Future is Female Project Records, 1979-1990
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topic: Future is Female Project Records
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topic: This Way Daybreak Comes: manuscripts, drafts, notes, and correspondence, 1984-85
subject: This Way Daybreak Comes: manuscripts, drafts, notes, and correspondence, 1984-85
topic: Future Is Female, 1979-86: traveling interview project materials, correspondence, publicity, notes, printed materials, schedules, financial materials
subject: Future Is Female, 1979-86: traveling interview project materials, correspondence, publicity, notes, printed materials, schedules, financial materials
topic: Research, printed material, 1981-86
subject: Research, printed material, 1981-86
topic: Book chapters/ Future Is Female interviews, publicity, research materials, audiotape, correspondence, 1981-84
subject: Book chapters/ Future Is Female interviews, publicity, research materials, audiotape, correspondence, 1981-84
topic: Research materials: printed material, clippings, publicity, brochures re: art chapter, 1981-84
subject: Research materials: printed material, clippings, publicity, brochures re: art chapter, 1981-84
topic: Research materials
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topic: Book galleys, 1990
subject: Book galleys, 1990
topic: Interview log
subject: Interview log
topic: Audiotaped interviews 1982-85
subject: Audiotaped interviews 1982-85
topic: 4 card files of addresses, n.d.
subject: 4 card files of addresses, n.d.
topic: Book cover art
subject: Book cover art
topic: Feminist Futures International Network newsletters, drafts, mailing lists, [edited by Cheatham/ Powell-Institute for Women and the Future], 1988
subject: Feminist Futures International Network newsletters, drafts, mailing lists, [edited by Cheatham/ Powell-Institute for Women and the Future], 1988
topic: Correspondence, response to book, 1983-88
subject: Correspondence, response to book, 1983-88
topic: Organization subject files re: proposed conference, circa 1980
subject: Organization subject files re: proposed conference, circa 1980
topic: Subject files, research materials, correspondence, 1979-88
subject: Subject files, research materials, correspondence, 1979-88
topic: Photos, correspondence, memorabilia, 1985
subject: Photos, correspondence, memorabilia, 1985
topic: Book mail, 1985-87
subject: Book mail, 1985-87
topic: Women's movement printed material, books of poetry, magazines, directories, 1980-86
subject: Women's movement printed material, books of poetry, magazines, directories, 1980-86
topic: Book clippings, 1986
subject: Book clippings, 1986
topic: Book drafts, notes, press materials, publishers correspondence, 1984, n.d.
subject: Book drafts, notes, press materials, publishers correspondence, 1984, n.d.
topic: Book royalties, press and publishers correspondence, reviews, 1984-87
subject: Book royalties, press and publishers correspondence, reviews, 1984-87
topic: Conferences, proposed projects, 1987
subject: Conferences, proposed projects, 1987
topic: Speeches and presentations, 1987
subject: Speeches and presentations, 1987
topic: Audiotaped speech, speeches
subject: Audiotaped speech, speeches
topic: 5 inch disks of Daybreak
subject: 5 inch disks of Daybreak
topic: Slides of art and individuals, 1982-86
subject: Slides of art and individuals, 1982-86
topic: Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
subject: Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
topic: Daybreak, hard and soft cover
subject: Daybreak, hard and soft cover
topic: Future is Female newsletter, 1982
subject: Future is Female newsletter, 1982
topic: Schedules and mailing lists
subject: Schedules and mailing lists
topic: Trip narratives and slides, ca. 1982
subject: Trip narratives and slides, ca. 1982
topic: Scrapbook re: art exhibit, 1981-82
subject: Scrapbook re: art exhibit, 1981-82

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provides access to: Research materials: printed material, clippings, publicity, brochures re: art chapter, 1981-84
provides access to: Research materials
provides access to: Book galleys, 1990
provides access to: Interview log
provides access to: Audiotaped interviews 1982-85
provides access to: 4 card files of addresses, n.d.
provides access to: Book cover art
provides access to: Feminist Futures International Network newsletters, drafts, mailing lists, [edited by Cheatham/ Powell-Institute for Women and the Future], 1988
provides access to: Correspondence, response to book, 1983-88
provides access to: Organization subject files re: proposed conference, circa 1980
provides access to: Subject files, research materials, correspondence, 1979-88
provides access to: Photos, correspondence, memorabilia, 1985
provides access to: Book mail, 1985-87
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provides access to: Speeches and presentations, 1987
provides access to: Audiotaped speech, speeches
provides access to: 5 inch disks of Daybreak
provides access to: Slides of art and individuals, 1982-86
provides access to: Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
provides access to: Daybreak, hard and soft cover
provides access to: Future is Female newsletter, 1982
provides access to: Schedules and mailing lists
provides access to: Trip narratives and slides, ca. 1982
provides access to: Scrapbook re: art exhibit, 1981-82

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Future is Female Project Records, 1979-1990
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Future is Female Project Records
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identifier: MS 463
date: 1979-1990
date created accumulated string: 1979-1990
date created accumulated start: 1979
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extent: 15 boxes
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection Project records contain background research material, writings, speeches, correspondence, slides, and photographs pertaining to the Future Is Female Project and the writing of This Way Daybreak Comes. Of particular interest are audiotaped interviews of women in a variety of occupations and living situations throughout North America.
access restrictions: The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection with the following caveats: The collection is stored offsite; researchers must give 48 hours advance notice.Access to audiovisual materials may first require production of research copies.This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.
use restrictions: The material in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights for permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Permission must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
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has part: Book chapters/ Future Is Female interviews, publicity, research materials, audiotape, correspondence, 1981-84
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has part: Research materials: printed material, clippings, publicity, brochures re: art chapter, 1981-84
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has part: Book clippings, 1986
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has part: 5 inch disks of Daybreak
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has part: Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
aggregates: Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
has part: Daybreak, hard and soft cover

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Future is Female Project
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Biographical History for: Future is Female Project Records
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body: Historical Note The Future Is Female Project was a research project undertaken by Annie Cheatham and Mary Clare Powell. In the early 1980s, Cheatham, who had worked as Director of the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future, and Powell, an artist, interviewed North American women for information about their efforts to create alternative structures for family life, arts, education, work, and politics. The resulting book, This Way Daybreak Comes: Women's Values and the Future, was published in 1986.
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This Way Daybreak Comes: manuscripts, drafts, notes, and correspondence, 1984-85
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Future Is Female, 1979-86: traveling interview project materials, correspondence, publicity, notes, printed materials, schedules, financial materials
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Research, printed material, 1981-86
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Book chapters/ Future Is Female interviews, publicity, research materials, audiotape, correspondence, 1981-84
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Research materials: printed material, clippings, publicity, brochures re: art chapter, 1981-84
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Research materials
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Book galleys, 1990
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Interview log
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Audiotaped interviews 1982-85
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4 card files of addresses, n.d.
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Book cover art
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Feminist Futures International Network newsletters, drafts, mailing lists, [edited by Cheatham/ Powell-Institute for Women and the Future], 1988
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Correspondence, response to book, 1983-88
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Organization subject files re: proposed conference, circa 1980
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Subject files, research materials, correspondence, 1979-88
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Photos, correspondence, memorabilia, 1985
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Book mail, 1985-87
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Women's movement printed material, books of poetry, magazines, directories, 1980-86
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Book clippings, 1986
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Book drafts, notes, press materials, publishers correspondence, 1984, n.d.
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Book royalties, press and publishers correspondence, reviews, 1984-87
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Conferences, proposed projects, 1987
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Speeches and presentations, 1987
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Audiotaped speech, speeches
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5 inch disks of Daybreak
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Slides of art and individuals, 1982-86
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Journals, logs, correspondence, and photos from trip, 1982-85
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Daybreak, hard and soft cover
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Future is Female newsletter, 1982
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Schedules and mailing lists
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Trip narratives and slides, ca. 1982
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Scrapbook re: art exhibit, 1981-82
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