Women’s History Month

Three women in front of an indistinct stone building. Two wear boots and smocks over their clothing.

March is Women’s History Month! Learn, listen, read, or watch some of our recommendations.

Women in the Valley of the Kings: A Talk with the Author, Kathleen Sheppard

Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 5pm reception, 5:45 talk | Miller Nichols Learning Center 151

Dr, Kathleen Sheppard, Professor of History at Missouri Science & Technology, joins us to share about her new book Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age.

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Local women’s history

The UMKC Library is home to the Starr Women’s Hall of Fame – honoring the contributions of women in Kansas City – and the associated archive. Visit the Hall of Fame, or contact our library’s LaBudde Special Collections team to dive into the collection bequeathed to the archive by one of the inductees.

Starr Women's Hall of Fame exhibit
The Hall of Fame’s physical location on the third floor of the UMKC Library.

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Look back

Scroll this interactive timeline of women’s rights, from 1650 to 2023.

By: Peyton Consani, Academic Library Fellow, and Olivia Kays, Academic Library Fellow

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FIRST FLOOR GALLERY

The First Floor Gallery is located just inside the main entrance of the Miller Nichols Library.

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Conference Room 325

Located on the Third Floor of Miller Nichols Library. For access, enter the library at the north ground floor entrance or the west first floor entrance. Then take the stairs or the elevator to the third floor..

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