Our History
Learn the history of the CWE, from the circumstances surrounding its founding in 1992 under Ali P. Crown through its continued evolution under the leadership of current Director Dona Yorbrough.
Shaped by a Crucible Experience: The CWE - The Center for Women at Emory (CWE) occupies an important place in the recently published history of Emory, Where Courageous Inquiry Leads: The Emerging Life of Emory University, edited by Gary S. Hauk and Sally Wolff King (Bookhouse, 2010). Along with a chapter on the development of the Department of Women’s Studies and profiles of influential women faculty members, the book’s chapter on the CWE brings to prominent light the role of women at Emory in the past half century.
Buildng on the Cutting Edge - The Emory Report profiles CWE Director Dona Yarbrough.
