Women's History Month: Women's Library

Women's History Month: Women's Library
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Did you know that Fayetteville was once home to a Women's Library? Focused on feminist and lesbian literature, this library contained materials that were too controversial to be acquired from the local library or bookstores. 

Formed in 1982, the library was a critical resource for early gender and women's studies at the University of Arkansas. The library's contents now reside in Special Collections.

Read more about the Fayetteville Women's Library at the Special Collections finding aid »

— Sponsored by the Chancellor's Commission on Women

Contacts

Charlie Alison, executive editor
University Relations
479-575-6731, calison@uark.edu

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