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Women--Health and hygiene--United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Additional papers of Charlotte Bunch, 1950-1988

Collection Identifier: 87-M149--88-M18
Overview:

Addenda to the papers of Charlotte Bunch, lesbian feminist activist and writer.

Additional papers of Elizabeth Holtzman, 1977-1994

Collection Identifier: MC 709: T-184
Overview:

Correspondence, press releases, speeches, photographs, and memorabilia of Elizabeth Holtzman, lawyer and politician.

Advertising and trade card collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1872-1974

Collection Identifier: B/A2445
Overview:

Advertisements and trade cards depicting women or targeting female consumers.

African American beauty collection of the Schlesinger Library, ca.1942-1975

Collection Identifier: MC 1270
Overview:

Brochures, catalogs, price lists, advertisements, and product labels for health and beauty products marketed towards African American women; photographs of Black beauty pageant winners; and Black beauty pageant brochures, application forms, contest rules, and advice for contestants.

Minute books of the American Female Moral Reform Society, 1834-1841

Collection Identifier: B/A512f
Overview:

Minute books of American Female Moral Reform Society, an organization whose mission was to combat prostitution, provide aid for the poor, reform prisons, and promote Christianity.

Ames family historical collection, 1762-2006

Collection Identifier: MC 773
Overview:

Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, etc. of multiple generations of the Ames, Lesley, and Lyman families.

Audiotape collection of Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1974-1989

Collection Identifier: T-469
Overview:

Research, talks, and interviews with research scientist Jeanne Mager Stellman regarding the Women's Occupational Health Resource Center and the field of occupational health and safety.

Papers of Nancy Brinker, 1954-2019

Collection Identifier: MC 1086
Overview:

Correspondence, speeches, and photographs of Ambassador and breast cancer advocate Nancy Brinker.

Collection of Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy, 1829-1972

Collection Identifier: MC 457
Overview:

Autographs, letters, trade cards, pamphlets, etc., documenting the suffrage and women's rights movements and advertisements catering to women collected by Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy.

Papers of Margaret C. Dunkle, 1957-1993

Collection Identifier: MC 530
Overview:

Papers of Margaret Dunkle, advocate for women's equality in sports, education, and the delivery of health services.

Feminist ephemera collection of the Schlesinger Library, 1922-2014

Collection Identifier: Pr-11
Overview:

Feminist flyers, pamphlets, directories, statements, bibliographies, and other printed materials.

Focus on Women Videotapes, 1983-1993

Collection Identifier: Vt-59
Overview:

Half-hour interviews aired on Focus on Women, a television show featuring women of achievement.

Collection of Sally Fox, 1575-2005 (inclusive), 1860-1929 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 638: Vt-182
Overview:

Collection of Sally Fox, independent picture researcher, editor, writer, and collector of visual images of women.

Papers of Mary M. Graveline, 1928-1999

Collection Identifier: MC 933: Vt-88
Overview:

Diaries, reminiscences and autobiographical writings, records of craft projects, etc., of Mary Graveline, psychiatric aide and lifelong learner.

Video collection of the Mautner Project, 1990-2006

Collection Identifier: Vt-227; DVD-74
Overview:

Videotapes and DVDs of the Mautner Project, an organization committed to improving the health of women who partner with women, including lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, through direct and support services, education and advocacy.

Papers of Kay Dickersin, 1976-2004

Collection Identifier: MC 741
Overview:

Papers of Kay Dickersin, professor of epidemiology, advocate for breast cancer survivors and increased funding for breast cancer research; also includes the papers of fellow activists Patricia Barr, Annette Drummond, and Mary Jo Kahn.

Papers of Marjorie Braude, 1948-2006

Collection Identifier: MC 694: T-450
Overview:

Account, address, and appointment books; biographical, committee, and conference material; correspondence; inventories; patient records; subject files; testimonies; writings; etc.; relating to the work of Marjorie Braude, psychiatrist and advocate for women's health issues; and includes papers relating to her mother, artist Vicci Sperry, and the Victoria H. Sperry Trust.

Papers of Rose Kushner, 1913-1997

Collection Identifier: MC 453: T-141: DVD-81
Overview:

Writings, correspondence, and professional papers of Rose Kushner, journalist and breast cancer expert.

Joshua Prager Collection on Norma McCorvey and Roe v. Wade, 1926-2018 (inclusive), 1989-2007 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 1031
Overview:

Collection includes original material belonging to Norma McCorvey, as well as Joshua Prager's material (such as articles, correspondence, court documents, etc.) compiled during the course of his research for a book about Roe v. Wade.

Records of Legal Momentum, 1978-2011

Collection Identifier: MC 727: Vt-240: DVD-73
Overview:

Correspondence; conference material; grant proposals; legal files; legislative material; minutes; project and planning files; publications; resource material; audiovisual materials, etc., reflecting Legal Momentum's work to advance the rights of women and girls through litigation and public policy advocacy.

Records of Reproductive Health Technologies Project, 1992-2017

Collection Identifier: MC 934; T-542; CD-115; Vt-288; DVD-138
Overview:

Minutes, reports, correspondence, videotapes, audiotapes, posters, and publications related to the Reproductive Health Technologies Project.

Additional papers of Barbara Seaman, 1933-2008 (inclusive), 1966-2006 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 695: CD-61: DVD-76: T-468: Vt-242
Overview:

Correspondence, letters from readers, press releases, photographs, and writings of Barbara Seaman, feminist, women's health activist, and author.

Papers of Sybil Shainwald, 1924-2012 (inclusive), 1978-2012 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 748: T-444: Vt-220
Overview:

Papers of Sybil Shainwald, lawyer and women's health advocate.

Papers of Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1968-2020

Collection Identifier: MC 657
Overview:

Correspondence, testimonies, writings, grants, conference materials, reports, surveys, etc., of research scientist Jeanne Mager Stellman's work with the Women's Occupational Health Resource Center and in the field of occupational health and safety.

Videotape collection of the National Organization for Women, 1977-1988

Collection Identifier: Vt-25
Overview:

Videotapes of interviews, marches, press conferences, etc., of the National Organization for Women, the largest feminist organization in the United States.