Nkenge Touré Papers 1968-2005 (ongoing)

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Nkenge Touré Papers 1968-2005 (ongoing)

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Political activist; Health reformer; Feminist; Civil rights activist. The papers consist of extensive files pertaining to Nkenge Touré's activism in health reform and civil and political rights for African American women. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and the D.C. Rape Crisis Center are well-documented, as are many conferences and workshops in which Touré participated. Touré's international work in these fields is also represented, and there is a small amount of material about the Black Panthers. Tapes of Touré'sradio program, , are also included. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia Smith Collection if you would like one sent to you.] In Our Voices

5 boxes; (5 linear ft.)

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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

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Reproductive rights advocacy group; Healthcare reform organization From the description of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective records, 2003-2009 (ongoing) (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 476761716 ...

D.C. Rape Crisis Center

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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective (Atlanta, GA)

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National Black Women's Health Network

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Touré, Nkenge

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Anita Stroud grew up the oldest of three children in a female-headed household in public housing in Baltimore. As a teen in the late 1960s, she helped start and lead an underground student group, The Black Voice, to protest institutionalized racism at her high school. She also became a community worker with the Black Panther Party. This activism cost her a high school diploma. She married John Wesley Stevens, a Party member, and they took the names Nkenge and Patrice Touré. They had two daughter...

Black Women's Health Imperative

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The Black Women's Health Imperative, originally called the Black Women's Health Project (BWHP), then the National Black Women's Health Project (NBWHP), was established by Byllye Avery in 1981 as a program of the National Women's Health Network in Atlanta, GA. At the first National Conference on Black Women's Health Issues, held at Spelman College in 1983, the BWHP became an independent national organization. Its purpose was to develop and disseminate self-help methodologies, includi...