Congratulations to Mariana Escobedo de la Pena for being awarded the 2024 Space, Place, and Southern Grace for Feminist Studies Scholarship. 

This scholarship is made possible by Sarah Caton (B.A. GWS ’16) and provides $1,000 for a GWS major entering their junior or senior year.   The scholarship winner will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Sarah for professional mentorship throughout the academic year.

Sarah’s consulting business, blog, workshops, and two books focus on the craft of storytelling in entrepreneurship. She helps women small business owners become effective communicators across differences in identity and background—skills that she honed as a double major in GWS and Spanish at UK. Sarah believes that young people, and especially women, need mentors of many kinds, both formal and informal. Students awarded this scholarship have the chance to meet regularly with Sarah for advice and support on how to achieve their academic and career goals.