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Purdue University. Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1979 -

Historical Information

Purdue University’s Women’s Studies Program (then known as the Committee on Women’s Studies) began in 1979 when an Intro to Women’s Studies class was offered for the first time. As the program expanded, it curated a film series, organized conferences and festivals, and added an undergraduate minor (1983), a graduate minor (1995), and an undergraduate major (2004). In 2013, the program was renamed as the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.

Citation

McConnell, Jonathan. "Finding Aid to the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program records." 2017. UA 63, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Karnes Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries. West Lafayette.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Helen B. Schleman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 334
Scope and Contents The Helen Schleman papers document the life of Helen B. Schleman from her time as a student at Northwestern University in the 1920s up until her death in 1992. Much of the collection documents Schleman’s tenure at Purdue University as Head of the Women’s Residence Halls, Dean of Women, and Dean Emeritus, as well as her military service in the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARs) during World War II. Additionally, the collection contains Schleman’s collection of newspaper clippings pertaining to...
Dates: 1920 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1980