"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

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kali Mason
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:34 AM
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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

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Baldwin, Joan
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 9:05 AM
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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

 

 

 


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