Contact Information:
200 Caroline Richardson Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-865-5238
Fax: 504-862-8948
E-mail: nccrow@tulane.edu
CENTER DESCRIPTION
The central objectives of the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women (NCCROW) are to document and preserve women's historical pasts, foster the creation of scholarship about women, and promote the inclusion of feminist scholarship throughout the curriculum. The center's work to accomplish this mission includes five primary activities: 1) the development of a collection of primary and secondary source materials; 2) sponsorship of research projects and programs of support; 3) on-line exhibits and print publication of occasional papers, bibliographies, and instructional materials; 4) sponsorship of faculty research circles and study groups; and 5) sponsorship of conferences, seminars, lectures, and several annual series.
AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE
- Culinary history; curriculum development; feminist thought and scholarship; health and health care; higher education; history; science and technology; socioeconomic status of women; statistics on women; women's studies development.
RECENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
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Two annual programs bring women creative writers to campus to give public readings, teach classes, and lead workshops. Their works are available at the Center library as are the papers of several writers.
The Zale Writer-in-Residence Program is a week-long program. Now in its 18th year, visiting writers have included Dorothy Allison, Octavia Butler, Edwidge Danticat, Jessica Hagedorn, Anne Patchett, and Lee Smith.
The Arons Poetry Forum is an annual program featuring a woman poet. Now in its fourth year, writers include Kate Daniels, Maxin Kumin, Carole Oles, and Colette Inez.
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The annual Adele Ramos Salzer Lecture on the Higher Education of Women features a public lecture pertaining to the education of women. Phyllis Chesler, Jill Ker Conway, Jillian Sutherland , Mary Gerrard are among the Salzer presenters.
Susan Tucker and Beth Willinger have compiled an anthology of essays on Newcomb College tentatively titled "A Place of Learning: Essays on Newcomb College and its History." The volume is under consideration by LSU Press.
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Faculty Research Circles and Study Groups are organized around specific topics determined by faculty interest. Current research circles include Culinary History, Feminist Spirituality, Domestic Violence, Gender and Technoscience, History and Culture of Southern Women, International Perspectives on Women's Lives, Men and Masculinities, and Women's Health. Faculty from other area universities as well as community members are also involved in several of the research circles. The circles meet about once a month to share members' research, develop collaborative research projects, work on course revisions, and/or discuss assigned readings.
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September 2002, the Center co-sponsored with the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission the conference "Facing Facts: Research, Policy and Grassroots Perspectives on Women in Louisiana." More than 50 papers were presented with Ann Crittenden and Katherine Newman the featured speakers.
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Travel-to-Collections Grants of $600 are available to scholars who wish to use the Newcomb Archives. Preference is given to
researchers interested in the literary magazine of the college, The Arcade; the lives of artists educated at Newcomb, particularly
Sadie Irvine, Harriet Joor, or Juanita Mauras; or the life courses of educated women between 1900 and 1950.
The Emily Schoenbaum Research Support and Community Development Grant Program is a project to encourage and support research to benefit the lives of women and girls, particularly those in living in Louisiana. Proposals are accepted from Tulane University students, faculty and staff, and members of the community as well as non-profit organizations. Several grants of $1000 are awarded annually.
The Women’s Studies Visiting Scholars Program provides University affiliation , desk space, clerical support, borrowing priviledges of the University and Center libraries, accesss to the University’s computing system, plus the collegiality of a great community of feminist scholars. Approximately 5-8 scholars are in residence each year. The fellowships are unfunded.
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Culinary History Symposium highlights the center's collection of cookbooks. Programs have featured local chefs and food critics as well as experts in food studies.
The Nadine R. Vorhoff Library and H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Archives, housed at the Center for Research on Women. The Library and Archives contain manuscript collections of alumnae; a book collection of approximately 8000 volumes; an oral history collection focused on the educational and work experiences of Newcomb alumnae and other women in the South; a culinary arts book collection of some 2000 volumes; and subscriptions to more than 100 periodicals. The collection development policy identifies several broad areas for specialization including an emphasis on the higher education of women, the history of Southern women, women in the arts, and culinary-domestic arts of the region.
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Sophie B. Wired Project. The Sophie B. Wired initiative is an effort to increase female knowledge and comfort levels with technology and multimedia. At the core of the program are computer clusters where faculty and students interact and work together.
PUBLICATIONS
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"Centerpieces" the newsletter of the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women, published bi-annually.
Newcomb Arcade Coloring Book.
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H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, A Research Guide, Susan Tucker and Georgen Coyle.
The Higher Education of Women in the South, Margaret Dittemore and Susan Tucker.
New Orleans Guide to Collections on Women, Susan Tucker.
Pages of History: A Study of Newcomb Scrapbooks, Jennifer L. Brunig.
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