1983 Common Differences Conference | Women & Gender in Global Perspectives Program

The 1983 Conference "Common Differences: Third World Women and Feminist Perspectives" took place April 9-13, 1983 at the University of Illinois. The original conference was co-coordinated by then graduate students Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Ann Russo. This original conference was the inspiration for this 2024 conference.

Special thanks to both for sharing this information and inspiring this conference to be co-organized by current graduate students with Women & Gender in Global Perspectives and the Department of Gender and Women's Studies.

Photos are courtesy of Ann Russo.

Betty Gabehart, Berenice Carroll, Becky Brown, Juanita Ramos

Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Ann Russo Coordinators

Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Ines Rieder, and bell hooks

Ines Rieder, Neuma Aguiar, Soraya Paknazar, Chandra T. Mohanty, Ann Russo

Juanita Ramos, Soraya Paknazar, Chandra T. Mohanty, Gloria Anzaldua

Members of Organzing Committee Debriefing

Volunteers, Evelyn Brown, and Juanita Ramos

Zahra Dowlatabadi, Chandra T. Mohanty, Djamila Olivesi

1983 Conference Presenters Who have Passed

Please see below information about presenters from the original Common Differences conference in 1983 that have passed away.