Women's Resource Center

Womens Resource Center

Land Acknowledgement Statement

We want to acknowledge that we gather in the traditional land of the Delaware, Kickapoo, Miami, Mound Builders, Piankashaw, Potawatomi, Shawnee, and Wea. The Wea were a Miami-Illinois originally located in western Indiana. They were part of the larger Illinois Confederation. Peoples past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to commit to continuing to learn how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit as well.

» Learn more about the history of the land that Terre Haute is on.

» Learn more about the Wea Indian Tribe.

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) strives to empower, educate, and create a safe space for people of all gender identities and expressions. WRC supports the inclusiveness of women across campus and within the community. The mission of the Women's Resource Center is to recognize the diverse accomplishments, promote the interests, and help meet the needs of women at Indiana State University. This is accomplished by providing a forum for discussion, information dissemination, and programming that celebrates and promotes women and their allies.

WRC’s educational content addresses all issues of gender, relationship, and sexual diversity. Our programs comes from a place of intersectionality, understanding that issues of gender cannot be separated from other social identities, such as race, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, etc.

TEDxIndianaStateUniversity - November 2020

Event Program

Thank you for attending our TEDx event on November 19, 2020! We appreciate your participation. The videos of our speakers can be found on YouTube by searching "TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen", inputting the title, or clicking on the links provided below. You can also find the program attached to this message.

With over 300 people that attended we were able to set the bar high for our future TEDx events, so keep an eye out for more information. Please show your support for the women of our community by liking, sharing, and commenting on the videos.

Not All Wounds Are Visible | Bre Pierce | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

Throughout life, we experience things that make us happy, make us confused, make us angry, and sometimes makes us scarred. When all these scaring experiences build up, trauma begins to build. Sometimes you do not realize that all the stuff that has happened in your past has hurt you, until you start taking a look at your past and how it has ...

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Women: Change Agents that are out of this World | Elynor Head | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SFRE7hFF58

Do women really support each other at work? | Maryem Salam | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Q1Vs9Mb1Y

Overcoming Risk Factors | Amanda Muhammad | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn73OhjYsIY&t=8s

Developing Leaders for LGBTQIAP+ Advocacy | Melissa McCollister | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V9e1kwAfaA&t=123s

The unspoken rules of the freelance world | Lexie Signor | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_pifsSJyvw

Displaying Their Authentic Selves | Bahareh Javadizadeh | TEDxIndianaStateUniversityWomen