Who we are
ELENOR – European Libraries and Archives of Feminist Memory
is a European network of women’s, feminist, and LGBTQIA+ memory institutions, initiatives, and individuals. We bring together archives, libraries, documentation centres, museums, memorial sites, academic units, collectives, and community projects from across Europe that are committed to preserving, sharing, and exploring feminist knowledge and history.
What connects us
We come from different backgrounds — academic, activist, institutional, and community-based — and we speak many languages. What unites us is a shared commitment to documenting and caring for histories and knowledges that have often been overlooked or underrepresented. Together, we work to make this knowledge accessible and meaningful for current and future generations.
What we do
ELENOR is a growing, collaborative network designed to foster exchange, support, and shared learning. Our activities are focused on:
- Connecting: We create opportunities for dialogue and cooperation across national, linguistic, and institutional boundaries.
- Making visible: We are developing a shared digital platform — a feminist search space — that links collections and helps users explore them across borders.
- Learning together: Through workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions, and joint projects, we support the development of practices, skills, and new ideas.
Our values
We work openly, with care, and in solidarity. Feminist values shape the way we document, organise, and share knowledge — with respect for diversity, complexity, and difference. We understand memory work as a collective and evolving process, enriched by many voices and perspectives.
Our vision
We are building a European space for feminist knowledge — connected, collaborative, and forward-looking.
We aim not to duplicate, but to connect.
Not to own, but to share.
Not to standardise, but to enrich.
Join us
ELENOR is open to institutions, initiatives, collectives, and individuals who share an interest in feminist memory work. Together, we are strengthening connections, building infrastructures, and expanding the visibility of women’s, feminist, and LGBTQIA+ knowledge and heritage.
Our roots
ELENOR builds on the foundation of the META-EU Initiative (2020–2025), a five-year program led by the Digital German Women’s Archive (DDF). META-EU brought together feminist memory institutions and initiatives from across Europe to exchange knowledge, identify shared challenges, and imagine new forms of digital and institutional collaboration. ELENOR continues this work as a long-term network — expanding the vision, deepening the connections, and building shared infrastructures for feminist memory.