CWLU Herstory

Distance internships

with students and volunteers in other cities are possible using internet, email, Skype conference call and phone since our archive is online.

School Credit

Interns can arrange credit and requirements with teachers and counselors at their schools and select projects that suit their skills and interests. Below are some examples of projects.

Fundraising project – poster sales

Currently our main source of income is the sale of reprints of posters created by the Chicago Women’s Graphics Collective in the 1970s. We have an online store on our website. We need help publicizing this fundraising project to women’s studies departments, feminist organizations, publications and bookstores.  Creative ideas are most welcome.  Social media skills are particularly useful.

Maintaining resource lists

Most of these visitors are students from grade school to grad school who are doing research on the women’s liberation movement. We need help maintaining our lists of learning resources.

Expanding our online archive

We have many paper historical documents that need to be scanned, proofread and added to our site.

Chicago women’s labor history slide show

We have a slide show about Chicago women’s labor history that was developed by CWLU members that needs to be converted into web pages.  

Memoirs from transcribed interviews

Convert interviews with former CWLU members into stories and narratives for the site.

Write introductions to sections of our website  

The historical documents and other materials on our site are best understood in context. We need introductions that speak to girls and young women. Writing skills and a knowledge of the second wave women’s liberation movement is required.

Timeline of the history of feminism in Chicago  

We currently have two feminist history timelines (1960 to 1977) based on Ruth Rosen’s book the World Split Open. One covers the national feminist movement and the other covers the Chicago feminist movement. We need both timelines brought up to date.