Show a bon o U k e A r o Six Si Wait Kew Washington DC D.C. Alexis de Tocqueville wrote of America America America Am Am- erica in the mid If I were asked to what the singular singular lar pr prosperity an and growing strength of the Ame Americans ns o ought to be attributed I Isho sho should reply To the superiority superiority superiority super super- of their women women The National Endowment of the Humanities announces six I exciting new grants which discuss women women's s participation participation participation par par- in social refo reform m politics and pion pioneering ring the American frontier The six National Endowment Endowment Endowment Endow Endow- ment for the Humanities grants arranged a ged alphabet- alphabet by state are d described crib crib- ed below J L LIN IN ILLINOIS Jane Addams occupied d a central place in movements for social legislation women's women wo wo- women's mens men's rights peace and in in- I Her Iter papers I. I are considered rich resources ces on eson on humanitarian reform from the to the Thanks to a grant of from the National Endowment Endowment Endow Endow- ment for the Humanities Editing Editing Ed Ed- Program the University sity of Illinois at Chicago will willbe be able beable able to make tomake the J Jane ne Addams Addams Ad- Ad dams p papers rs more accessible to scholars and general read read- ers Und Under r the dir direction c on of Dr l Mary dary Lynn McCree the University University Un Un- will organize edit and and- rid microfilm the Addams l letters speeches diaries and newspaper articles The Unive University ity of Illinois Illinois- Press Press' plans to publish by microphotography micro- micro microphotography ph photography the complete Addams papers with a detailed detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed printed guide In addition addition ad ad- dillon to the microfilm and guide the University Press will issue four volumes of annotated ted selected letters and nd speeches IN MASSACHUSETTS The N National ional Endowment for th the Humanities has hag awarded a grant of up to to the Stanton Project Pro Pro- Project ro- ro in Belmont Belmo t Massachusetts Massachusetts s for for- forthe the production of a biographical film on Elizaeth Elizaeth Elizaeth Eliza- Eliza eth Cady Stanton American feminist and social reform reform- er The Stanton Project t will draw together scholars and media consultants consultants' to produce films on the individual lives of Americas America's forgotten wo wp- wp men The 90 minute film on Elizabeth Elizabeth El El Elizabeth izabeth Cady Stanton Stanon under the direction of Mary ar Feld Feld- Weber haus-Weber is intended for National television broad broad- cast IN MONTANA IN To many people th the Western Western Western West West- ern Frontier of the 1800 s represents represents rep represents rep rep- resents campfires gun slingers sling sling- ers and endless cattle drives Seldom are women thought of for their contributions contributions contributions in conquering the West A recent National Endowment Endowment Endowment Endow Endow- ment for the Humanities grant of up up-to up to made to the Wilderness Institute in Missoula Montana will finally finally finally fin fin- ally bring public attention to toa toa toa a neglected aspect of American American American Amer Amer- ican history The Wilderness Woman Members of the Wilderness Wildern sS Institute will work with t the i Humanities Humanities' Endowments Endowment's ts t's grant award under the e direction direction direction dir dir- of Dr Robert R R. Ream to write two pilot television scripts and six subject papers papers papers pap pap- ers on The Wilderness W Wo Wo- 0 man The pilot The fhe pilot programs are expected to be developed into a series of long hour-long dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- dra- dra matic biographies abo about t individual in- in individual individual in in- nineteenth women Each dramatization will focus on life in the western western western west west- ern wilderness and will in in- clude elude the historical and philosophical philosophical philosophical phil phil- implications of that rigorous life on the women who lived it The series is designed to reach National audiences through time prime-time public television and is expected to have wide audience appeal IN NEW JERSEY The National Endowments Endowment's Division of Research Grants 1 has awarded warded a grant of to the Douglas Dougl s College College College Col Col- Col- Col lege of Rutgers University for its work under the direction direction dir dir- of Dr Janet M M. Todd on a bibliography of women and and literature This will be the first comprehensive comprehensive com com- pr bibliography devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted to women writers and the literary treatment of women Upon its completion the bibliography will be published published published pub pub- as a third issue of Women and Literature t. t o |