Writings
Subject
Subject Source: Local Inmagic Collection
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Gloria Steinem papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00237
Abstract
Journalist; feminist; political activist; co-founder, Ms magazine; co-founder, Women's Action Alliance; co-founder, Ms Foundation for Women; and co-founder, National Women's Political Caucus. In addition to providing a complete picture of the life of an important feminist leader, the Gloria Steinem Papers document women at the grassroots level of the feminist movement, whose letters to Steinem demonstrate her role as a symbol of the changes they were experiencing...
Dates of Materials:
1908 - 2016
Isabel Miller papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00572
Abstract
Alma Routsong (pseudonym Isabel Miller) was born in 1924 in Traverse City, Michigan, the daughter of a nurse and a police officer. She was the author of nine books, many concerning lesbian feminist themes. The collection includes diaries, correspondence, research and manuscript materials, astrological charts of women, books by Miller (some in foreign languages); books from Miller's library; photographs; transparencies of Miller's family, friends and travels; memorabilia; artwork; and...
Dates of Materials:
1937-2009
Phyllis Birkby papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00283
Abstract
Architect; film maker; lesbian activist; feminist; founder, Women's School of Planning and Architecture; and professor. The Birkby papers include her own documentation of women's activities through various forms of documentation. Materials include films, photographs, journals, writings, and correspondence with several notable feminists.
Dates of Materials:
1932-1994; Majority of material found within 1960-1994
Sidney Abbott papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00307
Scope and Contents
This very small collection includes a few pieces of correspondence (notably with Alma Routsong, Beva Eastman, and Kate Millett); writings; photographs; printed material; and biographical material.
Dates of Materials:
1971-1997