Bobbye Ortiz Papers, 1919-1993 and n.d. (bulk 1950-1990).

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Ortiz, Bobbye S. Bobbye Ortiz Papers, 1919-1993 and n.d. (bulk 1950-1990).

Bobbye Ortiz Papers, 1919-1993 and n.d. (bulk 1950-1990).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78696887

Collection (16,380 items; [192?]-1990 and n.d.) consists chiefly of personal correspondence; extensive subject files on international political and cultural movements; photographs and slides; ephemeral publication material such as grassroots newsletters, pamphlets, broadsides, and clippings; cultural artifacts, including buttons and T-shirts; and over 300 sound recordings of spoken voice and music (see separate catalog record for sound recordings). The collection documents the personal life and career of an international feminist, Marxist activist, and mother, who also served as editor of the magazine Monthly Review and was the founder of the organization WIRE (Women's International Resource Exchange). Other personal documents and subject files concern the activities of Bobbye's daughter, Viki Ortiz, an activist in her own right. The materials in both women's files are especially rich in the history of the international women's liberation movement and other revolutionary movements in Europe, Latin America, and other countries during the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Many of these materials focus on politics and government in Cuba, China, and France. Other topics include Vietnam War protests; students' movements, particularly Paris, 1968; indigenous women's movements in Latin America; AIDS activism; sexual health; adoption rights; gay and lesbian parenting; and women's issues such as reproductive rights, economic status, and violence against women. Addition (03-065)(950 items, 1.2 lin. ft.; dated 1919-1993, bulk 1968-1983) consists largely of photographs and negatives (approximately 550 prints, 120 negatives, and 1 slide, color and black-and-white), documenting Ortiz's travels to various locations, including Cuba, Nicaragua, China, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Europe (1968-[1980s]). Also included are publication files related to WIRE; a few pieces of correspondence; and other miscellaneous personal items. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.

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