Great Women Writers ’26

Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm EDT | De La Cruz Gallery in Walsh

This year the Slavic Department will celebrate Women’s History Month with an evening of bilingual lightning readings of women’s writing from across the globe. Short texts that reflect on the theme of mythologies will be read by students and faculty from the Faculty of Literatures, Cultures and Language Studies at Georgetown. Poetry, prose, essays, and other texts written by women writers from across history and geography will be read in the English translation and the following original languages: Arabic, German, Greek, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. Audience-choice awards and a modest reception will follow. Attendees will also be able to enjoy the artist Diana Al-Hadid’s “Unbecoming ,” a series of paintings and sculptures that questions how constructions of femininity take form over time.

The event is sponsored by The Faculty of Literatures, Cultures, and Language Studies, the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages, and the Georgetown University Art Galleries.