Two history professors explain the philosophy behind Women's Studies and discuss how teachers and scholars should respond to students' heightened interest in women's issues.
Brief note in which Florence Howe proposes that she, Stimpson, and others sponsor a meeting of Women's Studies professionals to discuss coordination and communication within the field.
Notes on possible discussion topics for an upcoming conference on Women's Studies, including black/white relations, women's colleges, the future of the academic tradition, and relations between studen...
Draft of the proposal for a six-week Women's Studies Institute during Columbia University's Summer Session, 1972, describing its goals, courses of instruction, special workshops, provisions for day ca...
Memo from Women's Center co-founder Gould regarding initial planning for the National Coalition for Research on Women's Education and Development, with an attached summary and agenda of the coalition.
Letter from Women's Center co-founder Gould to Westervelt, of the National Coalition for Research on Women's Education and Development, intimating that progress is being made on an unspecified project...
Acting director of the Women's Center, Catharine Stimpson, lists the projects that the Women's Center ought to focus on in the coming months, including several that will help to secure Barnard's preem...
A letter to Carol Ahlum, of the Modern Language Association, about Women's Studies at Barnard and co-founder Stimpson's hopes for the new Women's Center.
Handwritten communication regarding an alumna's inquiries about the Women's Press, and the institutional advantages the Women's Center stands to gain from co-sponsorship of Columbia's prospective Wome...
Reply from Columbia University's Vice President and Provost to Dean Owens's proposal for a Women's Studies Institute in the 1972 Summer Session, declining to submit the request to the Department of Ed...
Handwritten notes from a meeting with Columbia University Vice President and Provost William Theodore de Bary concerning the establishment of a Women's Studies Institute for the Summer session of 1972...
Handwritten letter from Virginia Kingsbury inquiring about courses and requesting suggested reading material for her study club's discussion of "The Predatory Female."
