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Women and Leadership Archives

Women's Legacy

The Women and Leadership Archives (WLA) collects, preserves, and makes available permanently valuable records of women and women's organizations, which document women's lives, roles, and contributions. The WLA is part of the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership and Loyola University Chicago Libraries. We are proud to serve the greater Loyola community, external scholars, and the general public.

 

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WLA Graduate Student Worker Kate Won the McCluggage Award!

Our Graduate Student Worker Kate recently won an award for her research using the SisterSerpents Records at the WLA!

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Black Metropolis Research Consortium 20th Anniversary Symposium

Join the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) June 17-18, 2026, for their 20th Anniversary Symposium on Black Chicago culture, history, politics, and art.

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