Sissy at 100
October 2, 2026 would have been Sissy Farenthold’s 100th birthday. In the leadup to this exciting anniversary, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Sissy Farenthold Fund for Peace and Social Justice invite you to join our year-long celebration of Sissy’s life and enduring legacy.
Here are some of the ways you can participate in the “Sissy at 100” campaign:
Attend “Sissy at 100” events organized by the Rapoport Center and Sissy Farenthold Fund throughout the year.
Explore our “Spotlights on Sissy” to learn more about her work and contemporary legacy.
Dig deeper by visiting Sissy’s papers, online at our digital exhibition or in-person at the Briscoe Center for American History.
Join us at our Birthday Party for Sissy in October 2026!
Sissy at 100 Events
Upcoming
Fighting Pollution: Protecting People and Planet with Law, Advocacy, and Action
April 22, 2026 — 4:00 PM at Texas Law
Tags: Environmental Justice
More events added soon!
Past Events
Rachel Rebouche and Mindy Jane Roseman
Accessing Abortion
February 12, 2026 — 11:50 AM @ Texas Law
Tags: Reproductive Justice
Lina-Maria Murillo
Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the US-Mexico Borderlands
February 23, 2026 — 11:50 AM @ Texas Law
Tags: Reproductive Justice
Genres of Environmental Justice
March 4, 2026 — @ Glickman Conference Center
Tags: Environmental Justice
Ira Helfand
“The Growing Danger of Nuclear War and What We Can Do About It”
March 11, 2026 — 6:00 PM at Texas Law
Tags: Peace; Nuclear Disarmament
Ira Helfand
“The Growing Danger of Nuclear War and What Students Can”
March 12, 2026 — 11:50 AM at University of Texas at Austin
Tags: Peace; Nuclear Disarmament
Viet Thanh Nguyen
“On Undefeated Despair: Writing Inside Empire”
10th Annual Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Endowed Lecture in Peace, Human Rights and Social Justice
March 26, 2026 — 5:30 pm at University of Texas at Austin
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Perspectives from US and International Law
April 7, 2026 — 11:50 AM at Texas Law
Tags: Environmental Justice
Crisis, Stasis, Slow Violence, and Short Histories: Understanding International Law Amid Contemporary Conflict
April 14, 2026 — 11:50 AM at Texas Law
Tags: Peace
Spotlights on Sissy
Our “Spotlights on Sissy” provide archival materials, contemporary reflections on Sissy’s work, and related programming by the Rapoport Center and Sissy Farenthold Fund. New spotlights will be revealed as the year progresses.
Access the Sissy Farenthold Papers 
