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- catalog abstract "The collection includes correspondence; staff notes; drafts of writings; research; grant proposals; oral histories; videotapes; photographs; and clippings documenting the accomplishments and history of the GFWA. They also document significant issues affecting the fishing industry in New England, the North America, and globally, as well as addressing unique challenges of women in the fishing industry, and the concerns of fishermen's daughters, mothers, and wives. The GFWA web site, which includes announcements, photographs, and information about programs, is also included.".
- catalog contributor b11472688.
- catalog coverage "Georges Bank.".
- catalog coverage "Gloucester (Mass.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Gloucester (Mass.) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog coverage "Gloucester (Mass.) Social life and customs--20th century.".
- catalog coverage "Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Mass.)".
- catalog date "1950".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch01288".
- catalog description "Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester (Association), Records, 1950-2009. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.".
- catalog description "Initially vocalizing concerns of local fishermen, in the late 1970s the GFWA became active at the state, federal, and international levels as well. Among the Wives's first goals were lobbying for the federal government to prohibit oil drilling in Georges Bank and to protect the rights of American fishermen by passing fisheries conservation and management legislation. The GFWA became a tireless and formidable force that raised awareness of issues in the fishing industry and championed the rights of small fishermen. To promote the industry and protect against overfishing and depletion of stock, GFWA endeavored to teach the public to use species of fish (e.g., calamari and herring) popular in Sicilian cooking but not in American.".
- catalog description "The Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester (Association), known familiarly as the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association (GFWA) is a non-profit organization promoting the New England fishing industry, helping to preserve the Atlantic Ocean as a food supply for the world, and assisting active and retired fishermen and their families to live better lives. Initially called the United Fishermen's Wives Organization of Gloucester, the group formed in 1969; by 1977 it had changed its name to GFWA. Referring to themselves informally as "the Wives," the group of primarily Sicilian-American women, many first-generation immigrants, successfully learned English and assimilated to American culture. With their husbands offshore on fishing trips, often for extended periods of time, the Wives assumed responsibilities that had been traditionally divided according to gender. For instance, they managed households and acted as caregivers while at the same time paid bills, administered finances, and became involved in local political affairs. As foreign, commercial fishing fleets threatened the livelihood of local fishermen, the Wives became advocates for their husbands' rights.".
- catalog description "The GFWA forged ties with other leaders in the fishing industry around the world. Protesting oil drilling, overfishing, and pollution, the Wives emphasized that the concerns of the fishing industry were global in scope. The group established an exchange program between Gloucester and Japan, created mentoring programs to encourage Gloucester students to study marine sciences and/or work with the U.S. Coast Guard, and hosted local, regional, and international conferences for women in the fishing industry. As the work of the GFWA expanded, the group created two sister organizations: Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Memorial, Incorporated (GFWM) in 1982, and Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Development Programs (GFWDP) in 1995. The Wives established the GFWM to raise funds to design, construct, and maintain a memorial statue to honor fishermen's wives around the world. The GFWDP was established primarily to obtain and administer grant monies to develop programs that would provide education, training, research, and support for conservation; to promote underutilized species; to find transitional programs for families in fishing and related industries, and to foster a sense of the living culture of fishing communities. President of the GFWA since 1977, Angela Sanfilippo, assumed a leading role in many other institutions that shaped the fishing industry at the state, regional, and international levels. As of 2010, the GFWA continued to advocate for regulations that ensure a healthy ocean and healthy fishing communities in Gloucester and around the world.".
- catalog description "The collection includes correspondence; staff notes; drafts of writings; research; grant proposals; oral histories; videotapes; photographs; and clippings documenting the accomplishments and history of the GFWA. They also document significant issues affecting the fishing industry in New England, the North America, and globally, as well as addressing unique challenges of women in the fishing industry, and the concerns of fishermen's daughters, mothers, and wives. The GFWA web site, which includes announcements, photographs, and information about programs, is also included.".
- catalog description "Unpublished finding aid.".
- catalog extent "26.27 linear ft. (63 file boxes) plus 1 folio folder, 2 folio+ folders, 1 oversize folder, 18 photograph folders, 94 audiotapes, 1 compact disc, 8 videotapes, 10 objects, electronic records.".
- catalog issued "1950".
- catalog language "Most materials in English; some materials in Italian, Japanese, Dutch, French, and Hindi.".
- catalog language "eng dut hin ita jpn".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Georges Bank.".
- catalog spatial "Gloucester (Mass.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Gloucester (Mass.) Religious life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Gloucester (Mass.) Social life and customs--20th century.".
- catalog spatial "India.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Boston.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts.".
- catalog spatial "New England.".
- catalog spatial "Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Mass.)".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "Bergeron, David Moore.".
- catalog subject "Civic leaders Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Cooking Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Cooking Seafood.".
- catalog subject "Cooking, American New England style.".
- catalog subject "Dating (Social customs) Anecdotes.".
- catalog subject "Fasts and feasts Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Festivals Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Fisheries New England.".
- catalog subject "Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester (Association)".
- catalog subject "Fishers Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Fishers Political activity India.".
- catalog subject "Fishers' spouses Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Fishery law and legislation.".
- catalog subject "Fishery managment United States.".
- catalog subject "Fishing Massachusetts.".
- catalog subject "Fishing New England.".
- catalog subject "Fishing surveys.".
- catalog subject "Gallo, Jeanne.".
- catalog subject "Gloucester Fishermen and Families Assistance Center.".
- catalog subject "Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Development Programs.".
- catalog subject "Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Memorial, Inc.".
- catalog subject "International Collective in Support of Fishworkers.".
- catalog subject "Italian American families Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Italian American women Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Italian Americans Cultural assimilation Massachusetts Boston.".
- catalog subject "Italian Americans Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Lovasco, Gerri.".
- catalog subject "Marine pollution Law and legislation.".
- catalog subject "Marine resources conservation Law and legislation.".
- catalog subject "National Marine Fisheries Service Gloucester Laboratory.".
- catalog subject "New England Fishery Management Council.".
- catalog subject "Novello, Lena.".
- catalog subject "Offshore oil well drilling Environmental aspects Georges Bank.".
- catalog subject "Pike, Morgan Faulds.".
- catalog subject "Romeo, Sefatia.".
- catalog subject "Sanfilippo, Angela.".
- catalog subject "Sibley, Margaret.".
- catalog subject "Teenage girls United States Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "United States. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.".
- catalog subject "Wives Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog subject "Women Social networks.".
- catalog subject "Women Societies and clubs.".
- catalog subject "Women fishers.".
- catalog subject "Women immigrants.".
- catalog subject "World Forum of Fish Harvesters & Fishworkers (1997 : New Delhi, India)".
- catalog title "Records of the Fishermen's Wives of Gloucester (Association), 1950-2009 (inclusive), 1977-2004 (bulk).".
- catalog type "Accounts.".
- catalog type "Audiotapes.".
- catalog type "Community cookbooks Massachusetts Gloucester.".
- catalog type "Electronic records.".
- catalog type "Financial records. aat".
- catalog type "Interviews. aat".
- catalog type "Maps. aat".
- catalog type "Newsletters. aat".
- catalog type "Oral histories. aat".
- catalog type "Pamphlets. aat".
- catalog type "Photographs. aat".
- catalog type "Press releases. aat".
- catalog type "Recipes. aat".
- catalog type "Reports. aat".
- catalog type "Tax records. aat".
- catalog type "Testimonies. aat".
- catalog type "Transcripts. aat".
- catalog type "Videotapes. local".
- catalog type "Web sites.".
- catalog type "collection".