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Womens's Studies Department, 1970-1999
University ArchivesMS-0320 Library and Information AccessSan Diego State University5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8050
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Processing Information Processed by: Encoded by: Contact Information Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu History In 1969, students from SDSU's Women’s Liberation Group, in cooperation with faculty and community women, formed an ad hoc Committee for Women’s Studies, and collected signatures from over 600 students in support of establishing a Women’s Studies Program. In 1970, the San Diego State University Senate approved the formal beginning of the department, thus establishing the nation's first Women’s Studies department. Instructors included students, faculty from several existing departments, and one full-time Women’s Studies instructor. A nineteen-person Women’s Studies Board included ten students, three staff members, six faculty members, was established by the ad hoc committee to oversee the program, and proposed creating the Women’s Center. The program officially began in the fall semester of 1970. In the 1970s, the Faculty Advisory Committee, made up of tenured faculty at SDSU, had the formal responsibility for the department's governance. In the spring of 1974, the Faculty Advisory Committee undertook a nationwide faculty recruitment campaign to strengthen the Women's Studies department. The faculty developed an eighteen-unit minor, which was approved by the University Senate in May 1975. In February 1976 they held a rally called “The Way We Were,” honoring Susan B. Anthony. In the 1980s, three Women’s Studies faculty attained tenure, rendering the Faculty Advisory Committee unnecessary. In the late 1980s several feminist research institutes were established (by 2000, over 100 existed) and the U.S. Congress, in response to the National Women’s History Project, declared March National Women’s History Month. In the early 1990s, SDSU experienced a budget crisis, which mandated cutbacks accross the university. The Women’s Studies department was never threatened with the loss of tenured faculty, but non-tenure faculty were severely affected. In 1995, the department celebrated its 25th anniversary with a one-day symposium about the history and future of Women’s Studies. In 2000, more than 700 Women’s Studies programs existed in the United States. SDSU's department maintained a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research, and started taking a leadership role in college and university affairs. In 2000, the Women’s Studies department began offering admission into its 12-unit Certificate Program through the College of Extended Studies. Scope and Content The collection contains information on the program's establishment and creation, and its affiliation with the Center for Community Solutions. It includes correspondence, budgets, minutes, newsletters, departmental activity files, and information on local and national activities. Related Collections at San Diego State University League of Women Voters of San Diego Collection Radical Ephemera/Underground Publications Collection SDSU Women's Association References/Bibliography The information used for the history of the Women’s Studies department was retrieved from the Women’s Studies Web Site, with permission of the Women’s Studies department at San Diego State University. Series Outline
Container List Box 1 Center for Women's Studies and Services - history and proposal, ca. 1970-72 Budget proposals, 1970-71 Annual Reports, 1974-78 Series II : Departmental Box 1 Correspondence: General, 1970-72 Correspondence: Box 2Watson, Barbara - Chair, 1983-90 Box 3 Self Study for Academic Review, 1979 The 2nd Revolution, newsletter of the Women's Studies Program, 1971 Series III: Departmental Activities Box 3 (cont.) Fundraising Drive, 1989 Lecture-Gerda Lerner - memoranda and clippings, 1975 Project of the Status and Education of Women, 1982-83 Radical Therapy - outline and newsletter, ca 1971-73 Conference on Issues in Sex Equity, at Imperial Valley College, ca. 1977-80 UCLA Women's Studies Program proposal, 1971 Pacific Southwest Women's Studies Association (PSWSA) newsletter, ca. 1979 Women's Center Newsletter from Washington DC and San Francisco, ca. 1969-70 Women's Coalition of San Diego County, list of organizations, n.d. Abortion leaflets, ca. 1966-76 Women's in the Community College, 1980 Women's Studies as a Catalyst for Faculty Development, 1980 National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs Seven years later:
Program in 1976 Cuadernos de Trabajo Algunas contradicciones en el perfil sociodemagrfico de las mujeres en la frontera norte de Mexico, ca. 1996 Nuevas Dimensiones en Estudios de Chicanas, ca. 1995 Relflejando a Canada: Observaciones en Estudios de la Mujer y Estudios de Genero al final de siglo XX Series V: New Views of Women (WS299) The following folders contain material from WS299. The folders include topics and recommended reading for each week, flyers, correspondence, syllabi, lists of speakers, and course evaluations. Box 5Class enrollment information: 1977-78 Series VI : Workshop on Careers for Women in Science and Engineering, 1976-1978 Box 6Workshop program proposal, ca.1976-77 "Educating Women for Science: a continuous spectrum," conference at Mill's College, ca. 1976
Biographical sketches Extra letter forms, ca. 1977 Box 7 Fund raising, ca. 1977 National Science Foundation: Correspondence regarding Workshops, ca. 1977-79 Guide for Preparation of Proposals : Women in Science, Science Career Workshops, ca. 1977 Proposal - information, ca. 1976-77 Other conferences for Women pursuing career in Science, ca. 1976-77 Packet-booklets considered for program (produced by US Dept. of Labor), ca. 1968-73Packet-handouts, ca. 1977 Photographs from workshop with correspondence, ca. 1977 Publicity for workshop, ca. 1977 Series VII: Flyers and Posters Collection Box 8Flyers
California Legislature (October 1995) Miscellaneous
Certificate of Recognition Posters
Second Annual Helen Hawkins Feminist Lecture (November 2000) Posters (oversize) Breaking Down the Walls for Equality Patricia Ireland Lecture (April 2000) Logo Negative
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