Events are held throughout the year and announced through the NWHM calendar and flyers posted on campus, though the majority are held in March and announced via our annual NWHM Calendar. To receive a copy of the calendar, contact the June Anderson Center office at jacwns@mtsu.edu or 615-898-5812.

2023 Theme

"Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories", recognizing women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, tv, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, news, and social media.

Click here for our 2023 Opening Ceremony Kickoff Video

2023 calendar

Click Here for a PDF of this year's Calendar of events. Please note that this is a folded calendar, and the first page is upside down for that purpose.

Other local events:

WHM Sevierville

A vote of her own

Equali-TEA 2023

Equalitea

To reserve your Equali-TEA tickets on eventbrite, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/equali-tea-2023-tickets-531299139027

Submit an event to be included on the calendar

In addition to programming the Committee organizes, we welcome proposals for co-sponsored NWHM events or requests to add events to our Calendar.

Participate in our "MTSU Women Storytellers" Event

The June Anderson Center is hosting a MTSU Women Storytellers Event on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 from 11am-1pm in the MTSU Phillips Bookstore.

Submit a Funding Co-Sponsorship Proposal

In addition to programming the Committee organizes, we welcome proposals for co-sponsored NWHM events or requests to add events to our Calendar. To submit a proposal, please complete a NWHM Proposal Form. Proposals are evaluated in the order received, based upon their adherence to the NWHM mission statement, their contribution to the diversity of programming, and the availability of funds. The Co-Sponsorship Subcommittee meets to review proposals.

Previous NWHM Button Honorees and Keynote Speakers

Year	Button Honoree	Keynote Speaker
2008	Angela Davis	Rebecca Walker
2009	Shirley Chisholm	bell hooks
2010	Gloria Steinem	Gloria Steinem
2011	Frida Kahlo
2012	Annie Sullivan	Marlee Matlin
2013	Sally Ride	Sheril Kirshenbaum
2014	Sojourner Truth	Soledad O'Brien
2015	Maya Angelou	Lisa Ling
2016	Benazir Bhutto	Judy A. Smith
2017	Madam C.J. Walker	Laila Ali
2018	Pat Summitt	Shalon D. Pillow & Tiffany Woosley
2019	Aretha Franklin	Julie Cohen
2020 & 2021	Mary Eliza Church Terrell Ida B. Wells Barnett Alice Paul	Dr. Mary Frances Berry
2022	bell hooks	Dr. Jacqueline Walters
2023	Toni Morrison	Nancy Giles