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Abused women -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Diana Russell papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SSC-MS-00752
Overview The papers consist primarily of the "930 completed interview schedules about women's experiences of rape, incest, extrafamilial child sexual abuse, etc." done in 1978 under the direction of Russell at the Institute for Social Analysis.
Dates: 1978-2006
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Diana Russell papers

Hedda Nussbaum papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00642
Overview Author; Editor. Papers include diaries (closed); correspondence to Nussbaum from others re: Steinberg case; legal files re: case Hedda Nussbaum v. Joel Steinberg; writings and talks by Nussbaum; Nussbaum's published books; videos, including interviews and TV broadcasts featuring Nussbaum, and documentaries about domestic violence; photographs of Nussbaum and family; artwork; and memorabilia. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you...
Dates: 1940 - 2014
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Hedda Nussbaum papers

Lauren R. Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00773
Overview The collection has personal and professional papers of Lauren Taylor. The papers include the 1979 founding of My Sister's Place and the organizing of the city's first Take Back the Night march. The material also reflects the rise of the feminist self-defense movement, including Taylor's self-defense organization, Defend Yourself.
Dates: 1967-2012
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Lauren R. Taylor papers

New Directions for Women Productions records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00564
Overview Television production company. Collection consists of taped episodes of "New Directions for Women," a television series produced by Morris County, NJ Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), airing regular broadcasts on a broad range of topics related to women and feminism such as women's history, marriage, family and motherhood, women and employment, young women, education, aging women, violence against women. sexuality, gay and lesbian issues, abortion and reproductive rights,...
Dates: 1994-2005
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / New Directions for Women Productions records
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