The Center
With comfortable furniture, windows, and a welcoming atmosphere, the Center offers the campus community a quiet space to relax, reconnect, and rejuvenate.
Luann Dummer Center for Women
Our Center (the LDCW) provides a forum to advance gender equity and support the community. We welcome all students, faculty, staff, and community members to engage with our programs and resources. We strive to examine and break down gender stereotypes and gender roles, foster the intellectual, personal, and spiritual development of all community members, and promote an open and diverse culture at the University of St. Thomas. The LDCW was established in 1993 by a special bequest from Dr. Luann Dummer’s estate.
Contact Us
Email: womenscntr@stthomas.edu
Phone: 651-962-6119
Location: O'Shaughnessy Educational Center, Room 103
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fall 2026
Featured Event: Comedy, Ethics, and Feminism
The Best of The Second City with Anne Libera
The Second City is “the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world,” and it’s coming to the University of St. Thomas.
On Thursday, October 22, at 7:00pm, The Second City Director of Comedy Studies Anne Libera, author of Funnier: A New Theory for the Practice of Comedy, will speak at St. Thomas about comedy, ethics, and feminism. Her brief talk will be followed by a performance of The Best of The Second City by The Second City Touring Company on the stage of the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium, and a book signing with copies for sale by Moon Palace Books.
Through the co-sponsorship of the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership and the Luann Dummer Center for Women, this unique event is free of charge if you register in advance. Space is limited.
Women's History Month 2027
Feminism in Unexpected Places: Anna Malaika Tubbs
On March 3, 2027, at the O’Shaughnessy Education Center Auditorium at the University of St. Thomas, the Luann Dummer Center for Women will host a conversation with best-selling author and sociologist Anna Malaika Tubbs.
This evening is the latest in over 30 years of the March Women's History Month Speakers Series sponsored by the Luann Dummer Center for Women.
Registration available soon.
Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs is one of the youngest academics—and women—in history to hit the New York Times nonfiction list—not just once, but twice. Achieving back-to-back bestsellers by the age of 33 is a nearly unheard-of distinction that cements her as a leading multidisciplinary expert on race, gender, and equity.
With a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge, in addition to a Bachelors in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, Anna translates her academic knowledge into stories that are clear and engaging. Her first book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of MLK Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, came out in 2021, and her second book, Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us, came out in May of 2025.
Her cultural impact extends across both print and broadcast media; she has been featured on The View, CBS This Morning, and Good Morning America, and her articles have been published by TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, Newsweek, and The Guardian. Anna’s storytelling also takes form in her talks, including her TED Talk that has been viewed 2 million times, as well as the scripted and unscripted screen projects she has in development.
Engage With Us
We offer students, faculty, staff and community members a wide variety of opportunities to further the mission of our Center while fulfilling their own intellectual curiosities.
Events
Our Center hosts and creates events engaged in a variety of disciplines, from biology to journalism. Learn more about our upcoming regular programming in TommieLink.
Student Opportunities
The LDCW offers paid student internships and research opportunities, supports the Feminist Community (both undergraduate and graduate), partners with student groups across campus, and hosts student-led events.
Grants
The LDCW offers grant opportunities to faculty, staff, and students to engage in research that both furthers our mission and bolsters our campus community.
LDCW Resources
The LDCW space offers resources for all members of the St. Thomas community!
Library
The LDCW carries a vast collection of books—from novels to essays—that highlight women throughout history.
Art Collection
Inspired by Luann’s own collection, the Center holds diverse works including painting, pottery, sculpture, photography, book arts, weaving, quilting, beadwork, mixed media and a grave rubbing.
Many Voices
Many Voices has been in publication for over 15 years, highlighting LDCW programming and amplifying voices across campus.
Many Voices Past Publications
For additional past issues or screen-reader friendly versions, please contact the Luann Dummer Center for Women by email: womenscntr@stthomas.edu.
Note From the Director
Over the years, the LDCW has made a tremendous investment in both the campus and Twin Cities communities. I am committed to maintaining the traditions of the Center and ensuring that our doors are open to all. I look forward to engaging with faculty, staff, students, and community members interested in every discipline to further our mission.
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Associate Professor: American Culture and Difference, English, Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Dr. Liz Wilkinson’s teaching and research brings together seemingly divergent interests in indigenous literature, feminism and sports. A former college athlete herself, Dr. Wilkinson is writing an article about 19th and 20th century female athletes and women’s suffrage, and a book on sports and feminism.