Brigham Young University. Women's Research Institute
Dates
- Existence: 1978 - 2009
Administrative History
The Women's Research Institute (1978-2009) was created at Brigham Young University to provide resources and educate female students and facilities on women's issues and areas of research within.
The Women's Research Institute was established under the direction of university president Dallin H. Oaks and Marilyn Arnold, the president's assistant on women's issues, in 1978. The institute existed to educate female students regarding gender-related personal challenges; provide women throughout the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with opportunities to learn about and discuss women's issues particularly as they pertain to spiritual development; improve the professional life for female faculty members at Brigham Young University; and promote the scholarly study of women's development and contributions to families, communities, and societies. The institute was abolished in 2009.
Institute directors 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).
Citation:
Frazier, K.P. Bibliography of social, scientific, historical and popular writings about women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1990: t.p. (Women's Research Institute, Brigham Young University)BYU organizational history project, Oct. 22, 2011: Women's Research Institute (WRI; resources and educate female students, facilities, women's issues; President Oaks, Dr. Marilyn Arnold; 1978; educate female students regarding gender-related challenges; spiritual development; improve female faculty professional life; scholarly study of women's development and contributions; abolished 2009; funded through College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; directors: 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))
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Collection on Rex E. Lee inauguration, 1989
Contains brochures, notes, articles, and other material related to the inauguration of Rex E. Lee at Brigham Young University on October 27, 1989.
Women's Research Institute correspondence, approximately 1978-1997
Contains correspondence related to the Women's Research Institute. Materials date from approximately 1978 to 1997.
Women's Research Institute files on Relief Society, approximately 1978-1997
Contains subject files regarding the history and administration of the Relief Society. Materials date from between approximately 1978 and 1997.
Women's Research Institute files on religion, approximately 1978-1997
Contains subject files related to the finances, doctrines, and religious practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint doctrine.
Women's Research Institute files on Young Women, approximately 1978-1997
Contains subject files related to the Young Women program of the Church. Materials date from between approximately 1978 and 1997.
Women's Research Institute records
Women's Research Institute reports, approximately 1978-1988
Contains reports related to the Women's Research Institute. Materials date from approximately 1978 to 1983.