Why does the library of congress hate feminism?

Tue, 02/19/2008 - 4:29pm by jenna

I'm starting a list that I'll update weekly (I hope) of things more important to the Library of Congress Subject Headings deciders than delineating the waves of feminism. Too bad no one has ever written a book on First (LC call # HQ1154 .B267 1987), Second (LC Call # HQ1190 .E89 1995), or Third (LC Call # HQ1115 .W644 2006) Wave Feminism!

From the Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 05 (January 30, 2008)

(A) 150 Cockroaches as pets
550 BT Pets

150 Dude ranches—Wyoming

150 Lighthouses on postage stamps
053 HE6183.L54
550 BT Postage stamps

(A) 150 Soft baits
053 SH451.4
450 UF Plastic baits, Soft
450 UF Plastic lures, Soft
450 UF Soft lures
450 UF Soft plastic baits
450 UF Soft plastic lures
550 BT Fishing lures

Weekly List 04 (January 23, 2008)

150 Fire behavior in children
* 450 UF Fire setting by children
(what, no fire behavior in feminists???)

150 Lesbian police officers
550 BT Gay police officers
550 BT Policewomen
(These women have guns, maybe that's why they get a subject heading and _-wave feminists don't.)

(C) 150 Pea shoots
053 SB343 (Culture)
450 UF Snow pea shoots
550 BT Peas-Anatomy
550 BT Shoots (Botany)
550 BT Stem vegetables

150 Peas-Anatomy

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Cockroach = pes... (not verified)

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 9:20am

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The problem is that

The problem is that apparently my grandfather is composing these subject headings from beyond the grave. "Lighthouses on postage stamps"?!?!?! And we can't even get one wave? Sign me up for cataloging.

Othemts (not verified)

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:32am

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What would the LCSH for the

What would the LCSH for the three waves of feminism look like?

jenna

Mon, 02/18/2008 - 12:30pm

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This is sort of what I

This is sort of what I imagine LCSH for the three waves of feminism would look like:

FIRST-WAVE FEMINISM
BT Feminism
RT Women's suffrage
RT Second-Wave Feminism
RT Third-Wave Feminism

FIRST-WAVE FEMINISTS
UF Suffragettes
BT Feminists
RT Suffragists
RT Second-Wave Feminists
RT Third-Wave Feminists

SECOND-WAVE FEMINISM
UF Women's liberation
UF Vagina art (just kidding!)
BT Feminism
RT First-Wave Feminism
RT Third-Wave Feminism

SECOND-WAVE FEMINISTS
BT Feminists
RT First-Wave Feminists
RT Third-Wave Feminists

THIRD-WAVE FEMINISM
BT Feminism
RT Riot grrrl movement
RT First-Wave Feminism
RT Third-Wave Feminism

THIRD-WAVE FEMINISTS
BT Feminists
RT First-Wave Feminists
RT Third-Wave Feminists

Amandamouse (not verified)

Mon, 02/18/2008 - 1:27pm

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I kind of ought to have

I kind of ought to have known that you'd know a suitable canonical linking type place for books. Gotham Gazette is constantly linking titles to Amazon, which kills me, *especially* since we never set up an affiliate account of any sort so it isn't like we're getting cash money for feeding them business.

jenna

Mon, 02/18/2008 - 2:42pm

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Before Open WorldCat I used

Before Open WorldCat I used to use Powell's union portal. "Shop at Powell's Books through our site and 10% of every purchase goes directly to the workers."

Direct link http://www.powells.com/ppbs/23956.html