Angela Davis speech: "Relationship Among Racism, Birth Control, and Reproductive Rights" at National Organization for Women (NOW), Sacramento, conference December 6, 1986. Digital
Scope and Contents
Davis discusses movement for women's equality, terrorist assaults against abortion clinics; how reproductive rights is related to issues of race, class, and foreign policy; and the dangers of corporate reproductive technologies. She critiques the women's movement's myopic focus on abortion rights without considering issues faced by poor women or women of color such as sterilization.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-2017
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1968-2006
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research. Folders #6.6, 15.6, 18.7, 57.6 and 57.7 are closed until 2046, as specified in the agreement between Angela Y. Davis and the Schlesinger Library.
An appointment is necessary to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
119.12 linear feet ((197 + 1/2 file boxes, 4 folio boxes, 14 folio+ boxes, 8 oversize boxes) plus 3 supersize boxes, 3 supersize folders, 120 photograph folders, 16 folio photograph folders, 10 folio+ photograph folders, 642 slides, 147 audiotapes, 65 videotapes, 12 CDs, 38 DVDs, 2 motion pictures, 5 phonograph records)7.92 Megabytes (1 file)
Physical Location
Collection stored off site: researchers must request access 36 hours before use.
Physical Facet
Audiocassette.
Creator
- From the Collection: Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (Person)
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.