The Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Prize awards $250 each year for a superior senior thesis written by a Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies major or minor. The prize is named in honor of distinguished historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, a founder of the Women's Studies Program at Penn.
Deadline for 2025/2026 awards: Friday, March 20th.
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Aili Waller
History of Art
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Recovering Josephine Walters (1837-1883): Connection and Loss in her Painted Landscape
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Jin Byun
Sociology
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(Honorable Mention) "If I have to be fiery, I'll be fiery": How Women Respond to Harassment in Online Videogames
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Sof Sears
GSWS, English
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Hangsawoman
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Sarah Finklestein
Health & Societies
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(Honorable Mention) Rediscovering a Space for Caregiving in Professional Medicine: A History of Modern Doula Care, Professionalization, and Caregiving
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Zarina Iman
History
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On the Tails of The Trade: Enslaved Women, Slave Traders, and the Households They Shared
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Simran Chand
GSWS & Biology
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Familial Sexual Education for South Asian American Undergraduates and its Implications on Sexual Well-being
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Catherine Campbell
History and Sociology of Science
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“But if you could see the difference the library and a woman has made in that place!”: Taking Care of Men and Books in World War I
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Chloe Tan
GSWS
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Matters of Heart(land): Housing Kinship, and State Power in Singapore
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Lea Eisenstein
History and Sociology of Science
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From Icon to Bygone: The Rise and Fall of the Diaphragm in Twentieth-Century America
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Alisa Feldman |
Be Fruitful and Medicalize: IVF Risk Communication and the Politics of Assisted Reproduction in Israel
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Abbie Starker |
Sex Education and Sexual Violence Prevention: School-Based Sex Education’s Failure to Teach Students about Healthy and Unhealthy Relationship Behavior
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Sheila Shankar |
South Asian American Women's Voices: Narratives of Resistance, Isolation, and Belonging
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Joanna Kamhi |
College Campus Based Women's Centers
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Arielle Pardes |
The Birds, the Bees, and the Swedes: Exploring the Role of Pleasure in Swedish Sex Education
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