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Spencer Kelly | Monday, November 7, 2022
In our edition celebrating 50 years of women at Notre Dame, we highlighted the often contentious nature of the coeducation process in the early 1970s. One aspect we couldn’t cover in detail was the decision over which of the men’s dorms would be converted to accommodate the new female students — a ruling arguably more
Caroline Collins | Friday, October 28, 2022
“Daughters of Our Lady: Finding a Place at Notre Dame,” an exhibit that travels through the history of women at Notre Dame, is currently on display at the Hesburgh Libraries. The timeline takes the viewer through Sr. Mary Lucretia’s experience as the first woman to receive a degree in 1917 to the religious women on
Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
In the past nine years, three women have become the first female deans of their respective colleges. Patricia Culligan, dean of the College of Engineering, said she feels very proud to hold that position. “I think it’s important for there to be role models,” Culligan said. “If you don’t see people like you at the
Bella Laufenberg | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
When Deborah Dell, known to her loved ones as Debi, arrived at the University of Notre Dame in 1972 with the first cohort of women, she entered with a sharp mind and a lot of determination. Now, almost exactly 50 years later, Dell is publishing a book, “Objects in the Rearview Mirror: A Social History
Elizabeth Prater | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The year 2022 marks 50 years of undergraduate women enrollment at Notre Dame (although female students such as religious sisters have earned degrees at the university before this time). While it’s something worth commemorating, at the same time, it’s an occurrence that warrants great reflection. On one hand, the inclusion of women in the Notre
Dane Sherman | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The closest people to saints I’ve ever met are my two sassy loudmouth lesbian grandmas from rural Washington. Known as Moo and Ne, they represent the best and most thoughtful Christians I know. Moo, a veteran, spent most of her adult life running the chicken soup brigade, offering hospice and medical care for people living
Willoughby Thom | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of women at Notre Dame, Scene has created the ultimate female-powered playlist filled with Notre Dame alumnae, your favorite artists, the future generation and artists who paved the way for women in music… Killer tunes by cool women! “Collected” (2021) by Ratboys Formed in 2010 at Notre Dame’s freshman
BridgeND | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Duncan Student Center replaced the legislative chamber of the United States Capitol for Senator Mallory McMorrow this past March. Returning to her Alma Mater, the 2008 graduate joined a panel of eight Notre Dame alumnae to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the admission of undergraduate women at the University of Notre Dame. Part of
Claire McKenna | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Serena Williams’ historic tennis career has come to an end, completing the evolution away from tennis she announced in an August op-ed for Vogue. Last Friday Williams played her last game of tennis in the Arthur Ashe Stadium against Ajla Tomljanović. Any tennis fan or person familiar with the movie “King Richard” probably knows the
