Kentucky Foundation for Women

Foundation supports feminist authors, artists, projects, and social activism. Established in Louisville, Ky. by Sallie Bingham.

From the description of Kentucky Foundation for Women records, 1985-2000. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 42398652

• 1985 Mar. 19: Kentucky Foundation for Women (KFW) incorporated by Sallie Bingham, Founder and Executive Director
• 1985 Apr. 17: First recorded Board of Directors meeting minutes
• 1985 June 1: Lease with Heyburn Building in Louisville, Ky.
• 1985 Oct.: First issue of The American Voice published
• 1985 - 1986 : Grants paid: $38,708 (fiscal year)
• 1986 July 24: Investment contract signed with Citizens Fidelity Bank
• 1986 Sept. 18: Maxine Brown resigned as Executive Vice-President
• 1986 Nov. 6: Board approved new grants
• 1986 - 1987 : Grants paid: $2,793,278 (fiscal year)
• 1987 Feb. 8: Pat Buster hired as administrative assistant
• 1987 Mar. 30: Hopscotch House property purchased
• 1987 May 29: Board approved new grants
• 1987 Sept. 9: Board approved change from biannual to annual grants
• 1988 July: First Wolf Pen Women Writers Colony
• 1988 Oct. 20: Board approved a biennial grants cycle based on artistic discipline
• Early 1989: Chapel Partnership donated Chapel to KFW
• 1989 July: Second Wolf Pen Women Writers Colony
• 1989 Oct.: Patty Wren Smith hired as manager of Hopscotch House
• 1990 July: Third Wolf Pen Women Writers Colony
• 1990 Aug.: KFW donated Chapel to Theater Workshop of Louisville
• 1990 Dec.: Sallie Bingham resigned as Executive Director
• 1991 Feb. 1: Ann Stewart Anderson began serving as Executive Director
• 1991 July: Fourth Wolf Pen Women Writers Colony
• 1991 Sept. 7: First Founders Day Picnic (held annually since)
• 1993 July: Ecofeminist Writers Colony
• 1994 July: Ecofeminist Writers Colony
• 1995: Decade Celebration (events held throughout the year)
• 1996 Apr. 9: Sallie Bingham donated additional Hopscotch Property to KFW
• 1996 Sept. 8: First Sallie Bingham Award given to Mary Jefferson
• 1996 Sept. 7: Sallie Bingham Award given to Alma Lesch
• 1997 Dec.: Ann Stewart Anderson resigned as Executive Director
• 1998 Aug.: Judi Jennings began serving as Executive Director
• 1998 Sept. 13: Sallie Bingham Award given to Ann Stewart Anderson

Sallie Bingham was the founder and first Executive Director of the Foundation, and profoundly shaped its goals. The overall purpose of the Foundation is to support feminist women in the arts. This can be seen in the Foundation's first information pamphlet, which states that the Foundation's goal is "illuminating the plight of women and serving as a catalyst for change on their behalf, primarily through the Arts and Humanities." (This pamphlet can be found in the General Information Subseries of the Administrative Files Series). Additionally, with its publication of the journal The American Voice, the Foundation endeavors to support the work of feminist women writers.

From the guide to the Kentucky Foundation for Women Records, 1985-2000, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)