Series IV. YOUNG SISTERS FOR JUSTICE, 1997-2009, undated (#29.17-32.5, E.5-E.16)
Scope and Contents
Series IV, YOUNG SISTERS FOR JUSTICE, 1997-2009, undated (#29.17-32.5, E.5-E.16), contains materials related to Young Sisters for Justice, a paid internship program which integrates young women and teenagers into the Boston Women's Fund grant making decisions. The series includes meeting minutes and agendas, work plans, budgets, program applications, participant evaluations, pamphlets, flyers, publications, and transcripts from an oral history project on women activists completed by the Sisters. This series is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-2014
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1985-2008
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
18.97 linear feet ((45 + 1/2 file boxes) plus 1 folio+ folder, 1 supersize folder, 2 photograph folders, 29 audiotapes, 6 videotapes, 2 DVDs)198.592 Megabytes (32 files)
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Creator
- From the Collection: Boston Women's Fund (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.