Papers, 1956-1985

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Papers, 1956-1985

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Correspondence, newsletters, drafts, etc., of Sharonah Robinson, feminist and fat activist.

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Mayer, Vivian

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Researcher and activist in the fat liberation movement and graduate student at University of Connecticut; also known by the pseudonym Aldebaran. From the description of Vivian Mayer papers, 1976-1983. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28418328 Researcher and activist in the fat liberation movement and graduate student at the University of COnnecticut; also known by the pseudonym Aldebaran. From the description of Mayer collection of Fat Liberation,...

Fat Activists Together.

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Fat Liberation Front.

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SHARONAH ROBINSON

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In 1976, Vivian Mayer and Sharonah Robinson, formerly known as Sharon bas Hannah, tried to have published a collection of essays reflecting the views of fat women, some of them lesbians, who were seeking recognition as a group. After several unsuccessful attempts, which are documented in the collection, Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Fat Women on Fat Oppression was published by Aunt Lute Book Company in l983. The book is an anthology of personal essays and poetry representing th...