The Gender Studies Outstanding Essay Award, presented to a Notre Dame undergraduate for an outstanding essay on a topic related to gender studies:
The Philip L. Quinn Essay Prize, presented to a Notre Dame undergraduate for the best academic essay on a topic related to Gender Studies ($100). This prize is named in honor of Professor Philip L. Quinn who taught in the Notre Dame Philosophy Department for many years and was a generous supporter of the Gender Studies Program. The funds are provided by the Genevieve D. Willis Endowment for the Gender Studies Program.
2016 Recipient
Abigail Bartels
Majors: Political Science and Gender Studies
Minor: Theology
Graduation Date: May 2016
Variance in Quotas and Women in Legislatures:
The impact of factors affecting quota implementation on quota success
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The Gender Studies Senior Thesis Award, presented to a Notre Dame undergraduate senior for the best senior thesis on a topic related to gender studies:
The Genevieve D. Willis Senior Thesis Prize, presented to a Gender Studies major or minor with the best research paper in the Gender Studies senior thesis course ($150). This prize is named in honor of Genevieve D. Willis, whose family has provided the Genevieve D. Willis Endowment for the Gender Studies Program.
2016 Recipient
Abigail Bartels
Majors: Political Science and Gender Studies
Minor: Theology
Graduation Date: May 2016
My Strategy Brings All The Boys To The Yard:
An analysis of the gender gap and its impact on the swing vote in United States presidential elections
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G.Margaret Porter Graduate Writing Prize, presented to a Gender Studies Graduate Minor student for the best essay on a topic related to gender Studies.
The Gender Studies Graduate Writing Prize ($150) is awarded to the best essay by a Gender Studies Graduate Minor student written in the calendar year (January to December). Submissions can be essays written for a class, or papers presented at conferences. Chapters of a dissertation and MA papers are not eligible. Only graduate students enrolled in the Gender Studies Minor may apply. Papers will be judged by a committee consisting of the Director of Gender Studies and two members of the Gender Studies affiliated faculty.
2016 Recipient
Danielle Green
Graduate PhD English, Minor: Gender Studies and Irish Studies
Graduation date: May 2022
“[Their] dress so antick”:
Cross-Dressing, Mobility, and Gender Identity in the Work of Margaret Cavendish