Kollisch, Eva (1925-2023)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1925-08-17 - 2023-10-10

Biography

Occupations: Peace activist; Professor; Socialist.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Eva Kollisch interviewed by Kate Weigand, February 16-17, 2004

File — Box 26: [Barcode: 310183630031655]

Scope and Contents In this oral history Eva Kollisch describes her childhood in an upper-class Austrian Jewish family and her experiences as a young adult refugee in World War II-era New York City. The interview focuses on her socialist activism in the 1940s, her life as a bohemian wife and mother during the 1950s, her political reawakening in the 1960s, her personal and professional experiences as a feminist and lesbian professor at Sarah Lawrence College, and her participation in the peace movement, the...

Dates of Materials: February 16-17, 2004

Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories

Eva Kollisch papers

Collection

Identifier: SSC-MS-00510

Abstract Eva Berliner Kollisch (1925-2023) was an author and activist. She taught at Sarah Lawrence for thirty years, during which time she and Gerda Lerner and Joan Kelly created the Women's Studies Program. A significant portion of the collection pertains to Kollisch's years of teaching at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as to the writing and publication of her book, Girl in Movement: A Memoir (2002). Kollisch's interest in and involvement with several peace,...

Dates of Materials: 1942 - 2013

Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories

Collection

Identifier: SSC-MS-00535

Abstract

Oral History Project documenting the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States. Narrators include labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders. Interviews cover childhood, personal life, and political work. Most oral histories consist of audiovisual recordings and transcripts, plus some background information.

Dates of Materials: 1990-2014