CANTON — St. Lawrence University recently received a $10,000 grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in support of a public history project that explores feminism in the North Country during the 1970s and 1980s.

The CIC's "Humanities Research for the Public Good" initiative is generously supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

St. Lawrence has partnered with the Traditional Arts in Upstate New York Center (TAUNY) to develop the project.

The CIC grant supports research conducted by four St. Lawrence undergraduate students, which began this fall after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The students are working with SLU Associate Professor of History Judith DeGroat and TAUNY's Executive Director Jill Breit and Director of Research and Programs Camilla Ammirati.

Students working on the project are combing through archives, gathering newsletters and objects, and collecting oral histories from activists who still live in the North Country.

Beginning in January 2022, the project team will host several events, including a TAUNY-hosted Community Collections Day and a public presentation at the St. Lawrence University Owen D. Young Library featuring a Meet-and-Greet for residents connected to North Country intentional communities.

The final project will be presented in a photo-narrative exhibit in May 2022.