Papers, 1920-1983 (inclusive).

Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have ...

Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003

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Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974 and as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. She was a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Pierce City, Missouri as Martha Edna Wright, she graduated from Pierce City High School in 1930 before matriculating to the University of Missouri at Columbia, earning an AB in political science in 1934. In c...

Friedan, Betty, 1921-2006

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Betty Friedan was born Bettye Goldstein on February 4, 1921, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Harry and Miriam (Horwitz) Goldstein. She attended Peoria public schools and graduated summa cum laude from Smith College in 1942. She continued her studies as a University fellow in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley (1943). In June 1947 she married Carl Friedan, an advertising executive; they had three children (Daniel, Jonathan, and Emily) and were divorced in May 1969. Fried...

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941

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Virginia Woolf (b. January 25, 1882, London, England–d. March 28, 1941, Ouse, River, Englnad) was a noted novelist and is now viewed as a pioneer of feminist literature. She was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, comprised of English artists, philosophers, and writers in the early twentieth century. She was also a co-founder and operator (along with husband Leonard Woolf) of Hogarth Press. Though she received little formal education, her father, a writer and editor with strong ...

Holtzman, Elizabeth, 1941-

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Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat, she represented New York's 16th congressional district for four terms from 1973 to 1981. After leaving Congress, she became the first woman to serve as District Attorney of Kings County (1982-1989) and the first woman to hold the office of New York City Comptroller (1990-1993). A native of Brookly, New York, she graduated from Abrah...

Shulman, Alix Kates

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Prominent feminist, author, and political activist in the 1960s and 70s. Author of MEMOIRS OF AN EX-PROM QUEEN (1972), ON THE STROLL (1980), and DRINKING THE RAIN (1995). From the description of Papers, 1892-2000 (bulk 1968-2000). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46888521 ...

Connell, Elizabeth B.

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DES Action.

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Seaman, Gideon

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Gittelson, Natalie

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Dubos, René J. (René Jules), 1901-1982

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Bacteriologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Rene Jules Dubos : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734154 Bacteriologist and 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner. From the description of Letter, 1948, July 1 : New York City, to Dr. S. Elberg, Berkeley, California. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35059804 Epithet: microbiologist and pathologist, Professor Department of Environmental Medicine ...

Seaman, Barbara

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Barbara Rosner Seaman (1935- ): feminist and author, (Oberlin, B.A., 1956) was a columnist and contributing editor at Ladies' Home Journal (1965-1969), child care and education editor at Family Circle (1970-1973), and author of articles and reviews in numerous newpapers and magazines. The author of The Doctors' Case Against the Pill, Free and Female, and Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones, she was cited for her part in seeing that appropriate written warnings to patients accompany each prescri...

Sanders, Marlene 1931-....

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Marlene Sanders is a television producer and correspondent. From the description of Papers, 1970. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007243 ...

Council for Population Balance.

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Seaman, Sylvia S.

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Sylvia Seaman is a sexologist and author of books and articles on women's health. From the description of Reprint, 1976. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007937 ...

National Women's Health Network (U.S.)

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Women's health advocacy organization. Founded at the height of second wave feminism, the National Women's Health Network was an outgrowth of informal groups of women sharing their experiences. The idea for an organization that would enable women to influence health policy was hatched in the fall of 1974 by Barbara Seaman and Belita Cowan. The "Women's Health Lobby" (later called the National Women's Health Lobby Network, and finally the National Women's Health Network) w...

Brothers, Joyce

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Psychologist. Cornell University Class of 1947, Columbia University Ph.D. 1955. From the description of Joyce Brothers papers, 1955-2006. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075247 Psychologist. Cornell University Class of 1947, Columbia University Ph.D. 1955. From the guide to the Joyce Brothers papers, 1955-2006., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

May, Rollo

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Rollo Reece May (1909-1994) was a pioneer and popularizer of humanistic psychology. He received a master of divinity degree in 1937 and was a Congregationalist minister for 2 years. He then decided to return to school at Columbia University to study clinical psychology. May was an instructor, a psychotherapist, and author of more than a dozen books. He received the American Psychological Association's prestigious gold medal for his distinguished career in psychology, as well as numerous other aw...

Abortion Rights Mobilization.

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Seaman, Elana, 1960-

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Hill, Sandy, 1955-

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Tyrer, Louise B.

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Obstetrician and gynecologist; medical director of Planned Parenthood of Northern Nevada. From the description of Autobiographical sketch and vitae, 1995. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 43026929 ...

Rivers, Joan N

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Comic; writer, with Jay Redack, of the script and director of the film. From the description of Rabbit test : screenplay draft, 1976. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 80975544 ...

Forman, Milton.

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Chesler, Phyllis

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Phyllis Chesler (1940- ) is an American writer, psychotherapist, and teacher. Known as a feminist psychologist, she is a co-founder of the Association for Women in Psychology and the author of numerous books, including Women and Madness, The Death of Feminism and The New Anti-Semitism. She taught psychology and women's studies for many years at Richmond College (later the College of Staten Island). From the guide to the Phyllis Chesler Manuscript, before 1977, (Special Collections Re...

Cowan, Belita H.

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Tietze, Christopher, 1908-

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Jong, Erica

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Feminist novelist, poet, and essayist Erica Jong has published 20 books, including eight novels, six volumes of poetry, six books of non-fiction, and numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. From the description of How to Save Your Own Life : a novel : manuscript, 1977. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 496807049 Erica Jong is an American novelist, poet, and social writer. Her landmark first novel, Fear of flying, became infamous for frank and expli...

United States. Food and Drug Administration

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The mission of the FDA History Office is to increase knowledge of the history, mission, and activities of the FDA and its predecessor, the Bureau of Chemistry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The office provides perspective on current policy objectives and increases public understanding of FDA's purpose and function. In general, office activities concern research, documentation, consultation, and information. In 1968, James Harvey Young received a grant from the National Library of Medici...

Sharness, Natalie, 1915-

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Hamburg, Joan

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Gruber, Ruth, 1911-

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Bart, Pauline B.

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Gurzinsky, Ellen.

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Society for the Protection of the Unborn through Nutrition.

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Hite, Shere.

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Cultural historian, researcher in sexuality, and feminist, Shere Hite was born in 1942 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and attended the University of Florida, Gainesville (B.A. 1960, M.A. 1967). From 1972 to 1978, she directed the feminist sexuality project of the National Organization for Women and in 1976 published The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study on Female Sexuality, which was based upon anonymous responses to questionnaires in which women detailed their sexual experiences. This was followed by...

Sagaris.

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Women Against Pornography

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Founded in 1979 by Susan Brownmiller and others, Women Against Pornography sought to educate men and women about what it saw as the essence of pornography: the degradation, objectification, and brutalization of women. To this end it offered slide shows and lectures, maintained a referral service for victims of sexual exploitation, compiled statistics, organized protests, and sponsored tours of New York City's Times Square area. WAP was disbanded in 1990. From the description of Recor...