Summary Information
Jeanne Arnold and Barbara Lindquist Papers 1977-2009
UWP Manuscript Collection 17
2.2 cubic feet (6 archives boxes)
UW-Parkside Library / Parkside Area Research Ctr. (Map)C19/B5-6
Jeanne Arnold (formerly Jeanne Chalekian) is a lesbian feminist author of Racine, Wisconsin. Arnold and her partner Barbara Lindquist founded Mother Courage Bookstore and Art Gallery in Racine in 1978 to promote feminism and to establish a gathering place for women. The collection contains manuscripts, papers concerning the 1977 St. Luke’s Hospital Strike, materials from Mother Courage Press, memoirs of the lives of Arnold and Lindquist, and personal papers. English
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Biography/History
Jeanne Arnold (formerly Jeanne Chalekian) is a lesbian feminist author of Racine, Wisconsin. Arnold was born on November 14, 1931. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Racine Extension for two years and continued her bachelor’s degree in English education, library science, and journalism at UW—Madison, graduating in 1953. In 1952 she married Alexander Chalekian. She became the mother of two children. In the 1960s she divorced her husband to begin a life with her partner, Barbara Lindquist. Lindquist was born on May 25, 1930. She earned an associate degree from Wright Junior College in Chicago and a B.A. from UW-Parkside in 1971.
During the 1970s, she and Lindquist worked at St. Luke’s hospital. In 1977, workers at the hospital staged a strike. Arnold, a journalist, kept a chronicle of the six-week incident. Arnold and Lindquist further founded Mother Courage Bookstore and Art Gallery in Racine in 1978 to promote feminism and to establish a gathering place for women. In 1981 Phyllis E. Sweet asked them to publish her manuscript entitled Something Happened to Me, which addressed child sexual abuse. Mother Courage Press published 5000 copies. The press eventually published 26 books on the theme of abuse, feminism, feminist spirituality, and lesbianism. The business logo includes the universal symbol for female combined with a lifesaver and was designed by Lindquist. In 2004, Arnold began a series of seven memoirs entitled Whistling Girls and Crowing Hens, which detailed aspects of her life and relationships.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of an unpublished manuscript on CD entitled Whistling Girls and Crowing Hens by Jeanne Arnold and one printed copy thereof, tracing her life and the life of her family as early as the 1940s through diary notes and recollections. Arnold focuses on her relationship with her partner, Barbara Lindquist. The papers also include a chronology of the St. Luke’s Hospital Strike in 1977, which contains news clippings, commentary, and reports by the compiler. Several pamphlets listing the products of Mother Courage Press, Racine, are included. In 2013, Jeanne Arnold donated a memoir of the death and funeral of Barbara Lindquist, who died on June 1, 2013, as well as printed photos, clippings regarding their participation in the 2012 and 2013 Gay Rights Marches in Racine, a recipe for pumpkin soup, and literature related to a display of musical instruments dedicated to Lindquist, who built many instruments. She also donated a DVD of Lindquist playing her instruments at a Racine Unitarian Universalist event at the Olympia Brown Church.
Arrangement of the Materials
The collection is divided into three series: Personal Material, Writing, and Mother Courage Press. It is then arranged alphabetically and by record type.
Preferred Citation
See
the UWP Libraries' Archives Department Citation Guide for
Primary Sources
Related Material in the UWP Archives
Racine Labor Paper Photographs, 1922-1979 (UWP Manuscript Collection 6); The entire collection of books published by Mother Courage Press, as well as two books by Barbara Lindquist, was donated to the Archives in 2009 and is available in UW-Parkside Special Collections.
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to
all members of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Copyright on unpublished materials remains with the author.
Donated to UW-Parkside Archives and Area Research Center by Barbara Lindquist and
Jeanne Arnold in 2009. Accession Number: 2014-6
Anna Stadick processed the collection at the Archives in January 2010.
Contents List
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Series: Personal Material
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Arnold, Jeanne
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Box
2
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“Second Saturday” / performed by Arnold, 2005 October 8 DVD
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Cassette recordings
Cassette tapes and digital copies : Speeches given by feminist writers and artists; some arranged by Wisconsin Women in the Arts.
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Box
6
Tape
1-2
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Adrienne Rich, 1978 October 2 cassettes
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Box
6
Tape
3
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Kathleen Barry talks about Female Sexual Slavery, featuring Linda Lovelace, undated
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Box
6
Tape
4-5
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Judy Chicago, undated 2 cassettes
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Box
6
Tape
6-7
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Kate Millet, Wisconsin Women in the Arts (WWIA), undated 2 cassettes
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Box
6
Tape
8-9
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Mary Daly, Whitewater, 1980 January 31 2 cassettes : Also includes two songs by Barbara Lindquist called “Plaintive Beat” and “Working It Out"
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Tape 6
Tape
10
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Mother Courage: Studs Terkel and Colleen Dewhurst, 1968
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Box
3
Folder
13
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Goddessing: Regenerated, issues 11 and 16, 1999 : Feminist publication
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Lindquist, Barbara
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Art shows, 1978
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Box
3
Folder
15
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“Mother Earth II” / by Barbara Lindquist, undated Sheet music and CD
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Nude paintings, undated Negatives and slides
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Sketchbooks, circa 1973
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Songbook and sheet music, 1990
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Material donated by Jeanne Arnold on the occasion of Barbara Lindquist's death, 2013 June 1
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Oral history
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Box
5
Folder
5
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“Old Lesbians' Oral History Project” transcript, circa 2000
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church members who joined in the 1960s, 2009 October 5 DVD; digital copy also available
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Box
5
Folder
6 (continued)
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Story Corps interview, 2007 CD; digital copy also available
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Paganism, 1994-1995
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Fellowship of Isis Certificates, undated
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Renewal ceremony, 1999
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Renewal ceremony album, 1999 March 24 : Photographs have been removed from the album and put in sleeves; also includes other personal photos and ephemera
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Series: Writing
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Arnold, Jeanne
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Editorials, 1979-1980
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Box
1
Folder
1-6
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Whistling Girls and Crowing Hens / by Jeanne Arnold, 2004 Also includes digital file on CD
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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Whistling Girls and Crowing Hens / by Jeanne Arnold, 2004 : (continued)
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Writings in scrapbook, 1973-1978
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Box
2
Folder
3
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“A Year of Union Militancy Challenges, a Century of Caring / compiled and written by Jeanne (Arnold) Chalekian, 1977-1980 : Documents St. Luke's Hospital strike
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Lindquist, Barbara
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Box
3
Folder
7
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“Parapsychology and Religion” / by Barbara Lindquist, manuscript, circa 1967
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Box
3
Folder
6
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“Science and the Church School” / by Barbara Lindquist, printed by Unitarian Universalist Association Department of Education, 1968 April
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Series: Mother Courage Press
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Box
3
Folder
12
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American Booksellers Association convention photographs, Anaheim, California, circa 1989 : Includes Mother Courage Press table and Claudette McShane book signing for Warning!: Dating May Be Hazardous to Your Health!
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Author contracts, 1984-1982 [RESTRICTED]
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Author letters, information for disbursement of books, 1999-2000
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Box
6
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Barbara Lindquist and Sondra Herre interview, Jerry Taff, Channel 12, 1990 August 5 VHS
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Box
6
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“Bookwatch,” Midwest Book Review, undated VHS; 28 minutes, 56 seconds
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Box
6
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“Bookwatch,” Midwest Book Review, Olympia Brown/Charlotte Coté, undated VHS; 28 minutes, 40 seconds
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Computer purchases, 1986-1989
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Copyright and ISBN information, 1991
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Copyrights and forms, 1979-1987
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Correspondence, 1995-1998
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Box
4
Folder
6
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ISBN and advance book information master list, 1982-1993
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Letterhead logos, undated
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Library of Congress catalog card numbers, 1988-1991
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Box
3
Folder
4
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List of feminist bookstores and publishers, 2003
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Mother Courage Press Store, Racine, undated Photographs
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Box
3
Folder
9
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Mother Courage store location and books, 1978 Slides
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Pamphlets, undated
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Partnership agreement, power of attorney, 1978 and 1999
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Press clippings and reviews, 1978-1992
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Promotional materials, 1990-2000
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Store real estate property sale, 1999-2001
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Box
4
Folder
8-9
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Store relocation and property information, 1990-1992
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Store roof repairs and building inspection, 1991-2001
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Tax and lease information, 1999-2002
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