Women Against Violence Against Women collection, 1977-1984.

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Women Against Violence Against Women collection, 1977-1984.

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Correspondence, minutes, slides and scripts used for public presentations, and administrative records, of a Boston, Mass., area chapter of Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW), formed in 1977 and in 1978 affiliated with the Women's Educational Center, chiefly relating to the use of violence against women to sell products, particularly music albums and movies.

2.8 cubic ft.

Women's Movement Archives

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