Women's Resource Center at Loyola University New Orleans

Women's Resource Center at Loyola University New Orleans Providing Loyola women and men with a positive college experiences by responding to their needs. Carol Mawson was a Ph. D. Dietzel, was hired in 2000.

The Loyola Women's Resource Center was founded in March 1975, with Carol Deinhardt Mawson as the director. candidate in psychology at Harvard University and an assistant professor of psychology in City College. Funding for the center came from the Louisiana Department for the Humanities and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The Women's Center operated under the auspices of continuing education in City College and was located in a shotgun on Loyola Street, now the site of Monroe Library and the College of Business. The Loyola Women's Center was the first university women's center in Louisiana. It served the needs and interests of women on campus and was also open to the community, offering popular courses in public speaking, financial planning, creative writing, assertiveness training, starting and managing a small business, and basic auto maintenance. The center hosted a popular Friday Open House from 5-8 pm, featuring wine and cheese and guests like Angela HIll and other local women. It sponsored successful conferences and seminars, the last one being the Conference on Families in September 1980. The center was closed in 1980 by the vice-president for academic affairs for budgetary reasons (even though the center posted a profit for 1979) and the closing of the continuing education division in City College. A women's studies committee was convened in 1987 by Nancy Anderson, Barbara Ewell and Connie Mui. The committee developed and had approved a women's studies minor in 1989. The Women's Resource Center was established in Mercy in 1995. The first full-time director of the center, Dr. Susanne B. The current director, Dr. Karen Reichard, was hired in 2008.

03/19/2025
Good morning everyone on this very momentous Tuesday!-Join us tonight at 6:30pm in the Horseshoe in front of Marquette H...
10/18/2022

Good morning everyone on this very momentous Tuesday!
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Join us tonight at 6:30pm in the Horseshoe in front of Marquette Hall, 6363 St. Charles, New Orleans 70118.
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“Take Back the Night is an international event and non-profit organization with the mission of ending sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually. Events often include marches, rallies and vigils intended as a protest and direct action against r**e and other forms of sexual, relationship and domestic violence.
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One of the first "Take Back the Night" marches was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October 1975, after the murder of a microbiologist, Susan Alexander Speeth, who was stabbed to death while walking home alone. The theme "Take Back the Night" was used as the title of a 1977 memorial read by Anne Pride at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh.”

Good morning everyone!-We invite you to join our friends at the Jesuit Social Research Institute and LUCAP for their Ign...
10/13/2022

Good morning everyone!
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We invite you to join our friends at the Jesuit Social Research Institute and LUCAP for their Ignatian Teach-In on Mass Incarceration this coming Monday evening, October 17, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM in the Audubon Room.
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No pre-registration required!

Good Morning on this Civically Important Tuesday Everyone!-Today, September 20, 2022 is the Tenth National Voter Registr...
09/20/2022

Good Morning on this Civically Important Tuesday Everyone!
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Today, September 20, 2022 is the Tenth National Voter Registration Day. Nearly 4.7 million individuals have been registered to vote on the holiday to date!
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“National Voter Registration Day 2022
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What is National Voter Registration Day?
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Celebrated every September, NVRD is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating democracy. On September 20, 2022, organizations across the nation join together in a coordinated effort to register eligible voters in preparation for Election Day!
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Why is it important?
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Getting registered to vote is just the FIRST step in getting ! Making a plan to vote, knowing what’s on the ballot, or providing time off for your employees so they can vote is all part of what comes next to ensure everyone has their voice heard at the ballot box.”
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Visit the link in our bio to find out if you’re registered, register to vote, and educate yourself about what’s on the ballot in your home state!

Dual Support is an organization that supports women who have experienced trauma in relationships by providing mental hea...
04/20/2022

Dual Support is an organization that supports women who have experienced trauma in relationships by providing mental health, physical abuse, mental abuse, and financial education resources. They are also in partnership with the Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Program. For more information please click this link: https://laparalegalsllc.com/dual-support-events

It’s been two years and now we’re back. The Crescent City’s 31st annual “Take Back The Night New Orleans” will be held T...
04/05/2022

It’s been two years and now we’re back. The Crescent City’s 31st annual “Take Back The Night New Orleans” will be held TOMORROW, April 6 at 6:15pm at Loyola University New Orleans, in the Horseshoe parking lot. All are invited to join us as we stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and all forms of gender violence.

The event continues! Come join us for the Film Fest, Thursday, March 24, 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. 💜RSVP via Eventbrite: htt...
03/20/2022

The event continues! Come join us for the Film Fest, Thursday, March 24, 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. 💜
RSVP via Eventbrite: https://linktr.ee/wrcloyno

Please join us next Tuesday for a much needed panel discussion about taking a stand against domestic violence! We have a...
11/23/2021

Please join us next Tuesday for a much needed panel discussion about taking a stand against domestic violence! We have a phenomenal group of panelists, excellent student moderators, and we will also be joined by Madam President Tetlow. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 30th at 6:30 pm. We hope to see you there!

Exceptional woman!
08/14/2021

Exceptional woman!

The summer before college is often a whirlwind. Over the last three weeks, gymnast Suni Lee took that to another level. On July 29, the 18-year-old from St. Paul, Minnesota, surprised even herself when she won the women’s all-around title at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. She left Japan a few days ...

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