Former Scholarship Recipients

2010

Lisa Dukart, wrote “activism and awareness come in many forms, but for me, writing has always been the best way to get my message across.”  Lisa has used her writing to draw attention to the lives of women here and abroad, to explore problems and potential solutions, and to celebrate women who have accomplished great things. Her writings in the BU Quad, an independent online magazine run by BU students, have tackled microfinance in Ghana, the unequal respect and attention given to women athletes, women in Afghanistan, and the representation of women in the media, among other topics.  In some of her pieces, Lisa has covered events sponsored by the Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program, and her reporting has been not only accurate, but illuminating.

Jess Bartlett, herself puts it, “we must take our insights with us when we leave the classroom and live them out in our daily lives.  We must talk to the people closest to us (and the ones who aren’t, too) about our work.  We have to have the courage to speak up against sexism and homophobia, and the patience to explain.” Jessie has been an active board member of the Women’s Resource Center and co-founder in the Fall of 2010 of Q, a queer activist collective that holds weekly discussions and supports a local high school’s gay – straight alliance.

2009

Jackie Catcher, Political Science
Project:  Teen Voice, Inc. Editorial Mentor Editorial Assistant

Lolly Spindler, HISPANIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURES
“The Boston University Women’s Resource Center Lending Library: A History”

2008

Carrie Chiusano, COM – Communications
Mackenzie Welch, English

Awarded for their work in creating the Women’s Resource Center

2006

Heather Foley, Pol Science,
“Water”
Rachel Fletcher, COM – Journalism,
“Our Bodies, Our Orgasms?”

2005

Tessa Benau, Psych,
“Interpretation of a Problem: An Analysis of the History of Theoretical Research on Poor Women”
Megan Campbell, Pol Science,
“Safe, Rare and Legal: A Cross-National Study of Abortion Rates and Rolicy”

2004

Shiwali Patel, IR,
“War and Rape: The Situations in the Former Yugoslavia and Kashmir”
Laura Cote, Psych,
“Finding a Voice: Empowerment through Feminist Literature”

2003

Julia Gefter , Psych,
“Economic Inequality: Effective Organizing and Self-Enlightenment”
Lisa Morris, Psych,
“Child Abuse and Sexuality Development: A Historical Perspective”