SPOTLIGHT ON: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

By Christine Bruzzese

Since 1978, the U.S. Congress has designated March as Women's History Month. The City Hall Library contains a diverse collection of resources on women who have played significant roles in New York City politics, history and culture.

My Fight for Birth Control was written by Margaret Sanger and published in 1931. Working as a nurse on the Lower East Side, Sanger observed the plight of women suffering physically and mentally because of unwanted pregnancies. She established the first contraceptive clinic in New York and despite arrest and prosecution, continued to advocate for contraceptive freedom. Sanger's autobiography describes her pioneering work and her life. She was born in 1879 and died in 1966.

Women-Owned Businesses in New York City: Results of the First Survey of a Growing Economic Force was published in 2001. This study was prepared by the New York City Comptroller's Women's Economic Development Task Force and the New York Women's Agenda Economic Development Committee. Women business owners in New York City were surveyed about pertinent issues. Recommendations are given for developing government programs to support women-owned businesses.

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller by Mary Ellen Chase tells the story of the matriarch of the Rockefeller family and patron of the arts. Abby Aldrich was born in 1874 and married John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1901. As well as being the mother of Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was instrumental in establishing the Museum of Modern Art and supporting American artists and artisans. She died in 1948.

Publications of the New York City Commission on the Status of Women may also be of interest to the researcher. This agency is now known as the New York City Commission on Women's Issues.

Additionally, vertical and biographical files provide a wealth of information on the unique contributions of women to New York City life.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, FEBRUARY 2008

The following publications were received by the City Hall Library in the past month. Additional government publications can be found online in our Government Publications section.

AKRF, Inc.
First Avenue Properties rezoning: final supplemental environmental impact statement. Prepared for: N.Y. City. City Planning Commission, January 2008. (CEQR No. 906DCP039M)

AKRF, Inc.
New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN), Charleston, Richmond Co., Staten Island: phase 1A archaeological documentary study. December 2007.

AKRF, Inc.
New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN), Charleston, Richmond Co., Staten Island: phase 1B archaeological testing report. January 2008.

AKRF, Inc.
Rose Place on the River: phase 1A archaeological documentary study. November 9, 2007.

Bergoffen,
Celia J. Kingsbridge 230th Street and Broadway, the Bronx, New York: phase 1A archaeological assessment report. Prepared for Philip Habib and Associates, January 3, 2008.

Brennan Center Strategic Fund.
Improving New York City's public benefits system: a key role for help desks. 2008.

Center for an Urban Future.
Against the clock: the struggle to move kids into permanent homes. (Child Welfare Watch) Winter 2008.

Center for an Urban Future.
Something to build on: ...initiatives to broaden access to construction careers. February 2008.

Center for Court Innovation.
Changing the court: prostitution arrests: what happens at the courthouse? January 31, 2008.

Chrysalis Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Infrastructural improvements at the Dyckman Farmhouse property, New York, N.Y.: phase 1B cultural resource monitoring. Final report. December 2007.

Chrysalis Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Phase 1A cultural resource documentary study: Fortune Academy Residence Addition Project, New York, New York. Final report. December 2007.

Chrysalis Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Phase 1A cultural resource documentary study: 210 Broad Street (Stapleton Housing) Project, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York. Draft report and final report. November 2007.

Chrysalis Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
Rufus King Park Reconstruction Project: phase 1B field archaeological monitoring project, Jamaica, Queens, New York. Final report. (Project no. 023-205M). Prepared for N.Y. City. Department of Parks and Recreation. December 2007.

Cultural Resource Consulting Group.
Phase 1A archaeological reconnaissance study: 397, 399, 403 Howard Avenue ... Brooklyn, New York. October 11, 2007.

Dewberry-Goodkind, Inc.
Preliminary design report in connection with Project ID. HWR1132B South Beach area, Borough of Staten Island. Prepared for N.Y. City. Department of Design and Construction. September 2007.

Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.
Phase 1A: St. Ann's Avenue Development Block 2618... The Bronx, New York. June 2007, revised January 2008.

Historical Perspectives, Inc.
Archaeological documentary study: Elmhurst Zoning Map Change Project site, Elmhurst, Queens, New York. October 2007. (CEQR No. 05DCP093Q).

Meade, Elizabeth D.
Rolling in their graves: a comparative study of the patterns of land use and preservation of cemeteries in Queens and Staten Island. Submitted in partial fulfillment of ... Master of Arts degree, Hunter College, New York. 2006.

Nelson, William E.
Fighting for the city: a history of the New York City Corporation Counsel. New York: New York Law Journal, 2008.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the financial and operating practices of the Department of Parks and Recreation for the West 79th Street Boat Basin. January 30, 2008. (Report No. 7821)

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Follow-up audit report on Department of Homeless Services controls over computer equipment. January 31, 2008. (Report No. 7822)

N.Y. City. Education, Department of.
Enrollment - capacity - utilization report: 2006-2007 school year. November 2007.

N.Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of.
HIV Epidemiology & Field Services. Research Unit report. October 2007.

N.Y. City. Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of.
HIV Epidemiology & Field Services. Semiannual report covering January 1, 2006-December 31, 2006. October 2007.

N.Y. City. Information Technology and Telecommunications, Department of.
PlanIT: New York City technology plan. 2008.

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
Budget options for New York City. February 2008.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
American Bank Note Company Printing Plant: designation report. Designation List 400 (LP-2298) Feb. 5, 2008.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Congregation Tifereth Israel: designation report. Designation List 401 (LP-2283) February 12, 2008.

N.Y. City. Landmarks Preservation Commission.
(Former) Jamaica Savings Bank: designation report. Designation List 401 (LP-2109) February 12, 2008.

N.Y. City. Management and Budget, Office of.
Asset Information Management System (AIMS) report. Executive summary. Fiscal year 2008.

N.Y. City. Law Department.
Submission under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act: Re: a local law to amend the administrative code to the city of New York, in relation to campaign finance. January 28, 2008.

N.Y. City. Mayor. Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.
Tropical Hardwood Reduction Plan: memorandum. February 11, 2008.

N.Y. City. Mayor's Office of Health Insurance Access.
Public health insurance participation in the community districts of New York City. September 2004.

N.Y. City. Records, Department of.
Inventory of the archives of David N. Dinkins: 106th mayor of the City of New York 1990-1993. February 2008.

N.Y. City. Transitional Finance Authority.
Annual report 2007.

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Evaluation of DYCD's Out-of-Time initiative: report of the first year. December 2006.

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Evaluation of OST programs for youth: patterns of youth retention in OST programs, 2005-06 to 2006-07. June 2007.

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Evaluation of the New York City Department of Youth and Development Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth Initiative: results of efforts to increase program quality and scale in year 2. January 2008.

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Update on first year of Out-of-School Time (OST) programs. [February 2007]

N.Y. City. Youth and Community Development, Department of.
Update on second year of Out-of-School Time programs. [February 2008].

New York Power Authority.
Red Hook Water Pollution Control Plant System upgrade: archaeological monitoring report. Brooklyn, N.Y. January 2008.

The Real Estate Group New York.
The Manhattan rental market report. January 2008.

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