Women in the Arts Foundation records
name: label: Creator
content: Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc
label: Names
content: Navaretta, Cynthia
label: Names
content: Roser, Ce
label: Names
content: Skiles, Jacqueline Dean, 1937-
label: Names
content: Weinstein, Joyce, 1931-
label: Names
content: Zaleski, Jean
topic: label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The records were donated in several installments in 1979 by Alice Jane Phillips, an executive coordinator of the foundation, Ce Roser, co-founder and first coordinator, Joyce Weinstein, a founder and executive coordinator, and Jean Zaleski.
creator: label: Creator
content: Women in the Arts Foundation, Inc
setName: label: See more items in
content: Women in the Arts Foundation records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Women in the Arts Foundation measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1979. Found are administrative and business records, correspondence, membership and mailing lists, minutes, notes, printed material, and subject files. Also found are files relating to exhibitions, including Women Artists/Works on Paper and Women Choose Women. Correspondence is between Cynthia Navaretta, Ce Roser, Jacqueline Skiles, Joyce Weinstein, and Jean Zaleski regarding the running of the foundation.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Women in the Arts Foundation (WIA) was founded in 1971 and was established to address discrimination against women artists. The organization protested major museums, gathered data on women's underrepresentation in galleries, and used various platforms to raise awareness. WIA also lobbied in Washington, DC, to challenge unfair practices and secure more funding and representation for women artists from the National Endowment for the Arts.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.womein
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 with received support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Women in the Arts Foundation measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1979. Found are administrative and business records, correspondence, membership and mailing lists, minutes, notes, printed material, and subject files. Also found are files relating to exhibitions, including Women Artists/Works on Paper and Women Choose Women. Correspondence is between Cynthia Navaretta, Ce Roser, Jacqueline Skiles, Joyce Weinstein, and Jean Zaleski regarding the running of the foundation.