No - you are not alone!
Perhaps another, related study might be made of the
gendered attitudes of archivists themselves....
Perpetuating such stereotypes (even by way of supposed
humour) on a public discussion list does no one any
favours - unless of course it was intended as a comment on
the prevailing cultural perceptions of archivists in the
past and thus a contribution to an intelligent debate of
the issues, in which case my apologies.
Jenny.
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Jennifer Haynes
Archivist
Institute of Education
20, Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
Tel: (+44) 20 7612 6063
Fax: (+44) 20 7612 6093
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000 13:37:09 +0000 Jayne Pucknell
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> I presume I am not alone in finding this remark completely
> offensive..? I must admit I've not seen one female archivist
> with a beard in all my years in the profession..perhaps they
> all used to shave (said with heavy sarcasm..)
>
> Jayne Pucknell
> Environment Agency
>
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