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Betty McGinnis Fradkin collection of research materials on Olive Schreiner
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SSC-MS-00299
Abstract
Born on the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Olive Schreiner was a writer in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This collection consists primarily of research materials on Schreiner gathered by Betty McGinnis Fradkin for a proposed biography.
Dates of Materials:
1874 - 1981
Center for the Advancement of Women records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00667
Abstract
Women's advocacy group. The records document the daily activities of a feminist non-prift research and advocacy group. Major topics covered: women's rights, women's health, reproductive rights, women of color, affirmative action, and domestic violence.
Dates of Materials:
1990 - 2010
Committee on Women, Population and the Environment records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00768
Abstract
The collection contains the business records of the Committee on Women, Population,& the Environment (CWPE), a multi-racial alliance that works on the local, regional, national, and international levels to oppose population control policies that blame overpopulation for poverty, hunger, environmental degradation and political volatility.
Dates of Materials:
1979 - 2012
Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00143
Abstract
Author; Travel writer; Feminist; Suffragist; and Relief worker, World War I. Includes printed material, correspondence, published writings and typescripts, memorabilia, notes, photographs, and organization files. Information relating to the International Council of Women, the National Council of Women, and the Montessori Education Association of New York.
Dates of Materials:
1903-1940
Joan E. Biren papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00587
Abstract
Joan E. Biren, known as JEB, is a filmmaker, photographer, and lesbian activist who has been professionally known for documenting lesbian lives and communities since the 1970s. She became particularly well known in the 1980s for her slideshow and historical lecture affectionately known as The Dyke Show, with which she toured extensively. This collection includes JEB’s personal and professional records, and is rich in documentation of her photography and...
Dates of Materials:
1944-2019
Joann Aalfs papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00479
Abstract
The Joann Aalfs papers document the New Bedford Women's Center (founded circa 1969), of which Aalfs was a member. She kept complete and highly detailed records that provide excellent documentation of the beginnings of this grassroots women's organization, the personal and political dimensions of the problems its members sought to address and remedy, as well as the economic, social and cultural context in which it existed. Much of the correspondence is family-related, over multiple...
Dates of Materials:
1902 - 2015
Letty Cottin Pogrebin papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00294
Abstract
Journalist; co-founder, National Women's Political Caucus; co-founder, Ms. magazine; editor; Feminist. The collection consists largely of Pogrebin's professional papers reflecting her career as a writer and journalist, as well as her social activism in the Women's Liberation and feminist movements. The collection is organized primarily by writing and other projects and includes correspondence; research, organization, and subject files; drafts, published...
Dates of Materials:
1955 - 2022
Loretta J. Ross papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00504
Abstract
Loretta J. Ross is a Reproductive Rights advocate, Civil Rights activist, feminist, women's health activist. Her papers contain speeches, writings, correspondence, organization and conference files, and audiovisual materials. The collection pertains primarily to Ross' activism for reproductive justice rights for women of color, anti-violence, international human rights work, and particularly to issues related black women's health. Other topics include abortion, women's health, teenage...
Dates of Materials:
1956 - 2014
Mary Mackey papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00758
Abstract
The collection contains the literary papers of Mary Mackey, feminist novelist and poet.
Dates of Materials:
1937 - 2023
Nkenge Touré papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00563
Abstract
Political activist; Health reformer; Feminist; Civil rights activist. The papers consist of extensive files pertaining to Nkenge Touré's activism in health reform and civil and political rights for African American women. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and the D.C. Rape Crisis Center are well-documented, as are many conferences and workshops in which Touré participated. Touré's international work in these fields is also represented, and there is a small amount of...
Dates of Materials:
1968-2014
Rosario Morales papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00712
Abstract
Feminist; Communist; Author; Poet. Papers contain correspondence, writings (manuscripts, drafts, journals, free writing, publications), conference files, memorabilia, and awards that document her personal and professional life as an author, poet, feminist, and activist. Writings included here are primarily autobiographical, focusing on her identity as a Puerto Rican feminist. Morales' writings often underscore the importance of intersectionality in the feminist movement. Correspondents...
Dates of Materials:
1960 - 2014
Tucker Pamella Farley papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00676
Abstract
Author; Labor organizer; Lesbian activist; Professor, English; Professor, Women's Studies. The papers contain materials from her academic career and study groups. Most material is related to Marxist Feminist Group 1 (MF 1) which include an extensive amount of discussion notes, minutes, planning materials, and publications. The group's topics ranged significantly over the years, and have included socialism, homophobia, racism, and postmodernism. Some records also exist of her participation in...
Dates of Materials:
1862 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1969 - 2014
Women's Action Alliance records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00363
Abstract
Women's advocacy organization and feminist collective. The extensive WAA records are a rich source of information about the contemporary women's movement and the dynamics of race and class within it. The organization's projects focused on such issues as coalition-building among women's groups, women's economic development, teenage pregnancy prevention, and non-sexist child development. The WAA Records document the administration of the organization, its projects, and its role as a women's...
Dates of Materials:
1970 - 1996
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