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Library

In its headquarters building on Capitol Hill, the Society of Woman Geographers maintains a collection of more than 1200 books by and about its members, covering the great variety of SWG interests, from anthropology to geography to zoology.  An online catalog is being developed.  The library’s holdings do not circulate but are available, by appointment, to serious researchers.  Phone (202-546-9228) and e-mail (SWGHQ@verizon.net) queries are welcome.

   

 

Archives

Periodically, records of former members of the Society are transferred (by agreement) to the Library of Congress, where they are available from the Manuscripts Division.

 

The archives of the Society’s oral history program [click here] are available at its headquarters for consultation by serious researchers, again, by appointment.

Museum
The gallery at the headquarters maintains exhibits of photography and artifacts of the work of members around the world.

Previous Museum Exhibits:  See Exhibits Page for Online look at "Women At Depth."

Current Exhibit:

 

“Daring Dames: A Century of Photographs of

Adventurous Women 1860-1960”

 

November 3, 2007 through June 4, 2008

 

The Society of Women Geographers is proud to present a fascinating exhibition of photographs depicting women who have broken through the limitations of social convention to explore and conquer new

realms--geographic, physical, mental and metaphoric.   These rare photographs highlight women in different eras who have demonstrated curiosity about the larger world and have, through their daring, transformed the perception of acceptable roles for women.


SWG New York members Daile Kaplan and Donna Henes curated a show that focuses on women who have demonstrated curiosity about the world and have been resourceful in getting around in it. These women have pushed boundaries both physically and socially, and have shown mastery of skills not usually associated with female achievements. The images, drawn from the curators' unique photographic archive, feature active women: adventurers, entertainers, artists, amazons, marksmen, baseball players, bullfighters, lion tamers, suffragettes, pilots, and spies among other vocations.
 

These never-before-seen pictures are not only accessible and entertaining, but they are also historically important records of women's achievements and female identity.

Current Exhibit:

Call 202-546-9228 or email SWGHQ@verizon.net.

 

The Society is located at 415 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC 20003.  The exhibition will be open by appointment until June 2008.

 

SWG Headquarters is located at 415 East Capitol St. SE Washington, D.C. 20003  Map (interactive)

 
 



 

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