MINNESOTA WORLDWIDE WOMEN:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Worldwide Women, creator. | |
| Title: | Organizational records. | |
| Dates: | 1983-1993. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Articles of incorporation (1987), bylaws, correspondence (1985-1993), minutes, budget and fund raising information, project and program files, newsletters, and curriculum material of an organization formed in Minnesota during the UN Decade for Women (1976-1985) in order to continue the dialogue begun in Nairobi, Kenya. | |
| Quantity: | 2.75 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Minnesota Worldwide Women was organized in April 1984 to further the goals and momentum of the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985), to increase awareness among Minnesotans of the global nature of women's activism, and to provide a link enabling Minnesota women to participate consciously in the growing global women's movement. It created forums to give women and interested men an opportunity to learn about the Decade for Women and the Forward Looking Strategies document produced at a world conference held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1985, and to reflect on local issues within a local context.
The organization was governed by a steering committee composed of women interested in the implications of a global connection for Minnesota women. Using the United Nations' Forward looking strategies for the advancement of women to the year 2000 (FLS) as a framework, the organization began the process of coalition building. The UN document was divided into five sections: equality, development, peace, areas of special concern, and international and regional cooperation. The organization also focused on educating rural and minority women to become aware not only of local problems but also of the global implications of women's concerns.
The main projects of the group were: FLS and Agenda 2000. Other smaller projects were Revolutionary Tea Parties and Global Sisterhood Projects. Minnesota Worldwide Women also produced a newsletter and curriculum material to be used in helping study groups of women and girls to become aware of the problems and opportunities facing them.
In 1993 the organization merged with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The records document many of the programs and projects developed by the organization but are concerned more with administrative concerns and fund raising efforts. Subjects of the organization's programs include women and social change, economic justice, leadership, youth, and international cooperation among women.
ARRANGEMENT
These records are divided into the following three sections:
| Organizational records | ||
| Project program files | ||
| Printed material |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Worldwide Women. Organizational Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 15,043
Processing Information:
Processed by: Bonnie Beatson Palmquist, February 1995.
Catalog ID number: 990017314080104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS
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| 152.I.5.5B | 1 | Minnesota Worldwide Women, 1983-1984. | |||||||||||
| Looking back/looking forward, 1984-1985. | |||||||||||||
| An evaluation and planning tool, mailed to 325 organizations. | |||||||||||||
| Proposals, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Task Force for Nairobi in Minnesota Conference, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Nairobi in Minnesota Conference, July 12-13, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| A conference held concurrently with the Nairobi world conference. Women representing 14 countries and 7 states affirmed the existence of an international feminism dedicated to equality between women and men, to a more humane and just world order, and to peace as the only way to attain the stability that allows equality and development to occur. Includes program, photographs, correspondence, and funding information. | |||||||||||||
| Post-Nairobi programs, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Task Force Planning Committee, 1985-1987. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes minutes. | |||||||||||||
| Task Force needs assessment, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Task Force projects, July 1, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| A comprehensive description of projects and evaluations. Includes budget request and financial statement of April 1985-June 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Letters of support, 1986-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Articles of incorporation, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Bylaws, 1987, 1990, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Steering Committee: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes, 1988-1993. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1988, 1990-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Members and job descriptions, 1988-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee. Minutes, 1990-1991, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Advisory Committee: | |||||||||||||
| Minutes, 1987-1991, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1989-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Lists, 1987-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Brainstorming notes, August 1, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Mission clarification, August 27, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Annual meetings, 1987-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Financial information: | |||||||||||||
| Budgets, 1988-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Income tax returns, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1985-1993. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Primarily the correspondence of Sally Flax, Coordinator for Development, and Kathleen Remund, Program Coordinator. | |||||||||||||
| Fundraising: | |||||||||||||
| General, 1986, 1988-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Development Committee, 1988-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1984-1986, 1988-1991. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Breakfast seminar, September 29, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Events, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Membership letters, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Summer interns, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Foundation requests: | |||||||||||||
| SEE ALSO: files regarding specific projects. | |||||||||||||
| Kellogg Foundation, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Fund, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Otto Bremer Foundation, 1988, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Foundation response form, 1989. | |||||||||||||
PROJECT AND PROGRAM FILES
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| 152.I.5.6F | 2 | Forward Looking Strategies: | |||||||||||
| Forward looking strategies for the advancement of women to the year 2000, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Published by the Women, Public Policy and Development Project, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. | |||||||||||||
| Forward Looking Strategies Roadshow, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Includes planning materials, program, and leadership grants information. | |||||||||||||
| Southwest Minnesota: Morton, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, publicity, evaluations, attendee list, and follow-up on the forum "Raising children in peace." | |||||||||||||
| Southwest Minnesota: Slayton, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, planning material, and evaluations relating to a forum entitled "Grandmas are a gift: an evening for grandmas, moms and granddaughters of all ages." Also includes information on the Minnesota Women's Fund program on "Women & equality in the workplace" in Marshall. | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Minnesota: Willmar, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence and grant application for the program "Night in the park." | |||||||||||||
| Northeast Minnesota: International Falls and Grand Rapids, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence relating to a program in International Falls entitled "Women unite for equality: self-esteem and leadership in International Falls." Also correspondence about activities in Grand Rapids and the availability of Worldwide Women for resource persons. | |||||||||||||
| Northeast Minnesota: Virginia, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, attendees list, and publicity relating to a program "After the U.N. Decade for Women: bringing Nairobi home to Virginia." | |||||||||||||
| Northeast Minnesota: Duluth, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes initial contacts, correspondence, and evaluation forms relating to two programs: "Duluth women speak: on the U.N. Decade for Women" (Nov. 11, 1987) and "Looking to the future: the economic status of women in northeastern Minnesota" (Oct. 15, 1988). | |||||||||||||
| Revolutionary Tea Parties, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Planning and purpose, 1986-1987. | |||||||||||||
| These events were sponsored along with the Minnesota Political Congress of Black Women. | |||||||||||||
| Headwaters grant, 1986-1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Women's health: strategies for our present and future well-being," February 14, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Includes notes, evaluations, and results of workshop. | |||||||||||||
| "Empowerment for the 21st Century and beyond: education, equality and employment," September, 19, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Includes planning information, keystone issues, speech of Jayne Kalifa, and evaluations. | |||||||||||||
| "Peace, equality and development," November 14, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Includes publicity, fact sheets, and agenda. | |||||||||||||
| "The Woman in the mirror: a vision for the future," October 22, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, planning, publicity, and expenses. | |||||||||||||
| "Agenda 2000: toward a century led by women." | |||||||||||||
| Informational meetings, 1988, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Position descriptions, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Publicity and fundraiser, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Twin Cities Task Force. Minutes, 1988-1990. | |||||||||||||
| State Steering Committee. Minutes, 1989-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1988-1991. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Budgets, 1988-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Fund Grant, 1989-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Contacts and groups. | |||||||||||||
| Membership questionnaire, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Mailing lists, 1986-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Programs for Minnesota women: | |||||||||||||
| Regional Planning Committee, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Headwaters and Bremer grants, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| National Women's Studies Conference, June 22-26, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Includes presentation "Bringing Nairobi home: organizing grass roots women for social change." | |||||||||||||
| Charlotte Bunch Luncheon, June 26, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Transcript: "Bringing the global home: reflections on global feminism after Nairobi." | |||||||||||||
| Caledonia leadership program, June 20, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Economic Literacy for Economic Justice, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| List of participants. | |||||||||||||
| Women to women panels, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Cosponsored with the Minneapolis YWCA, 1990, and with Minnesota Women Consortium, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Evaluations of women to women panels, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Cross cultural consensus building workshop models, December 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Includes report and biography of author, Lori Mollenhoff. | |||||||||||||
| Cross cultural circles, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Women's Network Conference (Rochester), March and June 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Rochester International Women's Day: "Women and diversity: local to global connections" (March) and "Global links: Minnesota Worldwide Women's Summer Roadshow '91" (June 20). | |||||||||||||
| Articles, speeches, and papers, 1986-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Curriculum materials: | |||||||||||||
| Only that for economics is complete; others in draft form. | |||||||||||||
| Economics curriculum, 1989-1990. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes notes, background material, and facilitator training workshop (Nov. 18, 1989) for the economic curriculum. | |||||||||||||
| "Power not pity!!: a unit on women in poverty," Cheri Honkala, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Rural economic crisis, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Leadership curriculum, 1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes draft volume and facilitator guide. | |||||||||||||
| Community to community exchanges, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Includes a guide to cross cultural interaction. | |||||||||||||
| "Peace in the home, peace in the land, peace in the world." 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Youth focus, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Includes correspondence, agendas, and background material directed at youth leaders. | |||||||||||||
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| 152.I.5.7B | 3 | Handouts. | |||||||||||
| Global Sisterhood Projects, 1987-1992: | |||||||||||||
| Filipina linkage and Kapatiran, 1988-1990. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Co-sponsored with the Philippine Study Group of Minnesota and Filipina- American Women's Network. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Fund Grant, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Includes grant request and report, budget, job description, agenda, and correspondence. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Seminar series, September-November 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Kapatiran, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Kapatiran was created as a response to a direct appeal from the women of the Philippine community to build North American solidarity with Philippine women engaged in the struggle for social, economic, and gender justice. Kapatiran means sisterhood/brotherhood in Tagalog, a major language of the Philippines. Includes minutes. | |||||||||||||
| Gabriela Support Network Communications. | |||||||||||||
| Gabriela was established in 1984 as an umbrella coalition of 101 women's organizations. Includes correspondence, list of participants, and action alerts. | |||||||||||||
| Radio program materials, 1988-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Mainly printed material. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota programs, 1988-1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Native American rights and Humphrey Institute, 1989-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Information on Native American treaty rights (Aug. 1989) and Spearfishing Action Alert (1990). Also a meeting with Humphrey Institute Women International Fellows (June 1989). | |||||||||||||
| International Women's Day, March 6, 1988, and Dakota Clan Associates, 1988. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, planning information, and minutes of International Women's Day held at the American Indian Center, Minneapolis. Also, grant proposals, correspondence, and publicity for an organization (Dakota Clan Associates) concerned with emergency housing options for Indian women and children. The latter was also sponsored with St. Martin's Ecumenical Community. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Global Sisterhood Projects, 1987-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Elvia Alvarado Galo event, 1987. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Women's Alliance to end the occupation in West Bank, Gaza, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Includes information on a reception cosponsored with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom for Lilian Moed, Israeli peace activist. | |||||||||||||
| Maria de la Luz Silva reception, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Icelandic women's tour (1990), 1988-1990. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Worldwide Women invited members of the Icelandic Women's Party (Kvennalistinn) to take part in Women's History Month and International Women's Day. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and Planning Committee, 1989-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Public relations and brochures, 1988-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Funding sources and grant applications, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate and individual sources, 1989-1990. | |||||||||||||
| USSR-Minnesota economic development exchange, 1990-1993. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Worldwide Women and the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) brought six women from Russia to learn more about operating their own businesses. Includes photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Invitation and correspondence, 1990-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Planning Committee, 1990-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Budget and fundraising, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Biographical sketches and follow up, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Program priorities, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Programs, 1990-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Up and Out of Poverty, April 1990. | |||||||||||||
| On May Day, 1990, a group of supporters participated in a takeover of empty houses owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and claimed them for the homeless. | |||||||||||||
| International unionized labor, October 23, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Worldwide Women supported a protest movement against "maquiladora" (Spanish for subcontracting). This was a practice used by American corporations having goods assembled by Mexican workers for a much lower hourly wage. | |||||||||||||
| Harambee, October 1990-February 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Harambee is a Swahili word meaning to come together. This was a monthly program featuring women from around the world sharing their experiences of the global women's movement. | |||||||||||||
| National Women's Conference Committee, 1985-1990. | |||||||||||||
| Women's National Network. | |||||||||||||
PRINTED MATERIAL
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 152.I.5.7B | 3 | World women news, Fall 1988-Winter/Spring 1993. | |||||||||||
| Master copies; includes funding proposals. | |||||||||||||
| News, views & updates, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Visions and voices: a resource guide for global feminism, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Edited by Kathleen Remund. | |||||||||||||
| Printed material, 1972, 1987-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Background material on the women's movement. | |||||||||||||
| Flyers, announcements, and related materials. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Adult education of women -- Minnesota.
- African American women -- Minnesota.
- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Minnesota.
- Economic development -- Social aspects.
- Fund raising -- Minnesota.
- Indian women -- North America.
- International Women's Decade, 1976-1985.
- Minority women -- Minnesota.
- Rural women -- Minnesota.
- Social change.
- Women -- Social networks.
- Women -- Iceland.
- Women -- Israel.
- Women -- Philippines.
- Women -- Russia.
- Persons:
- Flax, Sally.
- Remund, Kathleen.
- Organizations:
- Gabriela (Organization : Manila, Philippines)
- Minnesota Women's Fund.
- National Association of Women Business Owners (U.S.)
- Titles:
- Agenda 2000.
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