Records, 1976-1991.

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Records, 1976-1991.

Includes correspondence, flyers, manuscripts, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, periodicals, writings, reference files, audiocassettes, slides, computer diskettes, photographs, and posters, primarily about Wiser's peace and antinuclear activities; includes information about the United Nations Conference on Women and about the Feminist International for Peace and Food, which organized the Peace Tent, held in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985 and Women's Peace Caravans which travelled throughout several countries.

7.5 linear ft.

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World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (1985 : Nairobi, Kenya) (1985 : Nairobi, Kenya)

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The Third United Nations World Conference on Women took place between 15 and 26 July 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women was adopted by consensus. The conference marked the first time that lesbian rights were introduced in a UN official meeting and the turning-point for violence against women to emerge from being a hidden topic into one which needed to be addressed. There were 157 countries represented with around 1,400 official delegates. ...

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Wiser, Alice

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Psychological counselor, peace activist, Quaker; died ca. 1995. From the description of Records, 1976-1991. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 47104143 ...

Feminist International for Peace and Food

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