<P> On July 13, 2016, Carla Hayden became the first female, and the first African American, to become Librarian of Congress . Dr. Hayden was nominated by President Barack Obama in February 2016 as the 14th Librarian of Congress . </P> <P> The American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table Feminist Task Force (FTF) was founded in 1970 by women who wished to address sexism in libraries and librarianship . FTF was the first ALA group to focus on women's issues . </P> <P> The Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) of the American Library Association, founded in 1976, represents the diversity of women's interest within ALA and ensures that the Association considers the rights of the majority (women) in the library field, and promotes and initiates the collection, analysis, dissemination, and coordination of information on the status of women in librarianship . The bibliographic history of women in U.S. librarianship and women librarians developing services for women has been well - documented in the series of publications initially issued by the Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on Women and later continued by COSWL . </P> <P> The Reference and Adult Services Division of the ALA has a discussion group titled "Women's Materials and Women Library Users," formed in the mid-1980s . </P>

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