Guide to the Records of the Status for Women in the Philosophy Profession of the Australasian Association of Philosophy

Summary

Collection number:

MS 10629

Extent:

0.03 metres and (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Status for Women in the Philosophy Profession of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, National Library of Australia, MS 10629, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The Status for Women in the Philosophy Profession (SWiPP) of the Australasian Association of Philosophy offered their historical records of women's struggle for inclusion in the philosophy profession. The collection of documents consists of reports from SWiPP regarding the extreme difficulties women in the industry face, correspondence regarding the implementation of active measures to include and champion both women doing philosophy and feminist philosophy as a sub-discipline, as well as conference pamphlets dating back to 1982. There are 149 A4 pages of text, and the remaining 54 are printed in booklet format. All are printed on standard white paper, excluding the covers of 2/3 booklets, which are red and orange/pink respectively.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Women's rights

Conditions Governing Access:

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8633007).

Conditions Governing Use:

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8633007).

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Status for Women in the Philosophy Profession of the Australasian Association of Philosophy, National Library of Australia, MS 10629, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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