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Perspectives on Women's Archives

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  • Written by Tanya Zanish-Belcher with Anke Voss

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    Women’s archives hold a significant place in the historical record, illuminating stories of individuals who had an impact on our past in both powerful and quiet ways. The history of the archives themselves and the struggle to achieve equal representation within the historical record also tell a valuable story, one that deftly examines American culture and society over the past few centuries.

    In Perspectives on Women’s Archives, eighteen essays written by noted archivists and historians illustrate the origins of a women-centered history, the urgent need to locate records that highlight the diverse experiences of women, and the effort to document women's experiences. The essays also expose the need for renewed collaboration between archivists and historians, the challenges related to the accessibility of women's collections, and the development of community archives.

    Ultimately, archival relevancy is reinforced, not diminished, by sharing resources and exposing absences. This book inspires new thinking about the value of women's archives and how to fill the gaps in our recordkeeping to move toward a more diverse and inclusive future.

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    Publisher: Society of American Archivists (2013)
    Paperback: 488 pages
    Product Dimension: 6x9 inches
    Weight: 1.47 pounds
    ISBN: 1-931666-47-4

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Perspectives on Women's Archives
  • “It is evident that the editors took much care and time in selecting the essays that represent different perspectives on women’s archives. All the essays are strongly written with no weak or confusing parts or interludes. . . . [Perspectives on Women’s Archives] made me proud to be an archivist and want to continue improving in this field and contributing more to the world as part of this profession.”
    Journal of Western Archives, Volume 5, Issue 1


    Perspectives on Women’s Archives satisfies on two counts. This collection of essays provides a useful summary of the development of the field of women’s history since the emergence of the discipline in the 1970s and of the growth of women’s archives from the earliest days of the republic. . . . [It] also offers stimulating prescriptions for the future direction of archives and raises urgent questions about the quality and equality of access in our overwhelmingly digital environment.”
    Archival Issues, Volume 36, Number 1


    "This work is an excellent investment in the archival pursuit of women’s records. It also serves as a history of the women’s movement in the 1960s–70s, capturing the inventiveness that motivated it."
    Choice, Volume 51, Number 7


    "Perspectives on Women's Archives is a book that anyone serious about archives, not just women's archives, should read."
    Archives and Manuscripts (2015)


    "Zanish-Belcher and Voss invite archivists to listen across professional lines to the ways that women's historians and women's archivists have engaged and challenged one another's work, and to consider how we might benefit from continued and more deliberate eavesdropping."
    Information and Culture (2014)


    "Efforts to archive women's lives have proliferated over the last 40 years, accompanied by a myriad of papers, activities, and projects. However, until now, those interested in women's archives were largely left to fend for them-selves, cobbling together understandings from scattered sources. Finally, Tanya Zanish-Belcher and Anke Vosss Perspectives on Women's Archives provides a comprehensive introduction useful for historians and archivists alike."
    Journal of Archival Organization (2014)