Feminist health movement.

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Feminist health movement.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61401441

Presents the oral histories of three women who participated in the early days of the feminist health movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Their activities ranged from promotion of the more radical self-help clinic concept and the founding of the Feminist Women's Health Center to involvement in more traditional, service-oriented clinics for women. The narrators are: Carol Downer, Lorraine Rothman and Viviane Verreaux.

10 compact discs (approx. 8 hrs) ; 4 3/4 in.

California State University, Long Beach

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SNAC Resource ID: 7805400

California State University, Long Beach

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