The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.
Learn more about LHRT on the ALA website.
Margaret Myers, was the first honoree to receive the American Library Association Equality Award, 1984.
Equality Award | Awards & Grants (ala.org)
Myers formulated the "Each One, Reach One" campaign in 1988 with a focus on increasing diversity in Library and Information Science; was a pioneer in gender studies in librarianship, playing significant roles in organizing the Melvil’s Rib Symposium (1973) and the American Library Association Pre-conference on the Status of Women in Librarianship (1974); supported many ALA committees and roundtables, including the Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) and the Committee on Education (COE) and Committee on Pay Equity.
Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship – American Library Association Archives – U of I Library (illinois.edu)
Memorial Tribute to Margaret Myers crafted by Katharine J. Phenix and Kay A. Cassell is here: M20 Memorial Resolution Honoring Margaret R Myers final.pdf (ala.org)
Women's History Month - Wikipedia