MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Women Work! Archives, 1979-2009
Abstract
Women Work! improved women's economic security through job training, education, lobbying policymakers, and partnering with other national organizations. It was originally known as the Displaced Homemakers Network, and operated from 1978 until 2009.
Accession (2009-0163) (12,375 items; 16.5 lin. ft.; dated 1979-2009) includes board materials, training guides and reports, program materials, conference files, newsletters and publications, news clippings and photocopies, photographs, slides, electronic files and images, and videos. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment
- Title
- Women Work! Archives, 1979-2009
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 16.5 Linear Feet, 12,375 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Accession (2009-0163) (12,375 items; 16.5 lin. ft.; dated 1979-2009) includes board materials, training guides and reports, program materials, conference files, newsletters and publications, news clippings and photocopies, photographs, slides, electronic files and images, and videos. CDs and other electronic data files have been removed and transferred to Duke's ERM server. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Administrative Information
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Contents of the Collection
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Accession (2009-0163) (12,375 items; 16.5 lin. ft.; dated 1979-2009) includes board materials, training guides and reports, program materials, conference files, newsletters and publications, news clippings and photocopies, photographs, slides, electronic files and images, and videos. Women Work! has been abbreviated to WW! when possible.
Includes budgets, mailing lists, committee materials, memoranda, and meeting minutes.
Includes funds, committees, mailings, and meeting files.
These clippings are in clear plastic sleeves and are organized by year. In many cases, a donor-created index of the articles is available at the front of each folder.
Manuals are for individual states: Missouri, Michigan, Oregon, and Alabama.
Photographs from events, conferences, speaking engagements, and other programs. There are 6 large envelopes of miscellaneous or ungrouped photographs, and there are 11 smaller envelopes where photographs were labelled or bound together.
Historical Note
Women Work! began in the early 1970s as the Alliance for Displaced Homemakers, which sought to assist newly divorced, widowed, or abandoned women in re-entering the workforce after working as homemakers. It quickly grew thanks to the grassroots efforts of founders Tish Sommers, Laurie Shields, Milo Smith, and Barbara Dudley. In 1978, a national conference was held and the Displaced Homemakers Network was formed, providing a permanent presence for the group in Washington, DC. In 1993, the organization became Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment, and expanded its scope to address the economic concerns that women face throughout their lives. Women Work! focused its efforts on job training for women; educating Congress and policy makers about women's economic and employment issues; and networking with other organizations to enhance women's economic security. Women Work! ceased operations in 2009.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Women Work! Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Provenance
The Women Work! Archives were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, June 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, June 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.