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Northwest Women's Studies Association (U.S.)
Northwest Women's Studies Association
1984 conference records
1980-1984
1.5 linear ft.
Founded in 1977, the Northwest Women's
Studies Association is interested in developing women's studies programs,
improving the education of women, involving feminist leaders in the academic
world and community, as well as addressing how and where feminist issues
intersect with class and race issues. The records consist of planning
materials, grant applications, and publications related to the Association's
1984 conference entitled "Holding Our Own and Breaking New Ground." The
collection also contains informational resources about women's issues, and
records from Western Washington University's Women's Studies
program.
Collection materials are in
English.
The Northwest Women's Studies Association was organized in 1977, and
became a regional arm of the National Women's Studies Association when the
national branch was founded in 1978. The Northwest Women's Studies Association
seeks to develop and support college-level women's studies programs, and also
to improve the education of women. The organization attempts to involve
feminist leaders not only in the academic world, but also within the community.
The group is interested in feminist issues, as well how and where these issues
intersect with class and race issues.
On April 26-29, 1984, the Northwest Women's Studies Association held a
conference entitled "Holding Our Own and Breaking New Ground" at Western
Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. The event was coordinated by
the Western Washington Branch of the Northwest Women's Studies Association, led
by Chris Pastorino of Western Washington University's Women's Studies program,
and Kathryn Anderson, head of Fairhaven College's Women's Studies program. The
conference focused on the impact of conservative trends on feminism and women's
studies during the 1980s. Along with many workshops relating to women's issues
in health, work, and family, the conference program also included several
keynote speakers, including Catharine Stimpson, LaDonna Harris, and Margaret
Benston. Margie Adam, Linda Allen, and the band Motherlode also performed, and
Judy Chicago's Birth Project was shown for the
first time in the Northwest. As part of the conference, the Western States
Project on Women in Curriculum held a pre-conference, as well as concurrent
sessions on integrating women into college curriculum.
Records include planning, grant application materials and other
resources relating to the organizational of the Northwest Women's Studies
Association's 1984 conference in Bellingham, Washington. The conference was
entitled "Holding Our Own and Breaking New Ground." The collection also
contains reference materials regarding women's issues, and informational
resources from Western Washington University's Women's Studies program.
A large portion of the records appear to have been generated by
conference organizers Chris Pastorino and Kathryn Anderson. These records
include agendas for planning meetings, a budget for the conference, information
relating to speakers and performers, and other related planning material. The
collection also contains applications for grants to fund the conference and a
pre-conference symposium for the Western States Project on Women in Curriculum.
Exhibit and resource materials comprise newsletters, catalogs, and
other printed material relating to feminism and women's studies. It appears
that many of these materials were on display at the conference as informational
resources. There are also résumés and curriculum vitae for speakers and
performers at the conference, including Catharine Stimpson, Margaret Benston,
LaDonna Harris, Linda Allen, Donna Langston, Rebecca Meloy, and Kate
Jobe-Withner.
The collection also contains a small amount of material related to the
Women's Studies program at Fairhaven College and Western Washington University.
Included among these documents is a budget for 1983/1984, an article by Chris
Pastorino, and a request for information about the school to publish in a
Northwest Women's Report articles on women's studies programs in the Northwest.
There are also materials related to the National Women's Studies Association
conference attended by Chris Pastorino in 1983.
The Northwest Women's Studies Association 1984 conference records are
organized according to the following series arrangement:
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Series I. Planning Materials
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Series II. Grant Applications
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Series III. Publicity
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Series IV. Exhibits and
Resources
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Series V. Western Washington University's
Women's Studies Program
The collection is open to the public.
Northwest Women's Studies Association 1984 conference records, Center
for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Donated by Kathryn Anderson, date unknown.
Processed by Rachel Thompson in Winter 2009. Although originally filed
with the Northwest Women's Studies Association 1984 conference records,
unrelated Kitsap Farmer's Union Cooperative records and miscellaneous empty
envelopes were removed during processing.
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catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Northwest Women's Studies Association
(U.S.)--Archives.
Western Washington University--Women Studies
Program.
Feminism and
education--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
Feminism and
education--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources.
Women's
studies--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
Women's
studies--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources.
Women--Education--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
Women--Education--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources.
Records (Documents)
Colleges and Universities.
Women.
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series
I
Planning
Materials
1982-1984
1/1
Budget, membership drive, and
coordinator reports for the Northwest Women's Studies Association
conference
1982-1984
1/2
General planning guides and
notes
1983-1984
1/3
Steering Committee
address
undated
1/4
Planning Committee
agendas
1983
1/5
Committee reports; other
information about the need for childcare and traveling expenses for
speakers
undated
1/6
Meeting notes regarding
conference planning
1983-1984
1/7
Newsletters
1983-1984
1/8
Facilities for
conference
1982-1984
1/9
Correspondence related to the
conference, speaker proposals, agreements with Western Washington University
about costs, etc.
1982-1984
1/10
Mailing lists for other women's
programs and associations
circa
1982-1984
1/11
Conference brochure
circa
1984
1/12
Requests for additional
information
1983-1984
1/13
Proposals
1983-1984
1/14
Conference agenda and
pre-conference agenda
1984
1/15
Conference program
1984
1/16
Materials for book exhibit
including list of participating vendors, planning materials, advertisements for
Motherlode concert, and other participant information and brochures
1983-1984
1/17
"Feminist Culture" speakers -
LaDonna Harris' brochure "American Program Bureau," Catharine Stimpson's vita
and acceptance, Marget Benston's vita
1983-1984
1/18
Margie Adam - contract to
perform; Linda Aller and Katrina Jarmen correspondence
1983-1984
1/19
Motherlode (music group)
contract
1984
1/20
Moral Lepers (music group)
background information and correspondence
1983-1984
1/21
Resumes and curriculum vitae for
artists and performers including Linda Allen (singer/songwriter), Donna
Langston (poet), Rebecca Meloy (artist), and Kate Job-Withner
(dancer)
1983
1/22
Films for conference
1983-1984
1/23
Low income/work exchange for
students attending conference
1984
1/24
Registration lists
1984
1/25
Childcare and shuttle
1984
Series
II
Grant
Applications
1980-1984
Subseries
1
Washington
Commission for the Humanities grant materials
1980-1984
2/1
Planning notes, rough drafts
of grant proposal
1980-1983
2/2
Information on "Holding Our
Own and Breaking New Ground" grant to fund the Northwest Women's Studies
Association conference
1983-1984
2/3
Copy of grant
proposal
1983-1984
Subseries
2
Women in
Curriculum grant materials
1984
2/4
Materials related to
pre-conference symposium on integrating women into curriculum
1984
Subseries
3
Comprehensive Program Fund for the Imrovement of Post-Secondary
Education grant materials
1982
2/5
Materials relating to
"Teaching and Administering in the 21st Century: A Model for a University
Consortium," a symposium to improve women's studies in schools
1982
Series
III
Publicity
1983-1984
2/6
Press releases and other
newspaper clippings sent to the Public Information Office
1984
2/7
Press releases
1983-1984
Series
IV
Exhibits and
Resources
1980-1984
2/8
Publications - catalogs and other
information from various presses relating to women's studies
1984
2/9
Older Women's League newsletters
and brochures
1980-1983
2/10
Newsletters from women's
societies and associations
1981-1984
3/1
Newsletters and announcements of
fellowship opportunities related to the study of women
1983-1984
3/2
Brochures and other information
related to women and labor/law
undated
3/3
Pacific
Women's Resource newsletter (from the Lesbian Resource
Center)
1983-1984
3/4
Brochures and newsletters on
African-American women and women of color in the United States
1982-1984
3/5
Brochures and newsletter on women
and international issues
1983-1984
3/6
Brochures and catalogs related to
women and film
1983-1984
3/7
Newsletters and other
publications on peace associations, including a letter from Congressman Al
Swift
1984
3/8
Brochures about speakers Cathy
Fink, Sydney B. Simon, and Helene Aylon
undated
3/9
Brochure from Seattle Center
Community College regarding women's theatre
undated
3/10
Lists of women's organizations in
the Seattle area
1983
Series
V
Western
Washington University's Women's Studies Program
1982-1984
3/11
Administrative budget
1983-1984
3/12
Newsletters and essays on Western
Washington University's Women's Studies program
1982-1983
3/13
Fairhaven
Daily Bulletin, and miscellaneous flyers and poems
1983
3/14
Travel expenses for Chris
Pastorino and students to attend the National Women's Studies Association
conference
1982
3/15
National Women's Studies
Association conference materials and constitution
1982-1983
3/16
National Women's Studies
Association conference notes, agendas, advertisements, correspondence,
programs, and membership directory
1982-1983