Women athletes
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Activist Life Oral History Project oral histories
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00641
Overview
A collection of life histories of women who have dedicated their lives to social and political activism. Fifteen interviews, conducted by Smith College students, document both the diversity and the persistence of women's activism, as organizers and as cultural workers, in a variety of social movements such as women's health, economic justice, LGBT liberation, peace, education, and environmental sustainability.
Dates:
2008 - 2009
Christine M. Shelton papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00627
Overview
Professor, Exercise and Sport Studies. Materials documenting Shelton's work as Smith College professor of Exercise and Sports Studies, as consultant for various girl's and women's sports organizations, and as a presenter at national and international conferences and workshops concerning advocacy for women's sports. Documentation of Shelton's work with the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG), the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women...
Dates:
1964-2016
Conventions, eighteenth, 1949
File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Reel: 38, microdex: 9
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning group meetings at the Eighteenth National Convention of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Small discussion sessions are available to delegates in attendance in order to have more personal interactions surrounding some topics. Preparatory materials and discussion guides for the groups concern the national emphasis, finance, and public affairs programs. In addition to the discussion groups, the Eighteenth Convention hosts group meetings for...
Dates:
1949
Dee Mosbacher papers and Woman Vision records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00740
Overview
Diane (Dee) Mosbacher is an activist, filmmaker, and practicing psychiatrist. Her production company, Woman Vision, has produced films with themes touching on homophobia in various contexts, women's history, and the lived experiences of people who are gay and lesbian. This collection documents Mosbacher's personal life and professional life both through and outside of Woman Vision. It includes writings by and about Mosbacher, paper records from Woman Vision's projects, and a large amount of...
Dates:
1950 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2013
International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women. U.S. Branch records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SSC-MS-00529
Overview
International athletic association. The International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women Records at Smith represent the U.S. branch of the organization. The collection includes histories, including information about Dorothy Ainsworth; documents pertaining to various IAPESGW congresses and conventions; and IAPESGW bulletins, newsletters, and reports.
Dates:
1967-2001 (ongoing)
Michele Kort papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00769
Overview
The collection contains papers relating to Michele Kort's book projects, childhood history, "Ms. Magazine" and other publications, photographs, audio interview recordings, correspondence, research, articles, and manuscript drafts, including considerable material related to Laura Nyro.
Dates:
1942 - 2015
- Smith College Special Collections
- Young Library, 4 Tyler Drive
- Northampton, Massachusetts, 01063
- specialcollections@smith.edu
- 413-585-2970
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