In April 2018, Latin teacher Skye Shirley founded Lupercal in the Boston area to bridge a gender gap in the field of Latin studies.

At these meetings, a tenured university professor might lean over to better hear a high-school senior share her insights about Cornificia, a Roman woman who spent her whole life writing works that were long ago lost.

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Then in February 2020, Skye and Lauren registered Lupercal as non-profit agency. And then . . . the pandemic hit! Instead of meeting in various cities, we gathered online. Women across the global flocked to our Facebook group and soon we had 600+ members! The in-person programming migrated well to the online platform and enabled us to include author visits from the Mary Beard, Nina MacLaughlin, and Helen Morales to name a few. Taking into account four time zones to schedule meetings meant we were truly a global community! 

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Now we're expanding our mission to support teachers and students who are endeavoring to start or continue their Latin journey.