Open Forum

Dear AAM Members,

The Women's March on Washington Archives Project is once again creating oral histories with organizers, volunteers and marchers in order to document the second year of the Women's March movement, now known as March On. We want to ensure the documentation of the movement's growth, expansion, and the ways it has changed those who participated in it.

The Women's Marches and events planned for the weekend of January 20th-21st are rapidly approaching, and we are looking for volunteers to do field oral history interviews with participants during the events.  We seek to ensure that the continuation of this diverse, women-centric political resistance will be documented in participants own words at the time they speak the loudest.

The Project began as a fully independent endeavor started by two archivists--however, it is now supported by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and the University of Florida's George A. Smathers' Library, which acts as the national repository. To view the current collection, go to http://ufdc.ufl.edu/womensmarch 

If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up to document your local march on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183B-FDJpqzgL2n1w0SSBjfO_EOd71zHo9ER6ocxhhqo/edit?usp=sharing

Please direct any questions or comments to the Oral History Coordinator, Katrina Vandeven, at katrina.h.vandeven@gmail.com

Sincerely,

The Women's March on Washington Archives Project