Second Wave Archives Project: call for items

Second Wave Archives Project, Nancy's Very Own Foundation

Where are the stories, minutes, photos, briefs and buttons that tell the story of the women's movement in Canada since 1960?

Few such records are on deposit in public archives. This project aims to direct valuable materials into repositories where future researchers can find them, helping them to create an accurate and complete portrayal of this important period in Canada's history.

The project has four main objectives:
1. To locate second wave records and find them a home in a suitable public archives
2. To collect stories that are not on paper, through a pilot oral history project, starting in Ontario
3. To share information about second wave history with feminist activists, academics, archivists and researchers
4. To create an online resource that makes it easier to donate second wave records to an archives, and to locate and access these archival collections

We are looking for archival materials from individual feminists and from organizations that worked for women's equality. We want them to reflect the character of the movement - in all its diversity, drama, distinctiveness, influence and consequences.

Do you have records related to second wave feminism in Canada?
Have you already sent documents to an archives?
Do you know any second wavers who might be holding onto archival treasures?

Please contact Project Coordinator Mary Breen at 416-604-4620, archivesproject@sympatico.ca.