Women+of+Library+History+2014

=Women Of Library History=
 * 2014 Call for Submissions**




 * Women Of Library History is back for 2014! **

Is there a woman whose work is near and dear to your library’s heart? Someone who has made history at your library? Community activists who made library services possible? Maybe even someone whose portrait you pass every day?

In celebration of Women’s History Month this March 2014, the Feminist Task Force would like to invite submissions to highlight valued women in libraries. This is the perfect time of year to remember the contributions of these important women in librarianship—perhaps the founder or other woman (or group of women) who was significantly involved with your local library, or someone whose mentorship has shaped you as a professional.


 * What?** The FTF will host a blog at womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com with daily postings of historic women of librarianship throughout the month of March. If we receive enough submissions, we may continue throughout the year as we did in 2013.


 * Why?** Highlight the legacy that you still see alive today and share a piece of your library’s history with your patrons and library lovers everywhere in celebration of Women’s History Month. The write-up will be perfect for your library’s own blog. Its inclusion with the submissions of other libraries to this project will illustrate the breadth of contributions women have made to their communities through libraries.


 * Who?** Anyone who would be pleased to be identified as a woman, and who has made a significant contribution to library history. Past subjects have included librarians, founders, community activists, women’s clubs, and even the developer of our beloved MARC format. Subjects may be deceased, retired, or currently practicing, so long as their contribution to the field is significant and enduring.

For examples, please see last year’s posts on Bunny Siebert (short), Oralia Garza de Cortés (medium), and Ida Kidder (long).

Full details about how to submit a posting are on the 2014 Call for Submissions