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University of Chicago Women's & Gender Studies Department Collection

 Collection
Identifier: xxxx-57

Scope and Contents

Materials include newsletters, publications, subject files, and press clippings on feminism, women’s issues, and academic women’s studies.

Dates

  • 1969 - 2006
  • Majority of material found within 1974 - 1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No donor restriction. Standard restrictions apply (see G/H “Confidentiality Agreement” for archives use).

Biographical / Historical

The Women’s Union was active during the 1970s and 1980s as a student organization focused on second-wave and organizing at the University of Chicago. Interested faculty and students organized teaching and research on women’s and gender studies into the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality in 1996.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Material is arranged by topic or by specific publication title when possible.

Physical Location

D5F (Row D, Bay 5, Shelf F)

Provenance

Unknown. Materials seems to have been collected by different people associated with the Women’s Union or the Women’s & Gender Studies Department at the University of Chicago.

Separated Materials

  • Counter-Clout, Volume 1, Number 2
  • Chutzpah, Number 13, 1977
  • Lesbian Connection, Volume 2, Issue 1, March 1976
  • Matrices: A Lesbian-Feminist Research Newsletter
    • Volume 2, Number 2
    • Volume 2, Number 3, June 1979
    • Volume 3, Number 3, May 1980
    • Volume 4, Number 1, November 1980
    • Volume 5, Number 1, October [1981 Misprint?], 2 copies
    • Volume 5, Number 2, February 1982, 2 copies
  • Mountain Moving: A Feminist Quarterly
    • Volume 1, Number 2, Spring 1976, 3 copies
    • Volume 2, Number 1, Fall 1976
    • Volume 2, Number 2, Winter 1977
    • Volume 3, Number 1, Fall 1977, 2 copies
  • Sister Source
    • Volume 1, Number 2, September 15, 1981
    • Volume 1, Number 3, November 1, 1981
    • Volume 1, Number 4, December 15, 1981, 2 copies
    • Volume 1, Number 5, February 1, 1982
    • Volume 1, Number 6, March 15, 1981
    • Volume 1, Number 8, June 18, 1982
    • Volume 2, Number 1, August 1, 1982
  • Sisters United
    • September/October 1979
    • May/June 1980
    • November/December 1980
    • May/June 1981
    • Summer 1987
  • Thrice-Born, Women’s Union at the University of Chicago
    • Volume 1, Number 1, [1981?], 2 copies
    • [Volume 1, Number 2, 1981?]
    • Volume 1, Number 3, January 15, 1982
    • Volume 1, Number 4, January 29, 1982
    • Volume 1, Number 6, April 15, 1982
    • Volume 1, Number 7, May 6, 1982
  • WomanSpirit
    • Fall Equinox 1978
    • Spring Equinox 1979
  • Women’s News, For a Change
    • Volume 1, Number 6, October 18, 1977, 3 copies
    • Volume 1, Number 9, January 24, 1978

Processing Information

Processed by Amanda Kesek, Volunteer, 6/22/2019

Title
Finding Aid for the University of Chicago Women’s & Gender Studies Department Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Amanda Kesek
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gerber/Hart Archives Repository

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