Jewish Women Watching records
Scope and Contents
Ephemera and promotional materials; correspondence, notes, and memoranda by members; meeting minutes and agendas, which are primarily on a flash drive; newspaper clippings and various publications; invoices and bank statements; photographs and audio recordings.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1995 - 2016
Creator
- Jewish Women Watching (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and Hebrew.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use with the following restrictions on access:
At the direction of the donor, until December 31, 2034, researchers must sign an access agreement prior to use agreeing to maintain the anonymity of JWW's members, funders, and vendors by using only the noms de guerre provided by the organization. Please consult with special collections staff at specialcollections@smith.edu to begin this process.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, Tiven has assigned the copyright of Jewish Women Watching's works to Smith College; however, copyright in other items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For instances which may regard materials in the collection not created by Jewish Women Watching, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Biographical Note
Founded circa 1999, Jewish Women Watching is a women's rights activist organization that seeks, according to its mission statement, "to challenge and change sexist and oppressive practices in the Jewish community." Its founders and members remain anonymous. Modeled after the Guerrilla Girls, the group's campaigns have often used satire, and strategies like attaching condoms or vibrators to materials for distribution, to call attention to issues of social justice. Many of these actions have been covered by Jewish media sources. Coverage and information on specific campaigns can be found on their website at www.jewishwomenwatching.com.
Extent
1.083 linear feet (1 container)
0.37 Gigabytes
Abstract
The collection contains the records of Jewish Women Watching, a women's rights activist organization that seeks, according to its mission statement, "to challenge and change sexist and oppressive practices in the Jewish community."
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection contains materials received from the donor in digital form that are not currently available online. Please consult with Special Collections staff or email specialcollections@smith.edu to request access to this digital content.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given by representatives of Jewish Women Watching in 2015.
Processing Information
The contents of computer media in this collection has been copied to networked storage for preservation and access; the original directory and file structure was retained and file lists were created.
Subject
- Jewish Women Watching (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid to the Jewish Women Watching records
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Author
- Madison White
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2017-07-26T17:48:24-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2018-10-17: Updated to conform to DACS
- 2020-07-21: Description added for born-digital content.
- 2021-07-01: Content description added from accession inventories
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
