Manuscripts/15. Women
Record Group Term
Identifier: Manuscripts/15
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Female Liberation: A Radical Feminist Organization records
Collection
Identifier: M122
Overview
Female Liberation was a small group of women activists seeking to confront issues, such as self-defense, equal wages, birth control, consumerism, and the media's portrayal of women. To meet these goals, they published weekly newsletters and a journal of women's poetry and essays, held public meetings and classes and demonstrated to protest perceived injustices. Although the organization went through several incarnations during its seven year history, it's goal throughout was to create a...
Dates:
1968-1974
Sister Courage records
Collection
Identifier: M123
Overview
Sister Courage was an all female, volunteer collective newspaper dedicated to providing a forum where women could contribute their experiences and ideas while developing feminist theory. This non-profit feminist newspaper was founded in 1974 by 40 women to address issues such as health, day care, housing, union organization, and employment. The goals of the newspaper were to improve communication among Boston area women's groups, develop feminist theory and strategy, and analyze the way...
Dates:
1974-1980