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bitchmagazine Inventory of the Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records, 1996-2008 Processed by: Rachel Ingold; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rachel Ingold David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 003067417

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: November 2008Processed by Rachel Ingold, November 2008; Finding Aid encoded by Rachel Ingold, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, November 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records, 1996-2008 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records, 1996-2008 Material in English 11.5 Linear Feet 6000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. In 1996, Bitch: Feminst Response to Pop Culture was created by Lisa Jervis, Benjamin Shaykin, and Andi Zeisler. After having a hard time finding critiques of sexism in pop culture in magazines and self published zines, they decided to make their own. Their goals are to write about sexism in pop culture, propose alternatives, and promote pop products that are pro-woman and pro-feminism. Chiefly production records for magazine issues, including drafts and edited copy for articles, laser printer and resin-coated paper page layouts, and color proofs. Includes editorial correspondence, research files, meeting notes, promotional and subscription material, audio cassette and mini-cassette tapes, VHS tape, mini-disks, color and black-and-white photographs, negatives, and color transparencies. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2001. Additions were received in 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2008.

Processing Information

Processed by Rachel Ingold, November 2008

Encoded by Rachel Ingold, November 2008

Accessions 2001-0240, 2002-0278, 2003-0266, 2007-0018, 2007-0192, and 2008-0256 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Historical Note

In 1996, Bitch: Feminst Response to Pop Culture was created by Lisa Jervis, Benjamin Shaykin, and Andi Zeisler. As feminists and pop culture addicts, Lisa and Andi shared not only experiences as interns at Sassy magazine, but also an interest in creative, humorous, and biting analysis of sexism in pop culture. After having a hard time finding this in magazines and self published zines, they decided to make their own. The goals of their magazine were to point out the everyday sexism of popular culture, propose alternatives, and celebrate pro-woman, pro-feminism pop products. Bitch magazine includes critiques of magazines, TV, films, advertising, and other pop culture areas. Also included are new book and movie reviews and interviews with feminist pop culture makers.

Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture is published by B-Word Worldwide, a non-profit independent, feminist media organization in the making. In addition to publishing this magazine, B-Word hopes to become a larger mutlimedia organization by branching out to have a larger online presence, as well as book publishing and audio and video production.

Collection Overview

Chiefly production records for magazine issues, including drafts and edited copy for articles, laser printer and resin-coated paper page layouts, and color proofs. Includes editorial correspondence, research files, meeting notes, promotional and subscription material, audio cassette and mini-cassette tapes, VHS tape, mini-disks, color and black-and-white photographs, negatives, and color transparencies. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

Subject Headings

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Jervis, Lisa. Zeisler, Andi. Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. Feminism--Periodicals. Periodicals--Publishing--United States. Publishers and publishing--United States--Correspondence. Periodical editors--United States--Correspondence. Women's periodicals, American. Color photograph. Black-and-white photographs. Proofs. Negatives. Color transparencies. Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Contents of Collection Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture Records, 1996-2008 17 Boxes 1Accounting records, 1996 Subscription information, 1996 Correspondence, 1996-1997 Submissions, 1996-1999 Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture benefit party invite, 1997 Press clips, 1996-1998 Research material and drafts of issue No. 1, 1996 Research material and drafts of issue No. 2, 1996 Drafts of Vol 2., No. 2 - Vol. 3, No. 3, 1996-1999 2Galley of Vol. 3, No. 3, 1999 (Issue 9) Drafts of No. 10

Original folder lists this as issue 4.1 which is the same as No. 10.

Drafts of No. 11-12, 1999-2000 Reader's letters, 1997-2001 Color transparencies, 2001 Cover wrappers of Vol.2, No. 3 and Vol. 3, No. 1, 1997-1998 Issues of Vol. 1, No. 1 - Issue No. 14, 1996-2001 3Photos and negatives, 1996 and undated 9 cassette tapes and 7 micro-cassette tapes, 1998-1999 and undated Resumes, 1996, and 1998-2001 Subscription renewal and ad rates, undated Research material, 1997-2002 Printing estimates, 1998-2001 Budget drafts - FY2002 Clean copy of No. 11, 1999 Submissions, 2000 Drafts of No. 13-14, 2000-2001 Corrected proofs, No. 14, 2001 4Clean copy, No. 14-16, 2001-2002 Corrected proofs, No. 17-18, 2002 Drafts of No. 15-16, 2001-2002

Do not go by what is at the bottom of the proofs. Even though proofs say No. 15, articles were published in issue No. 17. Arranged here by what was actually published.

5Drafts of issues ranging from No. 16-21, 2001-2003

Again, do not go by what is at the bottom of proofs. Arranged by what was actually published and what corresponds to that issue/number.

Correspondence with distributors/publishers, 1996-2000 Insertion orders, 1999-2002 6Reader's letters, 2000-2004 Pitches and research material, 2003 Design and layout, No.22-25, 2003-2004 Budget Sheets, FY2003-04 Shipping gallies, 1999-2002 Proofs, No. 22-23, 2003-2004 7Proofs No.23, 2004 1 VHS tape, 1997 1 audiocassette tape, undated 5 minidisks, 2004-2006 and undated Research material, 1995-1997, and 2001-2002 Lineups, No. 29-34, 2005-2007 Correspondence, 2001-2002 Pitches 2002-2003 8Letters to the Editor, 2001-2004 Slides, undated 2 Contact sheets from benefit, undated Proofs, No. 25-28, 2004-2005 9Proofs No. 28-31, 2005-2006 10Proofs No. 31-33, 2006 BITCHFest reviews, 2006 Photocopy of first pass proofs of BITCHFest 11Drafts of BITCHFest First pass proofs of BITCHFest 12Proofs of BITCHFest (first, second, and third passes) 13Laser prints of BITCHFest, 2006 Photos from Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996 Laser prints of Vol. 1, No.1, 1996 Linos of Vol. 1, No. 2 - Vol. 2, No. 2, 1996-1997 Color proofs of covers Nos. 8, 10, 11, and 14, 1998-1999 and 2001 Laser prints of No. 14, 2001 14Transparencies, No. 17, Summer 2002 Awards 1999, 2001, 2003 Journal/meeting notes, 2001-undated Correspondence, 2003-2008 Cover art for Nos. 20, 21, 35, 36, and 41, 2003, 2007-2008 Essays on feminist publishing, 2004 and undated Layout, No. 29, 2005 Queries and pitches, 2006-2008 Proofs, No. 35, Spring 2007

First folder contains pages of layout labeled No. 33. It is actually for No. 35.

15Proofs, No. 35, Spring 2007 Proofs, No. 37, Fall 2007 16Bear Deluxe No. 25, Summer 2007

Contains interview with Andi Zeisler and Debbie Rasmussen.

Clean copy, No. 38, Winter 2008 Proofs, No. 39, Spring 2008 Proofs, No. 41, Fall 2008 Photographs, negatives, contact sheets, undated Promotional material, undated Research material, undated 17Cover art and design, Nos. 20, 21, 31, 41, 2003, 2006, 2008 2006 wall calendar Poster from show and silent auction, 2007 Meeting notes, undated