Papers of Jo Ann McNamara, 1966-2001.
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McNamara, Jo Ann, 1931-....
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Feminist and medieval historian Jo Ann McNamara (1931-2009) was instrumental in raising the visibility of women in medieval society in both secular and religious contexts, most notably in her A New Song: Celibate Women in the First Three Christian Centuries (1983) and Sisters in Arms: Catholic Nuns through Two Millennia (1994). After earning her doctorate from Columbia University in 1967, she joined the faculty at Hunter College full time where she helped to found the women's studies program in ...
Hunter college
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The Hunter College Dance Therapy Program was begun in 1971 with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health. Forming part of the Department of Health and Physical Education of Hunter College of the City University of New York it offered the first Master of Science degree in dance therapy in the United States. The program was developed by Claire Schmais, Elissa White, and Martha Davis. In 1982 a three-year dual degree program combining social work and dance therapy was started, grantin...
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.
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The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (BCWH) was founded in 1930 by historians Louise Fargo Brown of Vassar College and Louise Ropes Loomis of Wells College in response to women's sense of marginalization at the American Historical Association's annual meetings. Initially called the Lakeville History Group, in 1935 the name changed to the BCWH since most of the meetings took place in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The BCWH was created to "facilitate [the] exchange of ideas and f...
Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession
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Coordinating Committee on Women in the Historical Profession (CCWHP) was organized in December 1969 during the annual convention of the American Historical Association in Washington, D.C. In 1974 some members of the CCWHP organized the Conference Group on Women's History to deal specifically with issues related to women's history, while the CCWHP has focused on questions of professional status. From the description of Records, 1970-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat rec...
Institute for Research in History (New York, N.Y.)
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The Institute for Research in History was founded in 1975, incorporated in 1976, and flourished until 1989. It was established as a feminist organization to promote work in the field of women's history and the work of women historians generally. As it evolved it encompassed historians, academic, independent, and public, and projects in every field of history. Its activities were funded with membership dues and grants from various foundations and government agencies. Institute activities comprise...
