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The Sarah Doyle Women's Center (SDWC) is an organization at Brown University, founded in 1974, which "seeks to provide a comfortable, yet challenging place for students, faculty, and staff to examine the multitude of issues around gender". It was named in honor of the prominent Rhode Island educator, Sarah Doyle. It is located at 26 Benevolent Street.
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The SDWC offers services and programs, and meeting space for university and community groups. The SDWC houses an art gallery, a darkroom, an extensive library and resource center, and a student lounge. It is affiliated with the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women.
The Sarah Doyle Gallery
The Sarah Doyle Gallery is a professional art gallery within the Women's Center. It exhibits six to seven juried shows a year, and an annual commencement show. The goal of the gallery is to expose Brown students to high quality professional artwork on campus. The gallery openings offer a chance to interact with the artists, ask them questions, and occasionally enjoy talk from the artists.
Library
The library has over 4,000 volumes and films available to students, staff, and faculty, and subscribes to a variety of scholarly journals, news journals, and magazines.
Photo Club
The Brown Photo Club uses some space in the same building. It has a darkroom and work room.