Overview
Records of Womanspace, a Boston-based feminist therapy collective.
Dates
- Creation: 1975-1981
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The records have been screened by library staff, and documents access to which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy have been placed in red sleeves within their original folders and closed until January 1, 2050; red sleeves and their contents must be pulled by library staff before research use. The following file units are closed until 2050: #8, 14, 29-30, 32-39, 64-112, Folio+ box 3.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the records created by Womanspace as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Records may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3.38 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 folio+ box)Collection consists of organization records (reports of meetings, internships, personnel), financial records, and records of programs (bibliographies, conferences, and case files).
HISTORY
A Boston-based feminist therapy collective, Womanspace began in 1975 and closed in 1981 due to financial problems. It provided counseling, referral and educational services to individual women, couples, families, and groups; held workshops, seminars, and conferences on feminist theory, ethnicity, and racism; was a consultant to agencies and schools; published several bibliographies on the psychology and counseling of women; and provided internships for women in counselor-education programs. It attempted to make psychotherapy accessible to all women through low rates.
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 81-M139
The records of Womanspace were given to the Schlesinger Library by Womanspace in May 1981.
CONTAINER LIST
- Carton 1: Folders #1-39
- Carton 2: Folders #40-112
- Folio+ Box 3: #20vo.
Processing Information
Container list: November 2007
By: Stacey Flatt
- Title
- Womanspace (Organization). Records of Womanspace, 1975-1981: A Container List
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01187
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.