"Once upon a time, there was a brand new academic discipline called women's studies. I was the founding director of a women's studies program at North Carolina State University in 1989. Soon thereafter, feminist scholars recognized that while the study of women was important, it was also necessary to examine the power dynamics between women and men. Consequently, most women's studies departments evolved into women and gender studies departments."
"But here we are, in 2025, and once again, we are reminded that women still do not matter, that women's history still does not matter. Without any Congressional approval or city permits, the current administration has demolished the East Wing of the White House. While a formal planning process was not required, every other architectural project to renovate the White House has consulted with the National Park Service and other agencies. The East Wing was demolished without public input or review."
Women’s studies emerged as a new academic discipline and evolved into women and gender studies to examine power dynamics between women and men. A founding women's studies program at North Carolina State University in 1989 exemplified this shift and the need to retain focus on women because of their persistent invisibility. Career paths in the field often center on the sociology of gender rather than solely on women. In 2025, the White House East Wing was demolished without Congressional approval, city permits, or consultations with the National Park Service. The East Wing housed the traditional offices of the First Lady and served as a century-long center of women’s history. The demolition erases important physical sites of women's political and cultural influence and undermines efforts to include women fully in American history.
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