Papers, 1964-1971.

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Papers, 1964-1971.

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Near-print material collected by a prominent member of Students for a Democratic Society mainly relating to her involvement in an SDS community organizing project in Cleveland, Ohio, and with the Welfare Grievance Committee there, and copies of letters written between July 1969 and February 1971 which were shared among several friends. The letters discuss McEldowney's attendance at a Black Panther Party conference in Berkeley, Calif. and contain her analysis of the Panther organization in addition to a discussion of SDS and New Left dogma, particularly as it related to women and the women's movement. There are descriptions of consciousness-raising groups and discussions of life-styles, sexuality, and the relationship between politics and personal circumstances.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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