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Political activists -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Aileen C. Hernandez papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00730
Abstract Aileen C. Hernandez (1926-2017) was a Black feminist known for her roles as an original Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and as the second president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She was an active member of more than 100 activist and community-based organizations concerned with racial justice, women’s equality, economic equity, fair housing, education, and other social issues. The Aileen C. Hernandez papers document decades of activism by a...
Dates of Materials: 1926 - 2014

Andrea Ayvazian papers

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Identifier: SSC-MS-00760
Abstract

Professional and personal papers, including correspondence, business records, sermons, writings, both published and unpublished, and teaching/workshop materials, especially strong in anti-racism material, of Andrea Ayvazian, labor and delivery nurse, mountaineering guide, anti-racism consultant, a teacher, a folk singer and published poet, a college dean of religous life, and a pastor.

Dates of Materials: 1960 - 2015

Margaret Goddard Holt papers

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Identifier: SSC-MS-00196
Abstract Pacifist, Member, Grey Panthers, Artist. The Margaret Goddard Holt Papers primarily document the personal life and activism of Margaret Holt, but also include significant amounts of material generated by her husband, Lee E. Holt, and several generations of extended family. Her lifetime diaries are detailed and introspective, and document her life from adolescence through old age and there is extensive correspondence with family and close friends (including Jungian analyst and friend, Paula...
Dates of Materials: 1814 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1960-2000

Myron Glazer papers

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Identifier: CA-MS-01098
Abstract The collection documents the professional work of Myron Glazer, Smith College professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies from 1965-2006, chair of the Sociology Department (1974-1984, 1996), co-director of the Project on Women and Social Change, co-director of Jewish Studies, and member of the graduate faculty at the University of Massachusetts. Particularly well documented is Myron and Penina Glazer's research in the sociology of whistle blowing and of environmental activism. Also included...
Dates of Materials: 1946 - 2010

Paper Monuments posters and ephemera

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Identifier: MRBC-MS-00432
Abstract

Posters, one newspaper, and one postcard by organization Paper Monuments to tell overlooked stories of the people, places, events, and movements that have shaped the history of New Orleans.

Dates of Materials: July 2017-July 2018

Swanee Hunt papers

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Identifier: SSC-MS-00721
Abstract Ambassador; Clergy member; Composer; Feminist; Foundation executive; Marriage counselor; Philanthropist; Political activist; Professor; Photographer; Reproductive health advocate; Rancher. The papers well document Ambassador Hunt's service as the American Ambassador in Austria during a most volatile period and her efforts to provide programming to assist, especially women, in the aftermath of the break up of the Soviet Union and during the Bosnian War. Materials include correspondence,...
Dates of Materials: 1968 - 2015

Virginia Apuzzo papers

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Identifier: SSC-MS-00711
Abstract Catholic nun; Lesbian activist; AIDS activist; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force director. Correspondence, reports, news coverage, speeches and speech notes, financial records, and photographs. The papers particularly well document the burgeoning AIDS crisis of the 1980s and the political response. The papers also show well how the Gay and Lesbian Movement grew over time and gained wider acceptance as personified by this one woman's rise in relative political power from the State House in...
Dates of Materials: 1940 - 2012