The Archives has facilitated the creation of a new resource guide and exhibit highlighting York University's archival holdings in Women's Studies, launched to celebrate International Women's Day.
Running
08 March - 31 March 2010
Location
Scott Library, 2nd floor atrium
Highlights
As part of the larger York University 50th Anniversary celebrations, the graduate programme in Women's Studies undertook the revision and updating of a thematic guide to material in the archives that relates to women and Women's Studies. The original document, created in 1991, was updated to reflect developments in Women's Studies and feminisms at York University and to highlight the rich variety of documentation housed at the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections.
Part of this project included the creation of a complementary exhibit of materials that highlight the history of the Women's Studies department at the university, and women's history in general, using archival materials.
Materials were drawn from:
Didi Khayatt collection (*not yet catalogued, inventory available upon request)
Federation of Women's Teachers Association of Ontario (FWTAO) fonds (*file list available from archives upon request)
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- Feminist protest at Queen's Park, 28 April 1970.
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- Cover of June 1959 issue of The Ladder
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- Female spectator in the observation gallery at Queen's Park protest, unknown date
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- October 29 1970 Protest at Queen's Park
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- Lesbian pulp novel from Ruth Dworin Collection
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- June 1966 cover of The Ladder
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- Reproductive rights protest, 21 April 1970.
