Women, Inc. Scrapbooks
Scope and Content
The Women, Inc. scrapbooks are a loosely arranged chronological record of the groups activities over an 11-year period. Included in Series I, Administrative Records, are by-laws, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership lists, broadsides and agendas. Series II, Newspaper Clippings, pertains primarily to Women Inc.'s involvement with the Women's Job Development Services (WJDS), a CETA-funded organization sponsored by Women, Inc. in the late 1970s.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1986
Creator
- Women, Inc. (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Women, Inc.
Women, Inc. of Yellow Springs was organized in the fall of 1974 as a "non-profit, nonaffiliated private women's club." A few months later, the group rented a space in downtown Yellow Springs and maintained regular hours for women to meet and socialize. In June of 1975, Women, Inc. members decided to become more politically active and reorganized as a "study and action group for issues of concern to women." Shortly after this shift focus, the group closed its rented space and began to meet regularly in members homes.
Women, Inc. activities are guided and coordinated by a rotating Steering Committee. Over the years, the organization has evolved into an ad hoc catalyst for action on women's issues as well as a support group for its members. Such Greene County groups as NARAL, the Feminist Health Fund, the Dead Bolt Gang, and Women's Job Development Services (WJDS) have all been generated out of Women, Inc. efforts.
Extent
0.5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Women, Inc. is a Yellow Springs, Ohio, organization of feminist women. The scrapbooks are a loosely arranged chronological record of the group's activities over an 11-year period. Included are minutes, newsletters, membership lists and flyers.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series:
- Series I: Administrative Records
- Series II: Newspaper Clippings
Acquisition Information
The Women, Inc. scrapbooks were accessioned into the Wright State University Department of Archives and Special Collections in June 1987. They were donated by Gene Trollander, a founding member of the organization.
Processing Information
Processed by Dorothy Smith, Winter 1988. Finding aid reformatted in September, 2014.
Subject
- Women, Inc. (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Women, Inc. Scrapbooks (MS-176)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dorothy Smith, 1988
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
