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==Description==
 
==Description==

Revision as of 11:40, 16 September 2010

The Women's Research Institute was established under the direction of President Dallin H. Oaks and Dr. Marilyn Arnold in 1978. It was intended to provide resources and educate female students and facilities on different woman's issues and areas of research within them. The WRI was shut down in 2009. Directors of the institute included Ida Smith (1978-1983), Mary Stovall (1983-88), Marie Cornwall (1989-93), Donna Lee Bowen and Carol Ward (co-directors, 1993-1994), and Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill (1994-2009).

Variant names

Women's Research Institute; WRI

Description

Established: 1978

Abolished: 2009

Location: Provo, Utah (1978-2009)

Functions

The Function of the Women's Resource Institute was primarily to: 1) educate female students regarding gender-related personal challenges, 2) providing women throughout the Church with opportunities to learn about and discuss women’s issues particularly as they pertain to spiritual development, 3) improving the professional life for female faculty members at Brigham Young University, and 4) promoting the scholarly study of women’s development and contributions to families, communities, and societies.

Assets and Administrative Structure

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Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1978-2009))

Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. Women’s Services and Resources (1992-2009)

Associated Archival Materials

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Sources

A Farewell Salute to the Women's Research Institute of Brigham Young University, Fall 2009 (Ida Smith (1978-1983), Mary Stovall (1983-88), Marie Cornwall (1989-93), Donna Lee Bowen and Carol Ward (co-directors, 1993-1994), and Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill (1994-2009))

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2010-00235

Creator: ANG