Valley Women's History Collaborative

	Valley Women's History Collaborative
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The Valley Women's History Collaborative (VWHC) is an active group of students, scholars, and community volunteers dedicated to researching, collecting, preserving, and publicizing the history of women committed to social justice for women, including but not restricted to self-identified feminists, lesbians, womanists, and queers in Hampshire, Franklin, and Hamden Counties of Western Massachusetts from the mid-1960s to the present. We welcome inquiries. Please contact one of the VWHC Coordinators if you can volunteer to assist us. Possible areas of contributions include: Research of a particular topic, group, event, etc. Oral Histories (of yourself or others) Outreach Fund-raising	40 YEARS OF CREATIVE WOMEN WORKERS IN THE PIONEER VALLEY The Valley Women’s History Collaborative has been awarded a Creative Economies grant from the University of Massachusetts President's Office. This project will document women's creative work in the Pioneer Valley over the past 40 years. From dance to craft to visual arts women have had a tremendous impact on the arts in the Pioneer Valley. This incredible history is now being collected! Do you know a women creative worker who should be included in the forty year retrospective project on Pioneer Valley creative women workers? If so, please download this form and fill in the contact information. For more information contact Zahra Caldwell at zahrac29@verizon.net. In League With Us FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION The Valley Women’s History Collaborative proudly sponsored three public screenings of the documentary film, In League With Us, by local independent filmmaker Lacey Johnston. The film chronicles the history of the Mary Vazquez Women's Softball League which started in the Pioneer Valley in the mid-1970s and continues today. Since its inception the League has maintained a philosophy of egalitarianism and inclusion, and welcomes women of all athletic abilities and sexualities. This project is supported by a a Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Competitive Grant,
Valley Women's History Collaborative P.O. Box 1105 Amherst, MA 01004 vwhc@history.umass.edu