US-RPB-ms1UF.F1 Anne Fausto-Sterling Papers 1960-1991 Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff. Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Archives

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English 3.75 Linear feet 1960-1991 The papers document Brown University's establishment of an affirmative action program for faculty hiring and promotion under the conditions laid out in the consent decree. Although the consent decree was concerned primarily with sex discrimination, issues of minority recruitment and hiring are also covered in the records. This collection also provides information about the early work of the Committee on Women Faculty (1971-1977), the status of women faculty on campus, early courses in women's studies, and women and minorities in science at Brown. Fausto-Sterling, Anne, 1944- Fausto-Sterling (Anne) papers Biographical note

Anne Sterling was born in Queens, New York on July 30th, 1944 to Philip and Dorothy Sterling. As a self-named "red-diaper baby," Fausto-Sterling became an activist early in life, primarily involved with peace, civil rights and women's liberation movements. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Wisconsin with a major in zoology. Following college graduation in 1965, Fausto-Sterling moved to Providence, Rhode Island to become a doctoral student in developmental genetics at Brown University. In 1972, she became Assistant Professor in Medical Science at Brown, primarily teaching courses in embryology. Six years later, Fausto-Sterling was promoted to Associate Professor, and in 1986, was granted full professorship. She is now Professor of Biology and Gender Studies and holds the Nancy Duke Lewis Chair.

Over the past thirty-seven years, Fausto-Sterling has developed numerous courses such as, "The Biology of Gender," "Vertebrate Embryology," "History of Embryology and Genetics in 20th Century US," and "Social Issues in Biology." In 2002-2003, Fausto-Sterling directed the Pembroke Center's research seminar on "Theories of Embodiment." Fausto-Sterling has been a visiting faculty member at many institutions, including Harvard University/Radcliffe College, Stanford University, Northwestern University, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Amsterdam.

In 1985, Fausto-Sterling published Myths of Gender. The book drew great attention from both the academy and the mainstream media and a 2nd edition was released in 1992, translated into multiple languages. Fausto-Sterling's 1993 article, "The Five Sexes," published in Sciences again drew great amounts of attention and an Honorable Mention in The Best American Essays of 1994. Sexing the Body, released in 2000, won the Robert K. Melton Award from the American Sociological Association and the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology. Fausto-Sterling was the general editor of the series, "Race, Gender, and Science" from Indiana University Press and has published numerous book chapters, journal articles, and book reviews in both academic journals and mainstream publications.

Fausto-Sterling has served on the editorial boards of NWSA Journal, Signs, Journal of Homosexuality, Women's Review of Books, Perspectives on Biology and Medicine, and Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy. She has been an external reviewer for tenure committees around the country and a manuscript reviewer for both journals and book publishers. Fausto-Sterling has lectured and participated in conferences around the country and in Europe, as well as participated in a number of documentary films. She is a member of a number of associations such as, The Association for Women in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Developmental Biology, International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, and National Women's Studies Association.

Throughout her life, Fausto-Sterling has also been involved with many activist organizations around Rhode Island, the country, and the world - primarily around issues of peace, non-nuclear proliferation, women's rights, LGBT issues, and Latin American revolutionary movements and human rights.

Committee on Women Faculty Series I 1971-1977 Reports and miscellany 1 I.1-2 1971-1975 Scope and Contents note

Two folders. Includes "Proposal for the Sarah Doyle Center" by the Working Group on the Status of Women at Brown.

Statistics 1 I.3 1971-1975 Affirmative Action 1 I.4-5 1972-1975 Scope and Contents note

Two folders.

Lusk, Joan 1 I.6 1972-1974 Lusk, Joan 1 I.7 1973-1974 Lusk, Joan 1 I.8 1974 Scope and Contents note

Files of

Reports 1 I.9 1973-1974 Scope and Contents note

Marked "Old reports."

Durand, Laura G. 1 I.10 1974 Conditions Governing Access note

Some material in this file is CLOSED until January 1, 2020.

Lamphere, Louise, and related issues 1 I.11 1974-1975 Job openings/recruiting 2 I.12 1974-1975 Benefits 2 I.13 1974-1976 Scope and Contents note

Most re: health care

Annual report, letter re: Third World Coalition 2 I.14 1975-1977 Scope and Contents note

Was marked "Lamphere." Letter is from Acting President Merton P. Stolz to the University Community.

Newsletter, correspondence 2 I.15 1977 Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee Series II 1976-1988 First Amended Complaint - Class Action 2 II.1 1976 Scope and Contents note

Also includes "Notice of Pendency of Class Action..."

Articles re: Lamphere case 3 II.41 1977 Court opinions and orders 2 II.2 1978; 1976 Consent Decree 2 II.2a 1977 Scope and Contents note

Includes "early draft."

Faculty Policy Group 2 II.3 1978 Scope and Contents note

Amicus curiae

Meetings notices, miscellaneous information 2 II.4 1978 Hiring, promotion, and general information 2 II.5-8 1978-1979 Scope and Contents note

Four folders. Removed from a notebook with the following dividers: General correspondence Teaching evaluations and criteria for hiring and promotion; Staffing plans/notification of promotion and contract renewal; Maurice Glicksman re: general procedures.

Hiring plans and searches 2 II.9 1978-1979 Scope and Contents note

Removed from a notebook. Marked "1."

Teaching evaluations 2 II.10 1978-1979 Scope and Contents note

Re: departmental policies. Removed from a notebook

Bio-med case 3 II.42 1977, undated Scope and Contents note

From folder marked "Pat Russian"

Bio-med case 2 II.11 1976? Because folder is legal-sized, it is filed with the rest of series II rather than with the closed portions of the collection. Conditions Governing Access note

Plaintiff's response to defendant's interrogatories. Marked "first draft." CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Bio-med case 2 II.11a 1978 Scope and Contents note

Brief by Jordan Stanzler

Bio-med case 3 II.12-14 1978-1979 Scope and Contents note

Three folders. Removed from a notebook.

Reviews of hiring, contract renewal and promotion 6 II.15-18 1978-1979 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Four folders. Removed from a notebook. Filed by department.

Minutes of meetings, agendas 6 II.19-20 1978-1979 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2030.

Scope and Contents note

Two folders. Removed from a notebook. March 6, 1978 - June 18, 1979.

Report covering March-September 3 II.21 1979 Complaints--TIAA-CREF 3 II.22 1979 American Civilization--Contested hiring of Richard Alan Meckel 6 II.23 1979 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Removed from a notebook.

Review of hiring, contract renewal and promotion 6 II.24 1979-1980 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Removed from a notebook. Filed by department.

Review of hiring? 6 II.25-26 1979-1980 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Seven folders. From boxes labeled only by date. Some re: challenges filed with the court under the consent decree.

Review of hiring? (continued) 7 II.27-31 1979-1980 Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Seven folders. From boxes labeled only by date. Some re: challenges filed with the court under the consent decree.

Review of hiring? 7 II.32 1980-1981 Conditions Governing Access note

Closed until January 1, 2040.

Scope and Contents note

Three folders. From box labeled only by date. Some re: challenges filed with the court under the consent decree.

Review of hiring? (continued) 8 II.33-34 1980-1981 Scope and Contents note

Three folders. From box labeled only by date. Some re: challenges filed with the court under the consent decree. CLOSED until January 1, 2040.

Ann Seidman case 3 II.35 1980 Scope and Contents note

Equal Times article

Ann Seidman case 3 II.36 1985 Scope and Contents note

Court opinion

Ann Seidman case 3 II.37 1988 Scope and Contents note

Plaintiff's Brief on Appeal

Ann Seidman case 3 II.38 1988 Scope and Contents note

Court opinion

Goals and timetables 8 II.39 1986 Conditions Governing Access note

Closed until January 1, 1996.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence. Includes some from Louise Lamphere.

Correspondence 3 II.40 1986 Class representatives, negotiations to discontinue Series III 1988-1991 Court documents 3 III.1 1988 November-December Court documents 3 III.2 1989 February-March Court documents 3 III.3 1989 May Court documents 3 III.4 1989 September-November Court documents 3 III.5 1990 January-July Memos, drafts, correspondence, minutes, etc. 8 III.6-8 1988-1989 October-February Conditions Governing Access note

CLOSED until January 1, 1999.

Scope and Contents note

Three folders.

Memos, drafts of goals and timetables, lists of tenured/untenured women faculty, notes, etc. 8 III.9 1989 March-April Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1999.

Scope and Contents note

Was marked "negotiations round II."

Memos, list of tenured faculty 8 III.10 1989 May Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1999.

Faculty Bulletin 3 III.11 1989 September Scope and Contents note

Re: revision of faculty grievance procedure

Correspondence, notes, statement by President Gregorian .... 3 III.12 1989-1990 June-January Conditions Governing Access note

All but the statement is CLOSED until January 1, 2000.

Scope and Contents note

Statement is entitled "The President's statement on Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action."

Correspondence, drafts, notes 8 III.13 1990 January-June Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2000

Replacement Mechanism for Consent Decree: Draft II 8 III.14 1988 November Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1993.

Replacement Mechanism for Consent Decree: draft IV 8 III.15 1989 October Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1994.

Scope and Contents note

Contains three variations of the draft.

Replacement Mechanism for Consent Decree: draft VI and comments 8 III.16 1990 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1995.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft VII-VIII 8 III.17 1990 July Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1995.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft IX-X 9 III.18 1990 July?-August Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is closed until January 1, 1995

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft XI-XIA 9 III.19 1990 September Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1995.

Scope and Contents note

Includes memos.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft XIIB 9 III.20 1990 October Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1995.

Scope and Contents note

Includes memo.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft XIIC 9 III.21 1990 November Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1995.

Scope and Contents note

Includes memos.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft XIID 9 III.22 1990-1991 December-January Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1996.

Scope and Contents note

Includes memos, material re: class meeting.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft XIIE-F 9 III.23 1991 February Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1996.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: draft, copy voted on by women faculty 9 III.24 1991 March Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1996.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: ballot envelopes, list of names/addresses 9 III.25 1991 April Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2001.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: completed ballots 9 III.26 1991 April Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2001.

Procedures for Hiring and Promotion of Faculty: copy voted on by faculty forum, memos 9 III.27 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 1996

Petitions for exclusion: Philip Rosen, Joseph Brodsky, Linda Dykstra, Alicia D.H. Monroe 9 III.28 1989 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2049.

Petition for exclusion: Rose Subotnik 9 III.29 1990 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2050.

Mark Rosenzweig case 9 III.30 1990 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2050.

Petition for exemption: Karen Wyche 9 III.31 1991 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2051.

Petition for exemption: Deborah Boedeker 9 III.32 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2051.

Petition for exemption 9 III.33 1991 Conditions Governing Access note

This folder is CLOSED until January 1, 2051.

Scope and Contents note

Elmo Terry-Morgan.

Minority faculty 3 III.34 1990-1991 Scope and Contents note

Initiative, memo. Includes "An Initiative to Increase Minority Faculty Recruitment and Retention at Brown: 1. African-Americans" memo from Jim Wyche mostly re: increasing the presence of minorities at Brown.

Courses Series IV 1960-1989 American in the World 4 IV.10 1960s Scope and Contents note

CAC Radical Education Seminar

Our Bodies Our Selves 3 IV.1 1971-1973 Scope and Contents note

Group Study Project

Women in the Contemporary World 3 IV.2 1973-1974 Scope and Contents note

Special Themes and Topics 31

Women in Contemporary Society 4 IV.3 1973-1974 Scope and Contents note

Contains information re: early Feminist Studies Program.

Woman and Health Care 4 IV.4 1978 Scope and Contents note

Syllabi, etc.

Women and Health 4 IV.5 1978-1984 Scope and Contents note

Administrative material. Includes negatives.

Psychological and Biological Sex and Sex Role Differences 4 IV.6 1978-1979 Scope and Contents note

Group Study Project

Social Issues in Biology 4 IV.7 1979 Scope and Contents note

Lectures/ideas for the future. note Marked "St 27."

Women and Minorities in Science 4 IV.8 1984-1985 Scope and Contents note

Responses from prospective pen-pals

Gender and Science 4 IV.9 1989 Scope and Contents note

Graduate study

Women's studies and the Pembroke Center Series V 1973-1988 Women's Studies 4 V.1-2 1973 Scope and Contents note

Other schools, curricula, etc.. Two folders. Includes proposal re: Brown.

Women's Studies 4 V.3 1981-1982 Scope and Contents note

Includes Pembroke Center proposal.

Pembroke Center 4 V.4-5 1980-1981 Scope and Contents note

Proposals for a "Women's Studies Institute" that became the center. Two folders. Includes final report of Committee on the Status of Women.

Pembroke Center 4 V.6 1981-1982 Pembroke Center 4 V.7 1987-1988 Other committees and subject files Series VI 1960-1986 Fair employment practices at Brown 5 VI.9 1968 Scope and Contents note

Participants included AAUP, Rhode Island Project Equality.

American Association of University Professors--Brown Chapter 5 VI.10 1968 Scope and Contents note

Report on Brown ROTC programs

Brown Vietnam Committee 5 VI.11 1960s Scope and Contents note

AFS's contribution to proposed book

Women Employees of Brown 4 VI.1 1974-1976 Women faculty 4 VI.2 1977-1982 Scope and Contents note

Includes material from the Committee on the Status of Women.

Fausto-Sterling, Anne 5 VI.3 1981 Scope and Contents note

Marked "sings and symptoms article."

Women and science at Brown 5 VI.4 1983-1984 Conditions Governing Access note

A memorandum in this file is CLOSED until January 1, 2044

Committee on Faculty Reappointment and Tenure 5 VI.5 1983-1984 Conditions Governing Access note

Most of this file is CLOSED Until January 1, 2054.

Scope and Contents note

Statistics, minutes, lists, agenda. Marked "CONFRAT.'

Minority faculty 5 VI.6 1984-1986 Conditions Governing Access note

A memo ranking candidates is CLOSED until January 1, 2046.

Scope and Contents note

Some re: Third World Center, gay and lesbian curriculum issues.

Third World Center Task Force 5 VI.7 1985 Minorities in science at Brown 5 VI.8 1985-1986 Scope and Contents note

Most re: exchange with Tougaloo College

Student protests Series VII 1981-1985 Jabberwocky 5 VII.1-2 1981 Scope and Contents note

Two folders. Students read poem during CIA director's speech.

Pembroke 67 5 VII.3 1984-1985 Scope and Contents note

Protest against CIA recruitment.

Collection information

This collection is organized into series: I. Committee on Women Faculty, 1971-1977 II. Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee, 1976-1988 III. Class representatives, negotiations to discontinue, 1988-1991 IV. Courses, 1960-1989 V. Women's studies and the Pembroke Center, 1973-1988 VI. Other committees and subject files, 1960-1986 VII. Student protests, 1981-1985

The folder titles are virtually all Anne Fausto-Sterling's. Each series is arranged in rough chronological order and includes correspondence, reports, proposals, articles, etc. The series containing committee records often also include related material collected by Fausto-Sterling, sometimes after her service on the committee ended.

The papers document Brown University's establishment of an affirmative action program for faculty hiring and promotion under the conditions laid out in the consent decree. Although the consent decree was concerned primarily with sex discrimination, issues of minority recruitment and hiring are also covered in the records. This collection also provides information about the early work of the Committee on Women Faculty (1971-1977), the status of women faculty on campus, early courses in women's studies, and women and minorities in science at Brown.

Portions of the collection are restricted. Many folders in Series II contain sensitive material and will be closed for five or ten years after the year in which the records were created, as noted in the inventory. Many folders or parts of folders, particularly in Series II and III, are closed for a longer period because they contain personnel and tenure information about candidates and faculty members. Such folders will be closed until after the death of, or 90 years after the approximate birth of the individuals who are the subjects of those folders. Files closed for longer than ten years after their date of creation may become open but restricted after ten years with the permission of the University Archivist.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Anne Fausto-Sterling papers, MS-1UF-F1, Brown University Archives.

Administrative information

Anne Fausto-Sterling donated these papers to the Brown University Archives in early 1992. She donated a small addendum in February 1993.

Additional information

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