Fried, Marlene G.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Marlene Fried interviewed by Joyce Follet, August 14-15, 2007
File — Box 20: [Barcode: 310183630031572]
Scope and Contents
In this oral history, Fried recalls the loneliness of growing up as an only child and details the conventional class, gender, and racial norms that shaped her world in the 1950s. She describes her involvement in cultural and social movements of her day, with telling anecdotes of political experiences in New Left and women's liberation groups, personal life in a communal household, and professional challenges as a pioneering radical female academic. Her story highlights setbacks and...
Dates of Materials:
August 14-15, 2007
Marlene G. Fried papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00636
Abstract
The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Marlene Fried, author, reproductive rights activist, and founding president of the National Network of Abortion Funds and the Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts.
Dates of Materials:
1956 - 2011
National Network of Abortion Funds records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00542
Abstract
Abortion rights advocacy group. The records document the organization's mission and work to increase access to abortion for low-income women and girls across the U.S. Their emergency contraception initiative is also well-documented. Types of materials include publicity; founding conference materials; Board of Directors' files; funding materials and other financial records. There are also documents generated by numerous other organizations are, e.g. Catholics For a Free Choice, People for the...
Dates of Materials:
1989 - 2020
Undivided Rights Book Project records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00538
Abstract
Feminist; Professor, Women's Studies; Author; Reproductive rights advocate. Research files, correspondence and manuscripts related to the book Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice (2004) by Jael Miriam Silliman, Loretta Ross, Marlene Fried, and Elena Gutiérrez.
Dates of Materials:
1992 - 2003