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Valley Women's Center

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1970 - 1977

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Abortion and Birth Control Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00786
Abstract

The Abortion and Birth Control Committee was a pre-Roe v. Wade committee associated with Valley Women's Center in Western Massachusetts that attempted to connect people with reproductive health services when such services were difficult to obtain. The collection contains the newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, forms, and correspondence of the Committee.

Dates of Materials: 1969-1974
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Valley Women's Center records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00383
Abstract Women's center. Founded in Northampton, Massachusetts, the VWC identified with radical feminism and provided a myriad of free services to women in the community, such as legal and educational resources; pregnancy counseling; vocational counseling; and support groups. The records reveal the inner workings of a local feminist organization at the height of women's liberation movement in the early 70s. Materials include correspondence, administrative records, histories, photographs,...
Dates of Materials: 1970 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1971-1972
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
  • Smith College Special Collections
  • Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
  • Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
  • specialcollections@smith.edu
  • 413-585-2970

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