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ITEM — Box: 2 Identifier: MC 954: T-462, T-462.40.

Lowe, Marion: tape 2 of 2, April 1988. Digital

Scope and Contents

Includes re: early belief in United States as best of all possible worlds; sister becoming radicalized before her; moving into women's studies/feminism and identifying with movement; growing conviction that world needed to change and that what one does can matter; Science for the People; involvement in Freda Salzman tenure case and subsequent falling out with her; view of various threads of feminism; advice for young women wanting to go into science; redefining notion of success.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1998
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1979-1988

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Most of the collection is open for research.

#1.16 and T-462.23 - T-462.24 are closed until the death of Susan C. Geller.

#2.3 and T-462.28 - T-462.29 are closed until the death of Donna Haraway.

#3.9 and T-462.61 - T-462.62 are closed until the death of Karna Wahlstrand.

#T-462.63 - T-462.64 are closed until the death of Edith Woodward.

An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.

Extent

1.04 linear feet ((2 + 1/2 file boxes) plus 65 audiotapes)

Physical Location

Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.

Physical Facet

Audiocassette.

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.

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