WSRP News and Events

An index of WSRP lectures and events, as well as news about the program, may be found here. For listings of other HDS events and news, visit HDS News & Events.

Defending Women's Rights under Religious Law
Defending Women's Rights under Religious Law
05.01.2012 Slideshow

View images from a luncheon program in New York featuring former WSRP Research Associate Yüksel Sezgin.
Reading Rebekah Unveiled: A Study of the Female Ruse in Genesis
Reading Rebekah Unveiled: A Study of the Female Ruse in Genesis
03.29.2012 Video

WSRP Research Associate Rachel Adelman delivered a lecture on March 22 as part of the 2011-12 WSRP Lecture Series.
Shariah Judicial Processes: The Case of Fatimah Usman
Shariah Judicial Processes: The Case of Fatimah Usman
03.21.2012 Video

A presentation in the 2011-12 WSRP lecture series featuring Hauwa Ibrahim.
Gendering Disability: Rabbinic and Reformation Perspectives
Gendering Disability: Rabbinic and Reformation Perspectives
03.19.2012 Video

WSRP Research Associates Julia Watts Belser and Michelle Wolfe delivered a presentation on the historical nexus of disability, gender, and religion in Jewish and Christian texts.
The Opening of Women’s Studies
The Opening of Women’s Studies
03.02.2012 Audio

On February 3, Bernadette Brooten and Constance Buchanan spoke at the opening dinner for the WSRP's National Leadership Conference.
Slideshow: 2012 WSRP National Leadership Conference
Slideshow: 2012 WSRP National Leadership Conference
02.28.2012 Slideshow

View a slideshow of images from the 2012 WSRP National Leadership Conference, held February 3-5 in Cambridge.
Women Philanthropists, Activists Convene at HDS
Women Philanthropists, Activists Convene at HDS
02.22.2012 News Story

HDS's National Leadership Conference convened women leaders in business, law, the arts, philanthropy, and community activism.
Constance Buchanan's Far-Reaching Impact
Constance Buchanan's Far-Reaching Impact
02.21.2012 News Story

Constance Buchanan developed the WSRP into an internationally recognized center for research on women and religion.
Muslim Women's Religious Literacy: The Legacy of Nana Asma'u in the Twenty-first Century and Beyond
Muslim Women's Religious Literacy: The Legacy of Nana Asma'u in the Twenty-first Century and Beyond
10.05.2011 Video

A panel discussion on Muslim women's religious literacy featuring the Sultan of Sokoto and academic scholars.
Women's Rights in the Triangle of State, Law, and Religion
Women's Rights in the Triangle of State, Law, and Religion
02.28.2011 Video

WSRP Research Associate Yüksel Sezgin delivered a lecture as part of the 2011-12 WSRP Lecture Series.