From its inception in 1973 until the present, 100s of women have lived at or visited Cabbage Lane Women’s Land in southern Oregon. Now we are documenting our herstory! In partnership with the University of Oregon Libraries (UO Libraries), we are gathering stories, poetry, photos, songs and videos/film about Cabbage Lane Women's Land. Your submissions can be what you created or photographed then, or memories that you record now…in written form or even new interview videos. These items will be archived at UO Libraries to ensure that our herstory be preserved and accessible in perpetuity. You will retain the copyright for your materials.

Prompts: (Ideas about what to submit…)

• What did you love about Cabbage Lane (CL)?
• What was hard?
• How was CL unique among women’s lands?
• What lessons, thoughts and memories did you take with you when you left the land?
• What did you leave behind?
• How did your time on the land affect your ongoing life?
• What’s a specific story or event that you can describe in glorious detail?

How to submit:

• Hard formats of writings and images (including SD cards, thumb drives, photo books/collections, sketch books or papers) can be mailed to: Cabbage Lane PO Box 2145, Roseburg, OR 97470. Originals of photos or videos are preferred, so you might want to make copies for yourself. The photos you submit can be annotated on the back of the photo with dates and descriptions using, if possible, a Pigma Micron pen with archival ink (readily available for about $7 at a drugstore or art store) OR ballpoint pen. No gel pens or Sharpies should be used.
• Digital formats of materials (such as word documents, JPEGs and MP3 or 4 files and other audio/visual formats) can be emailed as attachments to: cabbagelane@gmail.com

Notes:

• UO Libraries cannot house artwork. However, you can take photographs of your original artwork and send those in as a printed hard copy, on an SD card or as a digital attachment.
• If you would like to speak to a member of the Cabbage Lane Archive Committee, you can email us with that request at cabbagelane@gmail.com
• Any personal information such as physical or email addresses, medical information, or social security numbers should NOT be included.
• The UO Libraries archive collection is available to the general public for review and research purposes. Researchers are responsible for pursuing copyright permissions and neither UO Libraries nor Cabbage Lane oversees this activity.
• Nudity was an important part of women’s land culture.  However, we want to be sure any woman photographed nude is comfortable with her image being included in the archive. If her facial image is recognizable, please have her fill out the photo permission which you can request at cabbagelane@gmail.com  

We are so excited to hear from you and to preserve our rich past on the land!

The Cabbage Lane Archive Committee: Bayla, Jemma, Zarod.

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