Subseries C. Other organizations, 1960-2008, undated (#46.10-50.6)
Scope and Contents
Subseries C, Other organizations, 1960-2008, undated (#46.10-50.6), includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, press releases, and interviews. Seaman was involved with the small pro-choice group Communication Consultants for Choice (CCC) (#47.2-47.7), which worked with many other organizations such as NARAL and Planned Parenthood to provide public information on abortion rights. In 1985 CCC and NARAL released the television program Speak Out for Choice: A Training Tool. Pro-choice advocates practiced public speaking and were coached on body language, vocabulary, and dealing with rudeness and interruptions. Seaman narrates the program, which also includes Muriel Fox, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and Shepard Aronson (#Vt-242.1 - Vt-242.3, T-468.1). DES Action was founded in 1977 to educate women and health care professionals on the effects of the estrogen DES (diethylstilbestrol) (#47.9-47.13). Families Against Sexually Abusive Therapists (FAST) was created by Seaman, Phyllis Fine, Barbara Shea, and Margaret Thompson, who had bonded together over the fact that their husbands, all licensed therapists, were having affairs with their patients (#47.14-48.5). FAST's goal was to support the families of such therapists. The subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-2008
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1966-2006
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. The collection is open to research, with the exception of the following: folders #1.10-4.8 and 6.4-7.5 are closed until the death of Milton Forman; #7.6 is closed until the death of Gideon Seaman; and #5.1-6.3 and 8.10-9.2 are closed until the deaths of both Milton Forman and Gideon Seaman. Folders #48.3-48.4 are closed until January 1, 2075. Individual items throughout the collection are closed as specified. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the NARAL Executive Committee to view #Vt-242.1 - Vt-242.3. An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
21.06 linear feet ((50 + 1/2 file boxes) plus 1 folio+ folder, 1 oversized folder, 8 photograph folders, 32 audiotapes, 4 videotapes, 3 CDs, 1 DVD, 6 objects).04 Megabytes (1 file)
Creator
- From the Collection: Seaman, Barbara (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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