CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE

This document, dated 2008, described the Center for the Study of Women and Society (CSWS), beginning with its history, mission, Advisory Committee, and operating mechanisms. It stated that CSWS was formed in 1977, founded the Women's Studies Certificate Program (WSCP) in 1990, and combined the position of the director of CSWS and coordinator of WSCP in 1994. It identified the CSWS's research mission as follows: to promote the study of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and nationality regarding women's experiences in multiple societies. College and Community Fellowship (CCF), the Community Leadership and Education After Reentry (CLEAR), the Activist Women's Voices Oral History Archive and Urban Fieldwork Internships, the Feminist Studies Group, Women's Writing Women's Lives (WWWL), the CSWS library, and an ongoing Speaker's Series were identified as CSWS's programs. Also included were CSWS's publications: Women's Studies Quarterly and the Newsletter. This was followed by its outreach efforts at the City University of New York (CUNY), national and international outreach, and computer resources available in related topics. The overview of CSWS closed with its plans for the future and past issues it had faced when trying to reach its goals.