Skip to main content

Women in mass media -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Gurley Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00022
Abstract Helen Gurley Brown was editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, advertising copywriter, journalist, and author. The bulk of the material provides a comprehensive picture of Brown's intertwined personal and professional lives. Materials include speeches and scripts, writings, audiovisual material, and memorabilia, as well as records from Cosmopolitan. A large selection of photographs include images of celebrity friends. There is extensive...
Dates of Materials: 1865 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1961-1990
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

Judith Daniels papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00744
Abstract Judith Daniels, Smith College Class of 1960, was a magazine editor and the founding editor-in-chief of SAVVY, the first glossy magazine aimed at upscale executive and professional women. The collection is comprised of correspondence, memos, reports, financial records, publications, and photographs documenting Daniels' professional life, particularly her work on SAVVY magazine. Also included are college notebooks and papers...
Dates of Materials: 1948-2017
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Ms. Magazine records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00362
Abstract

The collection contains the office files of Ms. Magazine, a magazine edited, published, and written by women, focusing on women's issues and the women's movement, including fiction, poetry, readers' letters, and "No Comment" column on sexist journalism and ads.

Dates of Materials: 1907 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1996
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Women Against Pornography Newsreport, 1982-87

 File — Box B00833: [Barcode: 310183630459765]
Identifier: (OCoLC)70741062
Scope and Contents

The newsletter of Women Against Pornography, this publication includes news, analysis, calls to action, and reviews about objectified women in media.

Dates of Materials: 1982-87
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Periodicals collection / W

Women Against Sexist Violence in Pornography and Media, 1981

 File — Box B00833: [Barcode: 310183630459765]
Identifier: (OCoLC)18597986
Scope and Contents

This newsletter, published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, includes calls for direct action, media reviews, re-prints of articles about the sexualization and abuse of children and women, and a calendar of the group's upcoming events.

Dates of Materials: 1981
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Periodicals collection / W

Women's liberation collection

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00408
Abstract This collection documents the mid-20th century women's liberation movement in the United States. Materials include printed material, bibliographies, book reviews, books, catalogs, correspondence, position papers, publicity, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, speeches, photographs and audiotapes. There is also memorabilia and ephemera. Also included are organizational files of the National Organization for Women, and local groups such as New York City's Redstockings and Berkeley's Women's...
Dates of Materials: 1959-2006; Majority of material found within 1966-78
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
  • Smith College Special Collections
  • Neilson Library, 7 Neilson Drive
  • Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
  • specialcollections@smith.edu
  • 413-585-2970

Smith College | Smith College Libraries | Smith College Special Collections | Staff Interface | ArchivesSpace.org

Creative Commons License
Text and metadata are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.