at first when I cam in to the middle of this and saw just a little of it
I thought it was from some guy looking for a wife.... single women no
kids and digs archives! Hey I found one like that 20 years ago! ED#
( sorry could not resist.....)
In a message dated 12/19/2015 1:30:04 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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First, I am woman who has children and has had a relatively successful
career in both museums and academia. That being said, I am puzzled by this
question for the following reasons:
1. Would you ask the same question of a man who is without children?
2. Many women enter the museum profession, or any profession for that
matter, and at that time do not have children, but may do so later, so is there
a cut off for people answering this question or telling their stories?
3. What is the point of the question, will it evidence that women without
children are more successful, how will it be compared to those with
children or for men with or without children?
4. I suppose there is no need to write a book about Men/Museums, but men
do take on the responsibility of more parenting these days.
Food for thought.
Fiona M. Dejardin
Professor Emerita, Hartwick College
Collection Manager, Greater Oneonta Historical Society
Ombudsman, Office of Aging
Master Gardener Volunteer
_www.dejardinbeads.com_ (http://www.dejardinbeads.com/)
On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Elizabeth M. Bradley
<[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) > wrote:
Laura raises an interesting discussion point. I understand that many
people who choose not to have children prefer the term "child-free." That said,
someone who would like to have children but does not may more readily
identify with "childless." The former is a positive lifestyle choice, the latter
indicates circumstance. I personally prefer to say "I don't have children."
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Laura A. McKee
<[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) > wrote:
"Childless" has negative connotations; nobody is "less" of a person just
because he or she is not a parent. Use "child-free" instead, it's much less
offensive.
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Toni Kiser
<[log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) > wrote:
I would be interested to participate as well.
Toni M. Kiser
Assistant Director for Collections Management
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
_504-528-1944 ext. 601_ (tel:504-528-1944%20ext.%20601)
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Being Childless, a Woman, and Working in a Museum
Hi Joan,
This sounds interesting and something I may want to participate in. I am a
curator who is a woman who is unmarried and childless. What kind of
stories are you looking for?
Kali
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Behalf Of Baldwin, Joan
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask])
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Being Childless, a Woman, and Working in a Museum
Good morning fellow Museum L folks.
Together with Anne Ackerson, I am working on a book tentatively titled
Women|Museums to be published by Routledge in 2016. In writing the chapter
women, children, parenting and work, the question of women without children
kept coming up. I am interested in hearing from women without children
specifically about how that has affected (or not) your lives as museum workers.
If you have a story or information to share, we'd love to hear from you.
If you'd rather not make it public, please contact us here and we will
arrange for a phone interview in the new year.
Thank you so much for your help,
Joan
--
Joan H. Baldwin
Curator of Special Collections
The Hotchkiss School
11 Interlaken Road
Lakeville CT 06039
_860-435-3251_ (tel:860-435-3251) /3256
NEW BOOKS: _Leadership Matters and Women+Museums Blog_
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