Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Letter to Ada Letter to Ada
Author: Lisa RudmanPublisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: February 17Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Regarding communications, upcoming events, actions, International Women's Day 1992, and community organizing.
500 Years of Resistance... Through Women's Eyes 500 Years of Resistance... Through Women's Eyes
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Advertisement for International Women's Day demonstration 1992.
Continuing 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance: Exposing Columbus and 500 Years of Genocide Continuing 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance: Exposing Columbus and 500 Years of Genocide
Publisher: International Indian Treaty CouncilVolume Number: October 1Format: PamphletCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Information on an international tribunal, bringing charges by the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas vs. US and European government.
500 Years of Resistance Through Womyn's Eyes Program 500 Years of Resistance Through Womyn's Eyes Program
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: MarchFormat: ProgramCollection: Women Against Imperialism
International Women's Day demonstration plan for 2 rallies.
Welcome to the 1992 Bay Area International Women's Day Demonstration Welcome to the 1992 Bay Area International Women's Day Demonstration
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: March 8Format: StatementCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Speech given by Marion Lawson at International Women's Day demonstration, 1992.
Stop the War on Women Stop the War on Women
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: March 8Format: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
advertisement for International Women's Day demonstration, 1993.
International Women's Day 1993 Tourguide International Women's Day 1993 Tourguide
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: March 8Format: PamphletCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Description of San Francisco Landmarks that are part of the systematic oppression of women around the world.
Conditions Critical: Why Do We Have to Fight for Our Natural Right? Conditions Critical: Why Do We Have to Fight for Our Natural Right?
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: PamphletCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Information on International Women's Day demonstration, 1994, celebrating women's resistance.
Stop the Right! Stop the Right!
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: July 13Format: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Advertisement for demonstration against the Moral Majority and Jerry Falwell's visit to Family Forum III.
New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism Guerilla Theatre! New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism Guerilla Theatre!
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceFormat: ScriptCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Vignette on Ronald Reagan's exploitation and repression of Puerto Rico.