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

1911: Theresa Elmendorf became the first woman elected president of the American Library Association.[1]

1912: Lillian Helena Smith became the first trained children's librarian in Canada in 1912.[2]

1923: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence became the first black woman in the United States to earn a degree in library science.[3] She earned the degree (Bachelor of Library Science) from what is now part of the University of Pittsburgh.[4][5][6]

1947: Freda Farrell Waldon became the first president of the Canadian Library Association, and thus, as she was female, its first female president.[7][8]

1972: Zoia Horn, born in Ukraine, became in 1972 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.)[9]

1973: Page Ackerman became University Librarian for the University of California, Los Angeles in 1973, and was the United States's first female librarian of a system as large and complex as UCLA's.[10]

2002: Inez Lynn was appointed as the first female Librarian in the London Library's history.[11]

References

  1. ^ Thomison, 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.
  2. ^ "Famous Canadian Women's Famous Firsts - Academics and Librarians". Famouscanadianwomen.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Claiming Their Citizenship: African American Women From 1624–2009". Nwhm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "05-3180-Oberlin-Issue No.32" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  7. ^ "Waldon, Freda Farrell | HPL". Hpl.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  8. ^ "CLA AT WORK". cla.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  9. ^ Egelko, Bob (2014-07-15). "Zoia Horn, librarian jailed for not testifying against protesters". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  10. ^ Setzer, Dawn (2006-03-09). "Obituary: Page Ackerman, Former UCLA University Librarian". UCLA News. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
  11. ^ http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/historyofthelondonlibrary
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