Women - men - gender. - Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Women - men - gender. - Bibliothek der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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AREAS OF ACTIVITY<br />
reunions organised by the depart<strong>men</strong>t throughout<br />
Germany. Of particular help for FES scholars is a<br />
parallel seminar programme on important sociopolitical<br />
themes that challenges the students in<br />
terms of their subjects while also fostering their<br />
social and political involve<strong>men</strong>t.<br />
The Centre for Historical Research<br />
The FES Centre for Historical Research comprises<br />
the Depart<strong>men</strong>t of Social and Contemporary History,<br />
the Karl Marx House in Trier and the library<br />
and the Archives of Social Democracy (AdsD). It is<br />
here that FES preserves, maintains, presents and<br />
analyses the historical legacy of the entire socialdemocratic<br />
move<strong>men</strong>t (SPD, trade unions, workers<br />
cultural move<strong>men</strong>t). The Centre for Historical Research<br />
informs and enlightens an interested public<br />
through numerous publications, exhibitions, specialist<br />
lectures, symposiums and seminars, for<br />
example, on wo<strong>men</strong> who paved the way for social<br />
democracy or the introduction of voting rights. In<br />
many diverse ways <strong>gen<strong>der</strong></strong> aspects form an integral<br />
part of the work of the Centre. Here Gisela Notz’s<br />
brochure, “Her mit dem Frauenwahlrecht” (“Hand<br />
over the <strong>Wo<strong>men</strong></strong>’s Vote”), needs to be <strong>men</strong>tioned.<br />
The Karl Marx House in Trier draws attention to<br />
the role of wo<strong>men</strong> in the life of Karl Marx through<br />
various events organized by them.<br />
The Archives of Social Democracy (AdsD) houses<br />
approximately 45 kilometers of fi les. Apart from<br />
this, there is also a collection of photographs, posters,<br />
leafl ets, fi lms and audio-material. There is<br />
abundant material available on politically active<br />
wo<strong>men</strong> in the past and present and on wo<strong>men</strong>’s<br />
history. For detailed information see page 77ff.<br />
With over 800,000 volumes, the library of the<br />
<strong>Friedrich</strong>-<strong>Ebert</strong>-<strong>Stiftung</strong>, is consi<strong>der</strong>ed the largest<br />
specialist library on the history of the workers’<br />
move<strong>men</strong>t in Germany and the world. A large<br />
specialist collection on the proletarian wo<strong>men</strong>’s<br />
move<strong>men</strong>t is also available for purposes of research<br />
into wo<strong>men</strong>’s as well as <strong>gen<strong>der</strong></strong> issues, in addition<br />
to diverse literature of and about the middle-class<br />
wo<strong>men</strong>’s move<strong>men</strong>t, as well as all the publications<br />
of parties and trade unions in Germany and Europe<br />
on the politics of family, wo<strong>men</strong> and <strong>gen<strong>der</strong></strong>. The<br />
catalogue can be accessed online at http://library.<br />
fes.de. New FES publications are available in full<br />
text from the digital library http://library.fes.de/<br />
fr-digbib.html.<br />
FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG