Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter

The Mount Holyoke College chapter of Second Amendment Sisters was founded by Christie Caywood, Class of 2003 in September of 2001. The group was the first college chapter of Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. an organization established in 1999 to educate people about self-defense and advocate for Second Amendment rights (the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms). At Mount Holyoke, the approximately fifty members of the group met to socialize and practiced target shooting. The group is listed as a student organization in Mount Holyoke College telephone directories through the 2004/2005 academic year.

From the guide to the Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. Mount Holyoke College Chapter Records RG 25. 3. 4., 1986-2002, n.d., (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)