"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]> 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 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Kali Mason > *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:34 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *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 > > > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Baldwin, Joan > *Sent:* Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:05 AM > *To:* [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 > 860-435-3251/3256 > > > > *NEW BOOKS:* *Leadership Matters and Women+Museums* Blog > <http://www.leadershipmatters1213.wordpress.com/> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).