News, Events & Exhibits

March is Women's History Month, and University Libraries has created several displays recognizing the remarkable achievements of women. Visit Thomas Cooper Library to see:

• "A Woman’s Work is Never Done, Women in Government and Politics," presented by South Carolina Political Collections -- East Gallery, Main Level
• “A Constellation of Stars: Women Astronomers: Works by Women Astronomers,” presented by the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections -- West Gallery, Main Level
  
• “Women of Art and Science: Works by Women Naturalists," presented by the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections -- West Gallery, Main Level
• "Ruth Crawford Seeger: an Ethnomusicologist and a Pioneer," presented by the Music Library -- West Gallery, Main Level
• "Women's History Month," a selection of books by and about women available in Thomas Cooper Library -- West Gallery, Main Level
• "Women's History Month," Government Information, Microforms and Newspapers -- Level 5

Above is an illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1705, by Maria Sibylla Merian, a naturalist and scientific illustrator born and educated in Germany. It is part of  the “Women of Art and Science: Works by Women Naturalists" display, presented by the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.