Using vintage photographs and newspaper articles, we explore the lives and works of some of the female physicians in late 19th and early 20th century Poughkeepsie.

Free and open to the public.

2026 Pauline Newman ’47 Distinguished Speaker in Science, Technology, & Society: Dr. Safiya U. Noble, Professor at UCLA and author of Algorithms of Oppression.

Free and open to the public.

Battery Dance, celebrating its 50th anniversary, performs a new dance by Rosalind Newman, created during their March 2026 residency at Vassar College.

David N. Weil is James and Merryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University. In this talk, Professor Weil traces how arguments over fertility have evolved over time, examines the real economic effects of low fertility, and evaluates the potential effect of pro-natalist policies in shaping American women’s fertility decisions.

Campus community only, please.

Jonathan Weinberg, Ph.D., artist and curator of The Maurice Sendak Foundation, presents the Belle Krasne Ribicoff Lecture, examining Maurice Sendak’s artistic legacy and the evolution of the modern picture book.

This event is free and open to the public.

C. Mildred Thompson Lecture: Dr. Laurie Woodard, Associate Professor of African American History at The City College of New York, on Fredi Washington’s career as a performer, writer, and civil and human rights activist.

This event is free and open to the public.

This talk follows the Sagar Sanpati from Mandvi, India, to the Old Port of Mombasa to explore how interregional connections are forged and strengthened through hospitality.

This event is free and open to the public.

Abendmusik, New York’s period instrument string band, presents a special performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s first collection of printed concerti for 1, 2, and 4 violins: L’estro armonico, Op. 3., to honor the legacy of women in music.

This event is free and open to the public.

Artist Marie Watt is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians whose work draws on images and ideas from Haudenosaunee protofeminism and Indigenous teachings. Through printmaking, painting, sculpture, and textile, she explores how history, community, and storytelling intersect. 

This virtual event is free and open to the public.