Women's Center records, 1971-2011 (bulk 1985-2010).

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Women's Center records, 1971-2011 (bulk 1985-2010).

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The Women's Center Records document the Center's educational, research, and advocacy roles at Oregon State University. The collection consists primarily of reports and publications, correspondence, committee records, surveys, course records, conference and workshop materials, and subject files. The records also include brochures, calendars, handbooks, newsletters, newpaper clippings, notes, photographs, and videotapes. The records provide information on a variety of topics, including child care resources; campus safety; sexual assault prevention; salary parity for women faculty and staff; equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students; ethnic, cultural and racial diversity, and the campus climate. The collection documents interactions between the Women's Center and other OSU offices and organizations, including the President's Commission on the Status of Women; Faculty Women's Network; Student Affairs; Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program; and Intercultural Student Services. Records of the Women's Center Advisory Board are part of the collection. The Center's administration of the Women of Achievement Awards for OSU are documented as well. Materials pertaining to the Oregon Women in Higher Eduation (OWHE) and the OSU Women's Leadership Conferences are included. The photographs include portraits of prominent OSU women that were exhibited in the Center; these include Jane Lubchenco, Jo Anne Trow, Phyllis Lee, and Helen Gilkey. The records include reports and publications written by Jeanne Dost; a large component of the records were created or assembled during the time that Beth Rietveld was Executive Director of the Women's Center.

9 boxes, including 1 oversize box.

Oregon State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8176065

Oregon State University Libraries

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Oregon State university

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Dost, Jeanne

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From the guide to the Jeanne Dost papers, 1972-1988, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Oregon State University. President's Commission on the Status of Women.

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The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) was established in 1972 as an independent commission responsible to the President. Composed of both men and women from the student body, faculty, and university staff, PCOSW advises the President and other administrators on issues of concern to women at the University such as the availability of child care, lighting on campus and other safety issues, institutionalized sexism in the hiring process, and the retention and tenure of women fac...

Rietveld, Elizabeth A.

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Oregon State University. Women's Center.

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The Women's Center at Oregon State University began in 1972 as a study group of Oregon State faculty led by Economics Professor Jeanne Dost. In addition to teaching a course on contemporary women's issues, the group wanted to create a place on campus for the open study and discussion of feminist issues by students and outside speakers. The new Women's Center, which was established in 1973, offered counseling, support groups, tutoring, and developmental programs to both women and men. The Center ...