Papers, 1953-1999.

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Papers, 1953-1999.

The original collection (43000 items) documents Millett's activities as feminist writer, theorist, and artist, and includes extensive information about her personal life. Many files relate to her publications, artist colony, artwork, and shows; there are manuscripts, photographs, many categories of correspondence, financial and [553] electronic files, as well as materials relating to her advocacy for women's rights in foreign countries. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. (00-264). The addition to the collection (25300 items) further documents Millett's life as a feminist activist and artist, and includes a great deal of correspondence. Much of the collection pertains to her work with The Farm, an artist's colony she established. Other items document her early years in college, such as class notes, as well as her years as an instructor. A number of manuscripts are included, such as holographs of THE BASEMENT, THE LOONY-BIN TRIP, FLYING, and SEXUAL POLITICS. Clippings reflect her days of protest and activism for women's rights, including her deportation from Iran. (00-359).

68300 items.

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Millett, Kate

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Katherine Murray Millett (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. She attended Oxford University and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-class honors after studying at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has been described as "a seminal influence on second-wave feminism", and is best known for her book Sexual Politics (1970), which was based on her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University. The feminist, ...

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture

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