Feminist ephemera collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1922-2014
Overview
Feminist flyers, pamphlets, directories, statements, bibliographies, and other printed materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1922-2014
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in materials in the feminist ephemera collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Materials may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3.13 linear feet (7 + 1/2 file boxes)The Feminist ephemera collection consists of flyers, pamphlets, directories, statements, bibliographies, curricula, programs, invitations, manifestos, articles, catalogs, and other printed materials. They are organized loosely under topical headings and arranged alphabetically. Much of the material was created between 1968 and 1974 by young women involved in the United States women's liberation movement.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The items in this collection were removed from various manuscript collections or purchased from dealers.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates of the majority of items in Boxes 1-7 in this collection are available through the Adam Matthew online database Gender: Identity and Social Change (Access restricted to subscribing institutions).
Processing Information
Container list: December 2009
By: Cat Lea Holbrook
Last updated and additional materials added: March 2024
By: Johanna Carll
Genre / Form
Topical
- Abortion--United States
- African American women--United States
- Child care
- Equal rights amendments--United States
- Feminism--United States
- Feminist theater--United States
- Feminist theory--United States
- Lesbians--Mexico
- Lesbians--United States
- Menopause--United States
- Pro-choice movement--United States
- Pro-life movement--United States
- Sex discrimination against women--United States
- Sexism in education
- Women and peace--United States
- Women and religion--United States
- Women athletes--United States
- Women political activists--United States
- Women's rights--United States
- Women's studies--United States
- Women--Crimes against--United States
- Women--Employment--United States
- Women--Health and hygiene--United States
- Women--Sexual behavior
- Women--Societies and clubs
Subject
- Atkinson, Ti-Grace (Person)
- Title
- Feminist ephemera collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1922-2014: A Container List
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01258
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.