Established in 1992, the Women's Center at Louisville Seminary was nearly 20 years in the making and grew out of the collaborative efforts of

• women's groups during the 1970s;
• a task force of faculty, administrators, students and Board members in the 1980s;
• the Gender and Ministry Committee of the Seminary Council in 1990; and
• a generous endowment of designated space on the campus.

The Center's work is unique in that it works not just for and by women, but for all humans. The responsibility for addressing issues related to gender, sexism, created by patriarchal structures and ideologies, is a challenge before the entire Semnary, not a particular intereste group within it.

The Center facilitates awareness necessary to the formation of networks across race, class, and gender -- crucial for bringing about change in current structures to establish justice and equality.

In the spirit of education for justice, the Women's Center offers: Gathering Space; Educational Support; Leadership; and Programming.

Learn more about sustaining the work of the Women's Center at the Women's Center Blog.