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Minutes and reports of the general assemblies of the National Student Christian Federation and documents concerning their structure, organization, purpose and relationship to the National Student YWCA. The National Student Christian Federation is a federation of student Christian Movements. Among the purposes of the federation is the organization of conferences and workshops, sharing of resources, and issuing educational materials and facilitating special projects. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning Spectrum, a project organized by the National Student Councils of YMCA and YWCA to study the role of the YWCA and YMCA in changing communities. The project uses Chicago Illinois to study the role of the YWCA and YMCA in a changing urban environment by placing participants in one of three positions. Community Action Interns live in the community and receive a small living stipend. They observe and participate in community organizations. Career Try-out participants work...

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Documents concerning the leadership training school of the National Student Council of the YMCA and YWCA (NSCY), minutes of officer meetings of the NSCY and issues of "Program Cues." Leadership Training School documents include course outlines, directors' reports, application forms and evaluations of participants. "Program Cues" is a newsletter of the NSCY outlining program emphases and suggested program planning activities. 

Abstract Non-profit women's health advocacy organization focusing on the diversity of women's experiences; advocating women's self-determination in all aspects of their reproductive and sexual health; establishing universal health care that meets the needs of diverse women; monitoring the actions of federal regulatory and funding agencies, industry, and health care professions; providing women with objective health information from a feminist viewpoint; and supporting grassroots action. The records...

Abstract Women's health advocacy organization. The Records focus on NAWHERC's administration, funding, programs, studies, and work in coalition with other women's health, indigenous rights, environmental stewardship, and women of color organizations. Major topics found throughout these papers include Native American health and cultural survival, rights of indigenous peoples, alcoholism and other drug dependency problems, abortion and reproductive health, fetal alcohol syndrome, diabetes, breast...

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The collection contains the weekly newsletter,"Rough Draft"(1977-78), of the New Bedford Women's Awareness Group, a consciousness-raising group, founded by former members of the New Bedford Women's Center. The newsletters include essays, poems, and announcements of upcoming events and activities.

Abstract Women's shelter. The NELCWIT Records include reports, planning board minutes, personal writings, fundraising and outreach materials, articles and clippings, and publications. The collection documents the organization's administration, shelter and counseling services, and educational programs from its founding in 1976 to the present. Included are personal writings by survivors of domestic violence and abuse; research papers; and publicity and printed materials related to issues of domestic...

Abstract Feminist advocacy and educational program. Collection is a rich source of information about issues of race, class, and gender in higher education, in New Jersey specifically, and the efforts of that State to address them among its college and university students and faculty. Types of materials include administrative files, publications, correspondence and emails, reports, writings, books, photographs, conference packets, audiocassettes, DVDs, videocassettes, grant applications, financial...

Abstract Political activist; Health reformer; Feminist; Civil rights activist. The papers consist of extensive files pertaining to Nkenge Touré's activism in health reform and civil and political rights for African American women. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and the D.C. Rape Crisis Center are well-documented, as are many conferences and workshops in which Touré participated. Touré's international work in these fields is also represented, and there is a small amount of...

Abstract The North Fork Women for Women Fund was founded in 1992 by a group of lesbians who had been living on the North Fork of Long Island, New York since the 1970s. Its primary purpose is to provide financial assistance to its members for uninsured medical expenses. This collection includes NFWFWF newsletters and flyers; results of a 2002 questionnaire; photocopies of interviews of Patsy Rogers and Lucille Goodman; videotapes; NFWFWF Board of Directors' minutes, reports, and financial information;...

Abstract YWCA worker. The Odile Sweeney Papers are almost exclusively related to her work with the Young Women's Christian Association and include correspondence, conference materials, financial records, flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, press releases, and reports. Included are materials from Sweeney's years working for the Student department and on the western region staff of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and a complete packet of preparatory materials for the National Conference of Black...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the administration and history of the Ohio and Western Pennsylvania District YWCA and its Girl Reserve program. The Ohio and Western Pennsylvania District YWCA serves communities in the area that are otherwise unable to maintain independently affiliated associations. The purpose, functions and structure of the association is established in its constitutions and bylaws. The development of the organization is tracked through its administrative records such as association...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program and management of the Ohio and Western Pennsylvania District YWCA. Visitation reports describe and assess the association's program, leadership, activities, facilities and services. Following the visitation reports are correspondence and reports concerning the programs and challenges of community associations within the district. Other documents include lists of professional and volunteer leaders, correspondence and reports concerning relationships with the...

Abstract Old Lesbians Organizing for Change(OLOC) is a national (United States) organization of lesbian activists age 60 and over. This collection includes extensive documentation of all OLOC gatherings since 1987, including photographs of activities, and videotapes of panel discussions and keynote speeches. Administrative files, newsletters and other publications, and educational and public relations materials are also included, as is a history of the organization. The collection also contains a...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the women's organizations outside of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and their relationship to those organizations. Through the sharing of ideas, contributing to or attending conferences, participating in organization activities and committees or simply through awareness of other women's organizations, the YWCA of the U.S.A. contributes to the common cause of the betterment of women's lives. Included are documents concerning Altrusa Clubs, the Institute for Women's Professional...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the American Youth Congress and the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s relationship to it, including correspondence concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Council's relationship to and eventual disassociation. Through the dissemination of information and congresses and conventions the American Youth Congress addresses issues faced by youth in the United States and shares statements on their stance on issues affecting youth. As World War II progresses discussions...

Abstract Veteran. The P. Lough O'Daly Papers are the result of O'Daly's research and volunteer efforts relating to American women in the military. Included are oral histories (recordings and partial transcripts) of 10 women who served in the Vietnam War, conducted by O'Daly between 1982 and 1984, as part of the Smith Scholars Project ("Survivors: Women in Uniform During the Vietnam War"), and research materials related to the project. There are also files related to her organizational and committee...

Abstract International women's organization. The records of the Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association of the U.S.A. consist of international conference proceedings, from the 10th, 11th, and 13th-15th conferences; correspondence; minutes of the executive board and other meetings; reports; constitution and by-laws; publications and printed material; and photographs of the national PPSEA taken between 1950-1985. The records also include two scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and records from...

Abstract Peace activists. The Peace Collection is comprised largely of published materials documenting the work of women's peace activism from the early nineteenth century to the 1980s. The bulk of the collection dates from 1925 to 1977 and focuses on U.S. and international peace organizations, and individual women leaders in peace movements. Types of material include organizational records, newspaper clippings, articles, periodicals, pamphlets, flyers, biographical articles, writings,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of the YWCA of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with further form and topical designations on the microfilm. The administration and development of the association is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws. Documents concerning the history and administration of the association are followed by three studies. Rhetta Arter's 1970 report of her study of the association and its program assesses community need and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of the YWCA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with further form and topical designations on the microfilm. The administration and development of the association is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws including its affiliation as a consolidated YWCA consolidating Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel...

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The collection contains the records of the Worcester Women's Center, a center providing information and support to women in the Worcester area, as well as tapes of Penny Sablove's weekly radio program, "Women's Voice."

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Periodicals Collection includes over 1,500 titles of current and historical, U.S. and international women's magazines, newsletters, and other serials. Holdings range from full-runs to single subscriptions for certain titles.

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. National Employed Personnel Committee (N.E.P.) staff meeting materials and reports followed by staff newsletters from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Bureau of Personnel and Training. National staff meetings bring together national employed staff members to discuss program emphases and policies. Discussions include exploration of the role of a women's Christian organization in social change and program implementation. Work tools and working papers explore these topics and staff...

Abstract The records of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America provide substantial information about the history of the birth control and family planning movement nationally and internationally. They are a significant source of information on all aspects of the history of birth control and family planning, including women's health issues; sex education; women in poverty; international population planning and policy; and the legal, political and social aspects of contraception and abortion....

Abstract The records of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America provide substantial information about the history of the birth control and family planning movement nationally and internationally. The records contain correspondence, memos, minutes, reports, publicity, publications, and congressional and legal materials. They document many aspects of the work of the PPFA and its predecessor organizations, advocacy, medical work, and the activities of its staff and affiliates. The PPFA Records are...

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Forty-one interviews (with complete transcripts) of individuals throughout the world who have made important contributions to the reproductive health movement since 1965. Includes reproductive health advocates, communication specialists, lawyers, managers, physicians, researchers, social workers and others. The series addresses the historical period 1965-2005.

Scope and Contents YWCA of the U.S.A. public affairs newsletters. Public affairs programs in the YWCA of the U.S.A. educate members on important national and international social, economic, political and health issues and call for support and action in activity that affects the mission of the organization. Newsletters highlight current public affairs issues providing context, background and actions needed. In addition, the newsletters clarify the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s position on certain issues or...

Scope and Contents The National Public Affairs Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A. is responsible for maintaining awareness of the social, political and economic issues affecting women in the United States, recommending a program of action and providing resources to the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its local associations in support of its program. The committee's charter establishes these purposes and functions and official statements and recommendations from the committee highlight program...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the national public affairs programs of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Public affairs programs, recommended by the National Public Affairs Committee of the YWCA of the U.S.A., outline social, political and economic issues that the YWCA of the U.S.A. commits to addressing at a national and local level. The program emphases released in summary reports include reasons why they are selected, how the issue should be addressed and goals of the programs. In 1964 a voter registration...