Timeline of women in library science

This is a timeline of women in library science throughout the world.

1796: Cecilia Cleve becomes the first female librarian in Sweden.[1]

1852: First female clerk engaged at the Boston Public Library.[2]

1890: Elizabeth Putnam Sohier and Anna Eliot Ticknor became the first women appointed to a United States state library agency--specifically, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

1911: Theresa Elmendorf became the first female president of the American Library Association.[3]

1912: Lillian Helena Smith became the first trained children's librarian in Canada in 1912.[4]

1923: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence became the first black woman in the United States to earn a degree in library science.[5] She earned the degree (Bachelor of Library Science) from what is now part of the University of Pittsburgh.[6][7][8]

1947: Freda Farrell Waldon became the first president of the Canadian Library Association, and thus, as she was female, its first female president.[9][10]

1972: Zoia Horn, born in Ukraine, became the first United States librarian to be jailed for refusing to share information as a matter of conscience (and, as she was female, the first female United States librarian to do so.)[11]

1973: Page Ackerman became University Librarian for the University of California, Los Angeles, and was the United States's first female librarian of a system as large and complex as UCLA's.[12]

1993: Jennifer Tanfield became the first female Librarian of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.[13]

1999: Elisabeth Niggemann became the first female director general of the German National Library.[14]

2000: Lynne Brindley was appointed as the first female chief executive of the British Library.[15]

2002: Inez Lynn was appointed as the first female librarian in the London Library's history.[16]

2004: Anjana Chattopadhyay became the first Director of National Medical Library, New Delhi, India.

2012: Sonia L'Heureux became the first female Parliamentary Librarian of Canada.[17]

2016: Laurence Engel became the first female head of the French National Library.[18]

2016: Carla Hayden became the first female Librarian of Congress.[19]

References
  1. Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013
  2. Garrison, Dee (1972–1973). "The Tender Technicians: The Feminization of Public Librarianship, 1876-1905". Journal of Social History. 6 (2): 131–159. doi:10.1353/jsh/6.2.131. JSTOR 3786606.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. Thomison, Dennis (1993). "Elmendorf, Theresa West". In Robert Wedgeworth (ed.). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (3rd ed.). Chicago: ALA Editions. ISBN 0-8389-0609-5., p. 280, The death of her husband had forced Theresa Elmendorf to end her unpaid status, and for the next 20 years she held the position of vice-librarian at the Buffalo Public Library. Her new role also meant an increased participation in the American Library Association; in 1911–12 she served as its President, the first woman to hold that position.
  4. "Famous Canadian Women's Famous Firsts - Academics and Librarians". Famouscanadianwomen.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. 175 Years of Black Pitt People and Notable Milestones. (2004). Blue Black and Gold 2004: Chancellor Mark A. Norenberg Reports on the Pitt African American Experience, 44. Retrieved on 2009-05-22.
  6. "Claiming Their Citizenship: African American Women From 1624–2009". Nwhm.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  7. Celeste Kimbrough (2004-03-18). "University of Pittsburgh to Honor First African American Librarian In Plaque Dedication Ceremony April 2 | University of Pittsburgh News". News.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  8. "05-3180-Oberlin-Issue No.32" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  9. "Waldon, Freda Farrell | HPL". Hpl.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  10. "CLA AT WORK". cla.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  11. Egelko, Bob (2014-07-15). "Zoia Horn, librarian jailed for not testifying against protesters". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  12. Setzer, Dawn (2006-03-09). "Obituary: Page Ackerman, Former UCLA University Librarian". UCLA News. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  13. Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 21 Jul 1999 (pt 21)". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "History". Deutsche National Bibliothek. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  15. "Woman to head British Library". The Guardian. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  16. yesterday. "History of The London Library". Londonlibrary.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  17. "Meet Canada’s first female Parliamentary librarian: Sonia L’Heureux". The Hill Times, July 9, 2012.
  18. "Laurence Engel nommée à la tête de la BnF". Le Figaro (in French). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  19. "Carla Hayden is officially sworn in as the first woman and African-American librarian of Congress". Vox. 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
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