Baldwin Creates Safe Spaces

To the Editors:

As the 2001-2002 school year begins, the Baldwin Women’s Collective would like to introduce ourselves to the campus. We are 26 women of varying backgrounds with a wide spectrum of understandings and personal definitions of feminism, but we speak as a house on the issue of safe spaces. Baldwin has historically functioned as a safe space for women and we would like to let you know what those spaces are and what that means. This year, the Women’s Collective has decided to make certain spaces within the house safe spaces for biological and gendered/trans-identified women.
These spaces are the piano lounge, the second floor lounge and the second floor bathroom. The function of these spaces is to include biological and gendered women from all over the campus, not to exclude men. As this is the first year and the first step in the process of trans-inclusivity in Baldwin, we ask that you respect these spaces and the people who choose to use them. All members of the community are welcome in the rest of the house and we encourage everyone to visit Baldwin!

–Jenny Dapper
College senior
Baldwin RA

–Marian DiPerna
College third-year
Baldwin RA