Papers, 1956-1985 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1956-1985 (inclusive).

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Collection consists of drafts of Shadow on a Tightrope, correspondence with publishers, newsletters, and background material on fat activists.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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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 Liberation Front.

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Fat Activists Together.

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Robinson, Sharonah.

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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 1983. The book is an anthology of personal essays and poetry representing the first ten y...