Valley Women's Center (Northampton, Mass.)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Patricia Lee Lewis papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00502
Abstract
This collection documents Patricia Lee Lewis' personal life, education, and several different careers; her political activism; her work in rural, community-based agriculture; and her evolution as a creative writer and teacher of that craft.
Dates of Materials:
1937 - 2013
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