Records of the Washington, D.C. Office of Women Strike for Peace 1961-2000

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Records of the Washington, D.C. Office of Women Strike for Peace 1961-2000

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The historical files of the Washington, DC Office of Women Strike for Peace (1961-2000) include newspaper and magazine articles on disarmament, nuclear testing, and related topics, brochures and leaflets created by WSP and other peace organizations, correspondence to and from members of Congress and WSP, and WSP local and national newsletters including Legislative Alert, and WSP petitions and programs documenting the organizations initiatives such as Proposition #1 - A People's Referendum for Survival, the Disarmament Coloring Book, and The Basic Primer on Star Wars for the Legitimately Confused. These files cover the activities of both the Washington, DC Legislative Office and the Washington, DC affiliate of WSP. The collection is divided into three series: administrative files; subject files: and Freedom of Information Act files.

22 boxes (31.75 linear feet)

American University, American University Library; Bender Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7849765

American University, American University Library; Bender Library

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Women Strike for Peace Washington, D.C. Office

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Women Strike for Peace (WSP) was founded in 1961 to protest U.S. and Soviet atmospheric nuclear tests. WSP's motto is "End the Arms Race - Not the Human Race." Over the years WSP organized and participated in a variety of peace protests including demonstrating at the nuclear test site in Nevada, a seven city billboard campaign, and a lobby-by-proxy program. In the Washington office, WSP's national legislative coordinator monitored legislation and alerted women when pertinent issues were being ad...

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