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[Identification of item], Highlands Women's Dialogue Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Highlands Women's Dialogue Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2010.
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Encoded by Meghan Lyon, October 2010
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Accessions included in this collection: 2010-0173
The Highlands Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought (HIARPT) was established in Highlands, North Carolina, as a result of the expansion of the
The organization also developed an annual seminar series, beginning in 1990, that gradually expanded in scope and attendance. One result was the establishment of the Women's Dialogue, which began in 1992 as a means to discuss theology and philosophy from a feminist perspective.
The collection is separated into two series: the Women's Dialogue series and the Patricia Boyd Papers series. Despite this division, both series include corresponding files and materials from the activities of the Women's Dialogue.
The majority of the collection consists of program information and planning from the Dialogue's annual seminars. The earliest material dates from the 1996 seminar, but the seminars from the year 2001 and later all have more information and details. Common materials include the seminar's agenda, some information about its speaker, and other registration or logistical information. Other aspects of the collection include some historical financial records, mailing lists and rosters, and program files or speaker information.
One file is full of autobiographies of some of the Women's Dialogue founders, written in 1993. Another interesting component is the survey conducted by the Women's Dialogue during its tenth anniversary in 2001-2002, which resulted in the publishing of the History of the Women's Dialogue. For more information on the Women's Dialogue and its parent organization, the Highlands Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought, visit their website:
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