As part of the MvBZ anniversary in 2026 *45 years of the Central Facility / 10 years of MvBZ*, various events will be held during the summer semester of 2026 and in the fall of 2026 to celebrate this milestone. We cordially invite you to join us!

Margherita von Brentano is certainly already familiar to some as the namesake of the Center for Gender Studies. She was a philosopher and was active in women’s politics both within and outside the Free University of Berlin. From 1970 to 1972, she was the first woman to hold the office of vice president at the Free University of Berlin. At the same time, she was highly critical of the university as an institution, as well as of feminist theory and practice. The event offers an introduction to the work of Margherita von Brentano with literary scholar and former director of the MvBZ, Anita Runge, as well as feminist historian Gisela Notz. The discussion will be moderated by Heike Pantelmann, the current managing director of the center.