Records, 1974-1999 [ongoing].

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Records, 1974-1999 [ongoing].

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The National Congress of Neighborhood Women Records date from 1974 to the present documenting it's early history; national and international programs; and local programs in Brooklyn, N.Y. Types of material include administrative correspondence, minutes, publications, project reports, funding proposals, financial records, subject files, photographs and audiovisual material. The collection offers valuable source material for the study of grassroots activism; working-class feminist organizing; urban studies; and women in community development. These are also a rich source of material on the formation of a grassroots organization, offering a fascinating view of its inner workings, with all of the personal and political dynamics that come with incorporating a feminist consciousness into an organization, and where issues of class, race and ethnicity are acknowledged and openly discussed.

73.25 linear ft. (161 boxes)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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