Vassar women–students, faculty, and alums–have been pioneers in the fields of science and social justice since the College’s founding. As we observe Women’s History Month, here are some stories about some of them that we have highlighted on the College website.

Faculty from Vassar, Bryn Mawr, and Grinnell colleges hosted a three-day conference on the Vassar campus that set the stage for a larger event that will examine ways of reforming higher education.

Alexis Pauline Gumbs discussed her new book, Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, and led a workshop for students and faculty during a recent visit to campus.

Tony nominee Leigh Silverman, director of 60 world premiere plays and musicals, including the outstanding Broadway musical Suffs, brought inspiration to students as the 2025 Capotorto and Mulas Lecture.

Two Vassar students have been awarded scholarships from the Obama Foundation, which provided two years of college costs and $10,000 for a summer project in public service.

Architectural drawings and personal papers of the late Jeh Vincent Johnson, a renowned architect who taught architectural design at Vassar, were donated to Vassar by his family and are now housed in the College’s Archives and Special Collections Library.