Welcome to the Shaw Center

Our Mission: The Anna Howard Shaw Center exists to promote structures and practices that empower women and honor diversity. Read more about our growth: Statement of Confession and Action.

Donations to Shaw Center: When making your donations, remember to specify your donation to the Anna Howard Shaw Center at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your time and contributions! DONATE HERE

Fall NewsletterClick here to read our 2024 Fall Newsletter on Encountering Beloved Community. 


Announcements & Events

  • We just released our Fall 2024 newsletter titled “Encountering Beloved Community”! You may read it here and access previous issues here.

Boston University School of Theology Anna Howard Shaw Center Fall Newsletter 2024 Volume 42 Issue 1 Fall 2024 Encountering Beloved Community: Dis/ability Collectives

  • Join us  for our free Thursday Lunch Lectures each week held in STH 320 at 12:30pm. The theme for this semester’s series is Healing Practice. This week our guest speaker will be Dr. Christopher Boyd Brown, and the topic is “Midwives and the Reformation“.

  • Thank you to all who participated in the 2024 Women in the World Conference, particularly our amazing speakers! Recordings of the conference can be viewed here!

Learn about the Shaw Center from our video celebrating 40 years!


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