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Women, Gender & Sexuality is an interdisciplinary department in which students study gender and sexualities with an emphasis on transnational perspectives.

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Rabinowitch

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019

Parting Thoughts: Thank you to Professor Hagerman for being such a great professor and advisor! 

Favorite Book: "An Invisible Thread," by Laura Schroff. It is about how one person can come into your life and be the thread that changes you, pulls you to another version of yourself and allows you to connect.

 

Camber

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List for 8 consecutive semesters, Jewish student of the class of 2020 most engaged with the Brody Jewish Center

After graduation Clara will be working with Avodah in Washington DC.

Quote: "Fear can mean two things: forget everything and run or face everything and rise" - Zig Ziglar

 

Stephenson

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: SABLE’s Elizabeth Johnson’s Legacy honor

Favorite WGS Class: My favorite class was LGBTQ in the media because I was able to learn and physically see the history of sexuality in magazine, movies, shows and more. I could see the the fight for recognition through the various representations of the LGBTQ community over time.

Hammer

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Madison Tutoring Program Director

Favorite Book: Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

 

Shaw

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Quote: “You are your best thing.” ― Toni Morrison

After graduation Whitney will work for Teach for America.

Ivers

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Cum Laude GPA

Favorite WGS Class: I loved Feminist Theory because it was challenging but really opened my eyes to how important WGS studies are.  

Uprety

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019 

Priyanshu will be starting the Master's in Public Policy and WGS at the George Washington University in August. 

Betz

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Parting Thoughts: Thank you WGS for an incredible undergraduate experience. Through my WGS courses I met amazing students and faculty that changed my life. This department is truly the best one at UVA and for that I am eternally grateful. Go Hoos! 

Quote:  "The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself. If I wasn't gonna fight for me, who else was?" from All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson 

 

Delahunt

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

In the fall Kendra will attend the University of Chicago in pursuit of a Masters in Social Sciences.

Parting Message: The work being done by the WGS Department is incredibly important. Thank you for an amazing four years.
 

Herring

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Awards: Dean's List every semester from Fall 2016 to Fall 2019, International Studies Office Scholarship for Fall 2017 SIT Jordan: Geopolitics Program, College of Arts and Sciences Education Abroad Scholarship for Fall 2017 SIT Jordan: Geopolitics Program, 2020 Winner of the Madison Lane and Rugby Road Charitable Trust Visual Arts Prize

After graduation Emmaline plans to get a policy research or analyst position at an organization such as the ACLU, the Center for American Progress, the Center for Reproductive Rights or something similar.

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