Timeline of women in library science

This is a timeline of women in library science throughout the world.

1911: Theresa Elmendorf became the first woman elected president of the American Library Association.[1]

1912: Lillian Helena Smith became the first trained children's librarian in Canada in 1912.[2]

1923: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence became the first black woman in the United States to earn a degree in library science.[3] She earned the degree (Bachelor of Library Science) from what is now part of the University of Pittsburgh.[4][5][6]

1947: Freda Farrell Waldon became the first president of the Canadian Library Association, and thus, as she was female, its first female president.[7][8]

1972: Zoia Horn, born in Ukraine, became the first United States librarian to be jailed for refusing to share information as a matter of conscience (and, as she was female, the first female United States librarian to do so.)[9]

1973: Page Ackerman became University Librarian for the University of California, Los Angeles, and was the United States's first female librarian of a system as large and complex as UCLA's.[10]

1993: Jennifer Tanfield became the first female Librarian of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.[11]

1999: Elisabeth Niggermann became the first female director general of the German National Library.[12]

2000: Lynne Brindley was appointed as the first female chief executive of the British Library.[13]

2002: Inez Lynn was appointed as the first female librarian in the London Library's history.[14]

2012: Sonia L'Heureux became the first female Parliamentary Librarian of Canada.[15]

2016: Laurence Engel became the first female head of the French National Library.[16]

2016: Carla Hayden became the first female Librarian of Congress.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Thomison, p. 280 The death of her husband had forced Theresa Elmendorf to end her unpaid status, and for the next 20 years she held the position of vice-librarian at the Buffalo Public Library. Her new role also meant an increased participation in the American Library Association; in 1911–12 she served as its President, the first woman to hold that position.
  2. ↑ "Famous Canadian Women's Famous Firsts - Academics and Librarians". Famouscanadianwomen.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ↑ 175 Years of Black Pitt People and Notable Milestones. (2004). Blue Black and Gold 2004: Chancellor Mark A. Norenberg Reports on the Pitt African American Experience, 44. Retrieved on 2009-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Claiming Their Citizenship: African American Women From 1624–2009". Nwhm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  5. ↑ Celeste Kimbrough (2004-03-18). "University of Pittsburgh to Honor First African American Librarian In Plaque Dedication Ceremony April 2 | University of Pittsburgh News". News.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ↑ "05-3180-Oberlin-Issue No.32" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Waldon, Freda Farrell | HPL". Hpl.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  8. ↑ "CLA AT WORK". cla.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  9. ↑ Egelko, Bob (2014-07-15). "Zoia Horn, librarian jailed for not testifying against protesters". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  10. ↑ Setzer, Dawn (2006-03-09). "Obituary: Page Ackerman, Former UCLA University Librarian". UCLA News. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  11. ↑ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 21 Jul 1999 (pt 21)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  12. ↑ "History". Deutsche National Bibliothek. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Woman to head British Library". The Guardian. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  14. ↑ yesterday. "History of The London Library". Londonlibrary.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  15. ↑ "Meet Canada’s first female Parliamentary librarian: Sonia L’Heureux". The Hill Times, July 9, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Laurence Engel nommée à la tête de la BnF" (in French). Le Figaro. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Carla Hayden is officially sworn in as the first woman and African-American librarian of Congress". Vox. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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