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Baxandall, Rosalyn Fraad, 1939

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

New York City Women Community Activists Oral History Project oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00524
Abstract

This collection consists of interviews conducted by Tamar Carroll for her dissertation on women's community activism in New York City, circa 1955-1995, including activists involved in Mobilization For Youth on New York City's Lower East Side and members of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women.

Dates of Materials: 1970 - 2010

Rosalyn Baxandall

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This oral history collection consists of fourteen interviews conducted by Tamar Carroll for her dissertation on women's community activism in New York City, circa 1955-1995 for the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Included are interviews with activists involved in Mobilization For Youth, one of the country's first anti-poverty agencies founded in 1957 on New York City's Lower East Side to combat juvenile delinquency. Activists include Frances Fox Piven, Rosalyn Baxandall, attorneys Faith...