Bringing Harassment Out of the History Books
In this 2018 article, Anne Ford explores how the library profession has reckoned—or failed to reckon—with Melvil Dewey’s history of racism, exclusion, and sexual misconduct.
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Bringing Harassment Out of the History Books
In this 2018 article, Anne Ford explores how the library profession has reckoned—or failed to reckon—with Melvil Dewey’s history of racism, exclusion, and sexual misconduct.