Presentation: The Legacy of Lady Bountiful: White Women in the Library

Authors

Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, CSUSBFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

Fall 10-18-2014

Keywords

race, gender, library and information science

Abstract

Important to understanding the complex workings of race in LIS is an investigation of the ways in which it has been shaped by gender. A field dominated by white women, tracing the role that the white female body played in early librarianship can illuminate today’s demographic makeup. Calling on the Lady Bountiful archetype, this presentation interrogates the ways in which patriarchy, racism, and notions of femininity have and continue to work in LIS education and practice.

Comments

Paper forthcoming.

Recommended Citation

Schlesselman-Tarango, G. "The Legacy of Lady Bountiful: White Women in the Library." Presentation at Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium, University of Toronto, Canada, October 18, 2014.