Gordon, Linda
Variant namesFeminist historians Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall (1939- ) and Linda Gordon (1940- ) met in 1971 at a women's liberation demonstration. They have been working together ever since. Both teach women's history, Baxandall at SUNY/ College at Old Westbury, and Gordon at New York University. Baxandall and Gordon are the editors of America's Working Women: A Documentary History, 1600 to the Present (1976, 1995) as well as Dear Sisters: Dispatches from the Women's Liberation Movement (2000).
Rosalyn Baxandall has been a feminist activist for over 40 years, especially engaged in child care and reproductive rights. She first got involved with the New York based New York Radical Women. Linda Gordon too has been active in the feminist struggle since the 1960s. She worked with the Boston area, socialist-feminist group, Bread and Roses.
From the guide to the Rosalyn Baxandall: Women's Liberation Research Files, Bulk, 1968-1979, 1948-1999, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
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| creatorOf | Rosalyn Baxandall and Linda Gordon Research Files on Women's Liberation | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1967-1990 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Susan Schechter, (inclusive), (bulk), 1961-2005, 1986-2004 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Popkin, Ann Hunter, 1945-. Additional papers of Ann Hunter Popkin, 1954-1979 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1969-1975 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Maren Lockwood Carden papers, 1969-1979 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Gerda Lerner, 1924-2006 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | Baxandall, Rosalyn Fraad, 1939- | person |
| associatedWith | BOSTON N.O.W. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bread & Roses (Organization). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Carden, Maren Lockwood | person |
| associatedWith | Cell 16 (Organization). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Chicago Women’s Liberation Union. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Committee for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse (New York, N.Y.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Female Liberation, Inc.. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | GERDA LERNER, 1920- | person |
| associatedWith | Nancy Grey Osterud, 1948- | person |
| associatedWith | New York Radical Feminists. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Popkin, Ann Hunter, 1945- | person |
| associatedWith | Redstockings, Inc. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Susan Schechter | person |
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Birth 1940-01-19
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