About Us

Unleash the Muse that lives within!

Our mission is to facilitate an improved culture of women’s and overall gender informed empowerment on Duke’s campus. We publish monthly volumes for Duke students to explore self-empowerment, journalism, art, poetry, photography, politics, and more. We welcome any individuals as long as they are in support of our mission: the empowerment of women’s voices through writing and art.

The Muse is a feminist driven publication at Duke University, founded by two students who desired to create a positive outlet for women’s empowerment on Duke’s campus. Drawn out of the findings of former President Nannerl Keohane’s Women’s Initiative report, which found a trend of decreased confidence through Duke women’s undergraduate careers, the publication seeks to facilitate the contrary. The Muse is an affiliate of the Duke University Women’s Center.