Activist Life Oral HistoryProject 2008

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Activist Life Oral HistoryProject 2008

http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/sophiasmith/mnsss505.html

A collection of life histories of women who have dedicated their lives to social and political activism. Fifteen interviews, conducted by Smith College students, document both the diversity and the persistence of women's activism, as organizers and as cultural workers, in a variety of social movements such as women's health, economic justice, LGBT liberation, peace, education, and environmental sustainability.

3 boxes; (1.25 linear ft.)

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Sophia Smith Collection

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