FeministSF.org
feministSF.org is a loose association of folks who coordinate various projects which are hosted at feministSF.net. Projects include:
- the feministSF listserve(s). The feministSF list began originally in 1995 and was administered for 10 years primarily by Laura Quilter, with periodic assistance from Chris Shaffer. During this time the list split for several years into two lists: feministsf and feministsf-lit, also known as fsffu and fsffu-lit. Since 2005 or so, Lee Anne Phillips has been administering the list, with periodic assistance from Laura Quilter.
- the feministSF book discussion group (BDG), which is a monthly discussion of a particular book; the BDG takes place on the feministSF list but has a separate website -- http://bdg.feministsf.net/ . The BDG has been run by list members including Jennifer Krauel; most recently it has been run by Janice Dawley and Lee Anne Phillips.
- the feministSF wiki (FSFwiki)! http://wiki.feministsf.net . The FSFwiki officially began in 2006. Laura Quilter, Janice Dawley, and Liz Henry have been co-administrators.
- a group blog, getting started in mid-2006, http://blogs.feministsf.net/ . Laura Quilter, Liz Henry, and Janice Dawley have been co-administrators.
- a FeministSF Carnival; proposed by Laura Quilter in 2006; Ragnell has run it since its inception, setting up the carnival blog at http://carnival.feministsf.net and selecting carnival issue hosts.
- FeministSF Fora - forums and forum software essentially run by Rain, with minimal back-end support by Laura Quilter and moderation by numerous folks.
- FeministSF.org back-end work: Laura Quilter handles most of the back-end work of feministSF, including backups, installs, permissions, etc. If there are problems see her!
Other proposed or in-progress projects include:
- collaboration space
- calendar of feministSF events
- archive of feministSF on the web
- jabber & secure communications for the feministSF community
- feministSF research/scholarship archive
Other projects may be proposed -- send email to webmistress at feministsf.org .
The project began as a website founded by Laura Quilter in December 1994 as two webpage bibliographies on Sheri S. Tepper and Ursula K. Le Guin, respectively. After significant positive interest, the site quickly developed into the "feminist science fiction, fantasy and utopian website". In 1997-98, the site moved to its own domain, http://feministSF.org . The original bibliographies & enhanced resources are still available at http://feministsf.org.