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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.
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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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WAI and SF War - Lorena Bobbit Protest WAI and SF War - Lorena Bobbit Protest
Date: 11/29/1993Call Number: V 435Format: SVHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Protest in support of Lorena Bobbitt who was going on trial for cutting off her rapist husband's penis. Women Against Imperialism and SF Women Against Rape argue that Bobbitt acted in self-defense and that male batterers and abusers are rarely punished in the same way as women defending themselves.
Anti- Recruitment Protests - Operation Rescue Protests - SF War supports Lorena Bobbit Anti- Recruitment Protests - Operation Rescue Protests - SF War supports Lorena Bobbit
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: V 437Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Women Against US Military Intervention in El Salvador protest. Protestors storm Armed Forces Recruitment Center in San Francisco resulting in police attack and several arrests. Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights protest at meeting between anti-abortion organizations including Operation Rescue. BACORR attempts to block the entrances of meeting place resulting in several arrests. CNN coverage of Lorena Bobbitt's trial. Jaime Lee Evans of SF Women Against Rape is interviewed stating that Bobbitt acted in self-defense and should be seen as a hero for fighting back against her husband.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 1 Women in the Philippines - Tape 1
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 513Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 2 Women in the Philippines - Tape 2
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 514Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 3 Women in the Philippines - Tape 3
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 515Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 4 Women in the Philippines - Tape 4
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 516Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 5 Women in the Philippines - Tape 5
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 517Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 6 Women in the Philippines - Tape 6
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 518Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 7 Women in the Philippines - Tape 7
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 519Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.
Women in the Philippines - Tape 8 Women in the Philippines - Tape 8
Date: 1/1/1987Call Number: V 520Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Interviews of political organizers in the Philippines by members of Women Against Imperialism. Topics range from the violent repression of movements against US militarization, resistance to the Marcos regime, and domestic violence against women and sex workers.