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Women's and Gender Studies Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 05.WS

Scope and Contents

The Women's and Gender Studies Department records are arranged into 4 series. The Administrative Files series contains correspondence, course files, an Introduction to Women's Studies file, minutes, program descriptions, program reviews, and a Proposal for a Major in Women's Studies file. The Audio/Visual series contains cassette tapes and VHS tapes. The Events series contains fliers and files such as Girls and Women in Conversation Conference, Honors Reception, Michigan Women's Studies Association Conference, and Women's History Month. The Press series contains clippings, newsletters, new releases, pamphlets, and photographs. There is also a file of collected poems in the collection.

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Dates

  • 1970 - 2010

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers are asked to request materials 24 hours prior to visiting the the University Archives.

Administrative note

The Women's and Gender Studies Department was initiated in 1975 and has grown from offering the first minor in Women's Studies in Michigan, to offering an undergraduate major and minor, and the state's only stand-alone Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies. In 2003, the Women's Studies Program added "Gender" to its name, and launched a minor in Queer Studies in 2013. Courses offer an education that focuses on contributions of women to history, literature, science, education, family and work in a cultural context, as well as insights into the psychology of women, the impact of women on social structures and how women influence contemporary society.

Extent

8.9 Linear Feet (2 record center carton, 4 archive boxes, 2 specialty boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Women's and Gender Studies Department was initiated in 1975 and has grown from offering the first minor in Women's Studies in Michigan, to offering an undergraduate major and minor, and the state's only stand-alone Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies. The Women's Studies records range from 1970 to 2010 and include correspondence, minutes, program reviews, cassette tapes, video tapes, fliers, poems, clippings, pamphlets, and photographs.

Title
Women's and Gender Studies Department records
Subtitle
Women's Studies records
Status
Completed
Author
Tiara Alexander
Date
2014 April 4
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Eastern Michigan University Archives Repository

Contact:
Bruce T. Halle Library, Room 310
955 West Circle Drive
Ypsilanti Michigan 48197
734-487-2673