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Iowa State University. Women's and Gender Studies Program records

 Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RS 13/29

Scope and Content

This collection (1977-2012, undated) contains news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, and subject files related to department activities, biographical files on faculty and staff, and course materials created by students enrolled in Women's Studies 383, Women in Science and Engineering

Dates

  • Creation: 1977-2012, undated

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

Consult Special Collections and University Archives

Biography/Profile

The Women’s Studies Program was founded in 1977 in order to coordinate existing courses in various departments, and also to develop new courses on gender and women. The name changed to the Women's and Gender Studies Program with the 2012-2013 catalog. Women’s Studies is defined as "the study of women’s history and social situations which examine rolls and contributions from a feminist perspective." The Women's and Gender Studies Program is interdepartmental with courses cross-listed in over a dozen other academic disciplines.



Initially, the program offered only a minor in Women’s Studies, but in 1996 the program began offering a major. The Women’s Studies program also sponsors workshops, speakers, and activities at ISU.

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (one document box and one half-document box)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Women’s Studies Program at Iowa State University was founded in 1977 in order to coordinate existing courses in various departments, and also to develop new courses on gender and women. The name of the program changed to Women's and Gender Studies with the 2012-2013 catalog. This collection contains news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, subject files, biographical files, and course materials.

Processing Information

Released on 2019-04-10.

Subjects

Topical

Collecting Areas

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
RS 13/29. Iowa State University. Women's and Gender Studies Program records, 1977-2012, undated
Date
February 5, 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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Iowa State University
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