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Byllye Avery papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00652
Abstract

Health reformer; reproductive rights advocate. Papers document Avery's work as an activist in the field of black women's health and reproductive rights, including clippings, articles, correspondence, financial information, conference materials, speaking engagements, memorabilia, and audiovisual materials. Materials relating to Avery's involvement in the Black Women's Health Imperative are also included.

Dates of Materials: 1951 - 2011
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

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
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

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
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Sophia Smith Collection topical collection on women's health

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00394
Abstract

An artificial collection documenting the evolution of medical and scientific thinking and practice relating to women's health. Topics include abortion, birth control, childbirth, eugenics, female genital mutilation, lactation, infant mortality, marriage instruction, mental hygiene, motherhood, nutrition, obstetrics, sexuality, sterilization, and AIDS. Types of materials include printed material, research materials, reports, and surveys.

Dates of Materials: Majority of material found within 1860s-1980s; 1818 - 2004
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

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Audiotapes 3
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Videotapes 3
Women's health services 3
correspondence 3
photographs 3
African American women -- Health and hygiene 2
African American women -- Social conditions 2
African American women health reformers 2
Appointment books 2
Black women 2
Business cards 2
Contracts 2
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Feminists -- United States 2
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Names
Adam, Margie 1
Avery, Byllye 1
Biren, Joan E. (1944) 1
Black Women's Health Imperative 1
Center for Democratic Renewal (Atlanta, GA) 1
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Christian, Meg 1
Deming, Barbara, 1917 1
Geis, Kate 1
Hammer, Barbara, 1939-2019 1
Helaine Victoria Press 1
Jackson, James E., 1914- 1
National Abortion Rights Action League 1
National Black Women's Health Project 1
National Center for Human Rights Education 1
National Endowment for the Arts 1
National Organization for Women 1
Near, Holly 1
Olivia Records 1
Rape Crisis Center (Washington, D.C.) 1
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