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National Poetry Month: Poet Laureates
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month through the work of current poet laureates! U.S. Poet Laureate: Joy Harjo Appointed by the Librarian of Congress, the U.S. Poet Laureate serves as the nation’s official poet. Joy Harjo is currently … Continue reading
Poetic Women
As Women’s History Month comes to a close and we transition to National Poetry Month in April, your reading list might benefit from a combination of the two! This post features recent poetry collections by women authors available at Collins … Continue reading
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Looking Forward: The Feminist Utopia Project
Women’s History Month encourages reflection and engagement with women’s historical and contemporary contributions to American society, but what of the future? In The Feminist Utopia Project: fifty-seven visions of a wildly better future, editors Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Nalebuff … Continue reading
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Women’s Rights in Primary Sources
Continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month and last year’s 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, we recommend these digital collections featuring a wide variety of primary sources related to women’s suffrage and women’s political organizing in … Continue reading
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Women’s Studies On Campus
In Fall 2020, students, faculty, and staff celebrated the arrival of Puget Sound’s new academic major in Gender & Queer Studies, but did you know that the university has offered courses in Women’s Studies since 1972? As reported in the … Continue reading
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Maker tip brought to you by Collins Makerspace.
As many businesses and organizations begin the process of re-opening after shutdown and members of the community begin to increase their interactions with others, it is important to remember that the pandemic is not completely over and that safety needs to be … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Classes S(no)w more!
It’s almost finals week and yes, I do know that it is not snowing yet! A girl can hope, can’t she? As I look back on my final fall semester at Puget Sound and forward to the spring, I realize … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and the Archives & Special Collections staff has put together a display of contemporary materials by and about women. On display in our Reading Room are approximately 20 zines from the Collins Library Zine Collection … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: The Past and Present of Greek Life on Campus
This semester I have been invited by multiple Greek houses to discuss the importance of revisiting our history and preserving the documents we create. These two acts are central to the work we do in the archives and I’m happy … Continue reading
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From the Archives & Special Collections: Happy Last Day of Classes!
Happy last day of classes, Loggers! It’s been a long semester but you made it. Here in the Archives & Special Collections, we’ve had a very busy (and exciting!) fall. We started the semester strong by welcoming two new student … Continue reading
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