Papers of Florence Rush, 1941-1996 (inclusive), 1971-1996 (bulk).

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Papers of Florence Rush, 1941-1996 (inclusive), 1971-1996 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426124269

Collection includes her master's thesis, correspondence, speeches, reviews, clippings, promotional material, drafts, published articles, notes on her son's illness, audiocassettes and one videotape, etc. Also included are testimonies by incest survivors and responses to her work, and records of various support groups for mothers and families with AIDS.

2.25 linear ft. (1 carton, 2 file boxes, 2 half file boxes)

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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