Women’s History Month is often used to highlight figures who fought for equality and changed history. Historian Elizabeth McRae said that focus only tells part of the story. McRae, an associate professor of history and the author of “Mothers of Massive Resistance: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy,” spoke at Western Carolina University […]
Whee Life: Celebrating Woman History Month
March 27, 2026 by
The month of March is dedicated to women’s history month, a time to recognize the contributions women have made throughout history. Women’s history month traces its roots back to March 8, 1857, when women working in factories in New York City protested poor working conditions. In 169 years since then women in U.S. have gain […]
The gender pay gap in education
May 8, 2016 by
Women, and what they are being paid for their work, is now on the political agenda. Both of the presidential candidates on the Democratic side, Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, have discussed the issue of women’s pay as a part of their individual platforms. As the election season is heating up, the gender pay gap […]
Perspectives on education: through the eyes of a female teacher
May 4, 2016 by
In an effort to see what it is truly like to be a woman working in the education field, the Western Carolina Journalist sat with local Smokey Mountain High School teacher Kristen Holt. This interview is a part of a multi-story project that attempts to bring to light the realities of being both a teacher […]
Inequality in the work place is unfair; WCU is no different
May 4, 2016 by
Women’s inequality in the workplace, specifically in education, is a widely discussed topic these days. Western Carolina University was requested by the WCU branch of the Tar Heel Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to do a campus gender equity study in 2011. The study was completed in 2014 and presented in an open […]
The history of women as teachers
May 4, 2016 by
Thinking back on your elementary, middle and high school days, you may find that the beloved teachers you learned from over the years were overwhelmingly female. Whether you realized it or not, women make up the majority of primary school teachers, a phenomenon that is only growing with time. According to data from the U.S. Department […]
