The Wellesley Centers for Women Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

During the 2024-2025 academic year, the Wellesley Centers for Women is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As we look back on 50 years of advancing gender equality, social justice, and human wellbeing, we are proud of the way we’ve shaped a better world through research and action.

“The world is still far from perfect, but many things have changed for the better for women and girls since 1974,” said Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director Layli Maparyan, Ph.D. “That’s in part because of research, theory, and action that was painstakingly, and with great creativity, undertaken right here at WCW over the last 50 years.”

Watch a video retrospective celebrating WCW's history and impact:

View the digital program from the 50th anniversary celebration on September 28, 2024.

Stay tuned for ways you can learn more and celebrate with us in the coming months.