Name/Title
Womyn's Braille Press NewsletterEntry/Object ID
2024.4.140Description
The newsletter of Womyn's Braille Press (WBP), an American feminist organization run by blind women from 1980 to 1996. The newsletter offered a platform and discussion network for visually disabled women. The newsletter contained WBP news, announcements, a bulletin board for ads and calls for volunteers, poems and essays by WBP members, and articles on the state of the publishing industry.
HOLDINGS: Vol. 10 #1, Summer 1990; Vol. 10 #2, Fall 1990; Vol. 10 #3, Winter 1991; Vol. 10 #4, Spring 1991; Vol. 11 #1, Summer 1991.
Donor letter from Miriam Monasch. Women's Braille Press Literature Catalog, 1986-87 (single issue, included with letter).Context
Womyn's Braille Press was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Marj Schneider, who wanted to take a proactive approach to providing books for disabled women.
WBP made feminist and lesbian literature accessible to women who were blind or print-disabled. The Press was notable for reproducing works the Library of Congress deemed "too risqué" for blind readers, including "Dykes to Watch Out For" by Alison Bechdel. The press produced tapes and braille print, often "underground," meaning they remained absent from the Library of Congress.Publication Details
Publication Type
NewsletterPeriodical
Periodicals/NewslettersEditor
Marj SchneiderPublisher
Womyn's Braille PressDate Published
1981 - 1993Time Period
1980s, 1990sPublication Subjects
DisabilityNotes
Quarterly PublicationLocation
Box
Periodicals in Folders - Box #2Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodCreate Date
March 2, 2026Update Date
March 2, 2026