Women’s Work (Online)

Oct. 10, Nov. 14, 2024; Jan. 9, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, 2025

Course Description:

-Mary Oliver, Snake

The work done by women toggles both inward and outward, shaping the world and shaping the women who engage it. This work connects and discerns, lifts and levels, asks questions and proclaims truth—and holds the world up, over and over again. At its best, it intends the well-being of communities and those who inhabit them; as poet Julia Alvarez asks, “Who says a woman's work isn't high art?” The capacity to do this work over time requires interior renewal as much as it demands external engagement. But when do women have the space and time to stop and appreciate art and artist, tell stories, and ask of themselves, “Is this (still) the work that is mine to do these days?” 

Join us for the opportunity to spend time centering down and spending time with inspiring women whose wisdom will help you reacquaint yourself with your work, your sense of self, and that which is asked of you. Think of each of the five monthly sessions as an online “micro-retreat,” a time set apart with conversation, practices, and community-building in excellent company.  We will provide you with materials and the opportunity to connect with other participants in between sessions and encourage you to form a cohort of friends to experience the sessions together.

Location: Online

With: Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Carrie Newcomer, Christine Yoder, Eileen Campbell-Reed, and Mai-Anh Tran

Schedule: Online live, synchronous sessions: Thursdays 7:30-9:00 PM ET

Chanequa Walker-Barnes – Oct. 10

Claiming Your Wisdom

Mai-Anh Le Tran – Nov. 14

The Art of Not Giving a ****

Eileen Campbell-Reed – Jan. 9

Vocational Grief

Christine Yoder – Feb. 13

Sophia:  Embodied Wisdom

Carrie Newcomer – Mar. 13

The Book of Questions

Program Fee: Pay What You Can. $100 recommended for the series.

Contact: lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu