Category list

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1	Category name	PUI link	ASpace link	Subject (if different)	Scope note	id

2	Literature and writing
3	Children’s literature	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10652	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10652		Papers of women authors of children's literature. Currently a small category, the Sophia Smith Collection plans to increase collecting in this area in the future.	10652
4	Feminist literature	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10651	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10651			10651
5	Journalists	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/5891	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/5891		Collections of women columnists, magazine writers, radio broadcasters, and other journalists, primarily from the mid 20th century.	5891
6	Publishers and publishing	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10653	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10653		Collections related to the world of publishing, including the records of magazines, journals, and a small press, and the papers of individual publishing professionals.	10653
7	Travelers' writings	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10655	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10655		Collections documenting international travel through letters, journals, and photographs, mostly from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. Often papers of YWCA women, war relief workers, or missionaries.	10655
8	Women authors	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10650	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10650			10650
9	Women poets	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10654	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10654			10654
10	The arts
11	Architects	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10656	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10656		A small category of collections documenting the work of women architects in the mid to late 20th century.	10656
12	Artists	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/5056	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/5056		Collections related to sculpting, painting, drawing, or other visual arts, or related to the art world.	5056
13	Photographers	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10657	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10657		Papers of women photographers, particularly those documenting activism and lesbian communities in the late 20th century.	10657
14	Women in the film and television industry	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7152	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7152	Women in the motion picture industry	Collections related to women working in film and television, particularly in independent documentaries.	7152
15	Women in the music trade	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10648	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10648		Papers of women musicians in the early to mid 20th century, and the papers and records of feminists in the music industry and feminist music organizations in the late 20th century.	10648
16	Women in the theater	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/855	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/855		Collections documenting life in theater, including the papers of playwrights and performers, and records of feminist theater groups.	855
17	Power
18	International cooperation	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8287	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8287		Collections that document international cooperation, with or without the participation of governments. Topics include the papers of ambassadors and the wives of ambassadors, international activism, and organizations dedicated to internationalism.	8287
19	Politics and government	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10397	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10397	United States--Politics and government	Collections that document women’s involvement in politics and government, including the papers of legislators, public officials, and diplomats.	10397
20	War	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7777	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7777		Collections that document a wide variety of experiences of war, including Red Cross relief workers, veterans, woman soldiers, and domestic life during the American Civil War and World War I and II.	7777
21	Social and political movements
22	Abortion rights movement	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10659	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10659	Pro-choice movement	Collections related to the abortion rights movement, including the records of abortion clinics and funds and the papers of abortion activists.	10659
23	African American civil rights	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8711	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8711	African Americans -- Civil rights		8711
24	Anti-racism	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8701	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8701		Collections related to activism against white supremacy and for the full equality of Asian, Black, Indigenous, and Latino/a people.	8701
25	Anti-rape movement	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10675	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10675		Collections documenting the movement to eradicate gender-based violence. Collections date primarily from 1970 to the early 21st century. Organizations represented include shelters and rape crisis centers, legal aid providers, and education-focused groups.	10675
26	Antislavery movements	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10660	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10660		Papers of white individuals and families involved in abolitionism in the 19th century, as well as a topical collection on antislavery.	10660
27	Birth control movement	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10661	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10661			10661
28	Criminal justice reform	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10662	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10662	Criminal justice, Administration of	Collections documenting women and organizations active in advocating for change to the American criminal justice system, and providing aid to those embroiled in the criminal justice system.	10662
29	Environmental justice	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10664	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10664		Collections that document environmental activism, including anti-nuclear activism and environmental justice for Native Americans.	10664
30	Left wing political movements	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7871	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7871	Socialism	Collections related to communists, socialists, and the American radical left.	7871
31	Labor movement	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8256	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8256			8256
32	Lesbian community	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/3466	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/3466			3466
33	Peace movements	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8140	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8140			8140
34	Reproductive and sexual health	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/3480	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/3480	Reproductive health	Collections documenting both reproductive and sexual healthcare, and activism advocating for that healthcare.	3480
35	Reproductive justice	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10665	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10665		Collections documenting the movement centering women of color and reproductive health within a human rights framework, spanning the 1990s to the early 21st century.	10665
36	Welfare rights movement	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10663	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10663		Collections that document advocacy for welfare rights and economic justice.	10663
37	Women’s liberation	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10676	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10676	Second-wave feminism	Collections documenting the women's liberation movements of the 1970s and 1980s.	10676
38	Women’s suffrage	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10666	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10666	Women -- Suffrage	Collections related to efforts to secure women’s suffrage, both in the United States and internationally.	10666
39	Women’s societies and clubs	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7624	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7624	Women -- Societies and clubs	Records of women's societies and clubs from the mid 19th to the mid 20th centuries, and the papers of individuals involved in women's societies and clubs.	7624
40	Social roles	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/
41	Daughters	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10668	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10668		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections where the experience of daughters is well documented.	10668
42	Female friendship	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/741	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/741		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections where friendship between women is well documented.	741
43	Girls	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10670	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10670		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections that document the experiences of girls. This includes personal papers with childhood memorabilia, papers of scholars who studied girls, and records of organizations dedicated to the welfare of girls.	10670
44	Motherhood	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10667	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10667		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections in which motherhood as a concept is a major topic, as well as collections of individual women whose papers reflect their experience as mothers.	10667
45	Older women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/3339	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/3339		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections that document the experience of old women, including papers of older women and records of advocacy groups for older women.	3339
46	Significant others	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10669	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10669		The Sophia Smith Collection collects materials relevant to women’s social circles and personal lives in addition to materials documenting their work. Social role categories are provided to add another way of understanding women’s history, and are assigned to collections that have a significant amount of materials related to that role. This category covers collections that document the experiences of people in committed romantic relationships.	10669
47	Women and religion	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7603	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7603		Collections of theologians, ministers, nuns, and other women whose relationship to religion is well documented in their papers. There are also some records of women's religious organizations.	7603
48	Missionaries	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8191	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8191		Papers of women missionaries in the early 20th century, primarily Smith College graduates.	8191
49	Identities	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/			This scope note is applied to every identify category: Identity categories provide another way of understanding the lives of women documented in our collections. Identities are assigned based on information available to the Smith College Special Collections, as declared by historical actors. Terms that people may have used to describe their own identities change over time. Because of this, not all collections are categorized. If we have made a mistake in our identity classification, please contact us.
50	Asian American women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/1279	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/1279			1279
51	Black women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10677	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10677	Women, Black		10677
52	Jewish women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/2304	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/2304			2304
53	Latina women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10678	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10678			10678
54	Lesbian and queer women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10679	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10679			10679
55	Native American women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8306	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8306	Indigenous women -- North America		8306
56	White women	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10672	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10672	Women, White		10672
57	Work	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/
58	Education	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/8493	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/8493		Collections documenting the experiences of teachers, elementary and secondary students, and activists in education.	8493
59	Lawyers	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/4979	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/4979		Papers of women lawyers and judges.	4979
60	Social work	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/7886	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/7886	Social service	Collections documenting clinical social work and its developments in the 20th century and early 21st century. Collections primarily come from the Smith College School for Social Work.	7886
61	Women in higher education	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/102	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/102		Papers of Women's Studies scholars, Women's History scholars, and other women active in academia, whether or not their study focused on women.	102
62	Women in medicine	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/10673	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/10673		Collections of and about women in medicine. Topics include midwives, other nurses and physicians involved in reproductive health, women physicians in the early to mid 20th century, and American nurses working in humanitarian relief during World War I and II.	10673
63	Women in sports	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/2110	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/2110		Collections documenting both individuals involved in women's sports, and the efforts of individuals and organizations to advocate for women in sports.	2110
64	Women in STEM	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/130	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/130	Women in science	Papers of women who worked in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math, often among the first women in their field. Also included are the records of the Association for Women in Mathematics. The Sophia Smith Collection plans to grow this category to include more collections representing advocacy for women's full participation and recognition in STEM.	130
65	Young Women's Christian associations	https://findingaids.smith.edu/subjects/6247	https://archivesspace.smith.edu/subjects/6247		Includes the extensive records of the YWCA of the USA as well as papers of individuals connected to the YWCA.	6247
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