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| Call Number | Z473.P36 M37 2001 |
| Title | Sandra Kay Martz : Papier-Mache Press & the gentle art of consciousness raising 1984-1999 |
| Creator |
Martz, Sandra, narrator Reti, Irene, 1961- , interviewer Jarrell, Randall, editor |
| Publisher | Santa Cruz, Calif. : University of California, Santa Cruz, University Library |
| Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Description/Abstract | Following in the footsteps of the second wave feminist publishers of the 1970s, Sandra Kay Martz founded Papier-Mache Press in 1984. Papier-Mache Press was known for publishing accessible books that "presented important social issues through enduring works of beauty, grace, and strength." The press "created a bridge of understanding between the mainstream audience and those who might not otherwise be heard." This accessibility, combined with hard work, and savvy marketing and business sense, catapulted Papier-Mache to remarkable financial success and visibility. Of the 60,000 book titles published in the United States each year, less than one percent sell over 100,000 copies. Over 1.6 million copies of the anthology "When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" were sold in bookstores and gift stores across the United States. This groundbreaking collection was one of the first non-clinical and positive books on women and aging, and was written by older women themselves. It challenged stereotypes and confronted the invisibility of older women in America. Several years later, another book in Martz's anthology series, entitled "I Am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted" won the 1995 American Book Award. By 1998, Papier-Mache Press had published over sixty titles. In this oral history Martz discusses the successes of Papier-Mache Press, as well as the enormous changes in the book industry which took place in the late 1990s. She credits feminist culture and politics with her success, and discusses her collegial relationships with other feminist publishers in the United States and Canada, many of whom were her inspiration. She provides an astute assessment of the future of feminist and independent publishing, and discusses the implications of the changes in book publishing in the 1990s for literacy and the exchange of ideas in a free society. Papier-Mache Press is one of three presses archived at UC Santa Cruz's University Library, as part of the UC/Stanford US History and Women's Studies Consortium California Feminist Presses Project. The project is designed to preserve the output as well as the history of feminist presses in California. The other two presses collected are Shameless Hussy Press and HerBooks. The interviews, "Alta and the History of Shameless Hussy Press, 1969-1989" and "Irene Reti and HerBooks Feminist Press" are also available in this digital collection. |
| Subject.LCSH |
Businesswomen Small presses Women publishers |
| Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Original Size | 70, [4] leaves, [1] plate : port. ; 29 cm |
| Owning Institution & Contact Info | University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Regional History Project. 1156 High Street. Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. (831) 459-2847. ihreti@ucsc.edu |
| Owning Institution Homepage | http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/ |
| Copyright Statement | PLEASE NOTE: These interviews are provided for research purposes only. All uses of these manuscripts are covered by copyright agreement between the interviewees and the Regents of the University of California. All the literary rights in these manuscripts, including the right to publish, are reserved to the University of California, Santa Cruz. No part of these manuscripts may be quoted for publication without the permission of the University Librarian of the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
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| Title | martz |
| Owning Institution & Contact Info | University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Regional History Project. 1156 High Street. Santa Cruz, CA, 95064. (831) 459-2847. ihreti@ucsc.edu |
| Owning Institution Homepage | http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/ |
| Copyright Statement | PLEASE NOTE: These interviews are provided for research purposes only. All uses of these manuscripts are covered by copyright agreement between the interviewees and the Regents of the University of California. All the literary rights in these manuscripts, including the right to publish, are reserved to the University of California, Santa Cruz. No part of these manuscripts may be quoted for publication without the permission of the University Librarian of the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
| Viewing note | For the best viewing experience, we recommend the following browsers: Safari 5+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Google Chrome 12+. The recommended viewer for PDF transcript and text files is Adobe® Reader® version 8.0+. Please contact us if you have problems accessing the oral histories. |