National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice records
Scope and Contents
Newsletters and pamphlets of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1992 - 2010
Creator
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that it owns copyright, NLIRJ has assigned the copyright in its works to Smith College; however, copyright in other items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. For reproductions of materials that are governed by fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For instances which may regard materials in the collection not created by NLIRH, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold materials' copyrights and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from Smith College Special Collections to move forward with their use.
Biographical Note
The Latina Initiative was created in direct response to the lack of Latina visibility on reproductive rights and health issues. Its mission is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building. NLIRH commenced operations as an independent organization in 1994. Its antecedent, the Latina Initiative, emerged five years earlier under the auspices of Catholics for a Free Choice. After a successful five year track record at Catholics for Free Choice, the Latina Initiative was renamed NLIRH and opened its doors as the first independent national organization and voice for Latinas on health and reproductive rights issues. In 2003 NLIRH re-opened its doors in New York City. As of 2010, NLIRH is the only national Latina health and reproductive rights organization representing an increasingly diverse and growing Latina population. It's headquarters is located in New York City with their policy office in Washington D.C. Jessica González-Rojas is the Executive Director.
[source: http://latinainstitute.org/ ]
In 2020, NLIRH became the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (NLIRJ).
Extent
0.458 linear feet (2 containers)
Language of Materials
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
The collection contains Newsletters and pamphlets of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, an organization that ensures the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building.
Arrangement
This collection has been added to over time in multiple "accessions." An accession is a group of materials received from the same source at approximately the same time.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was donated by NLIRJ in 2005 and 2010.
Processing Information
Between September 2022 and February 2023, Smith College Special Collections renumbered many boxes to eliminate duplicate numbers within collections in order to improve researcher experience. The following changes were made in this collection: Accession 2010-S-0046, Box 1 renumbered as Box 2
Subject
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Organization)
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Organization)
Source
- Henriquez, Silvia (Person)
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
- Birth control -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Latina women
- Latina women -- Health and hygiene
- Latina women -- Sexual behavior
- Periodicals
- Pro-choice movement -- United States
- Public health -- United States
- Reproductive and sexual health
- Reproductive justice
- Reproductive rights
- Title
- Finding aid to the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice records
- Status
- Legacy Finding Aid (Updated)
- Author
- Madison White
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2017-07-26T17:48:24-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- 2018-10-12: Updated to conform to DACS
- 2023-11-17: Updated to account for organization renaming
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
