ABSTRACT
In many ways the authors are dealing with the aftermath of their activism. Research on the broad question of how individual activists are impacted by their activism is rather limited. Activists differed in their initial reaction to the news of closing CWGS. The chapter describes how the group of women faculty became involved in campus activism, what happened to them during the campaign, and what followed from this experience. To answer the question "What impact does collective public activism have on the lives of academic women?" authors approach the core group of women faculty involved in activism on our campus in 2014 and 2015. Administration and colleagues opposed to the activism downplayed the issues and the extent of campus discontent, framing problems as small, temporary, and enflamed by a few women faculty with their "hair on fire," to quote the senior vice chancellor.
