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.

Search Results

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.
Moncada Library Newsletter Moncada Library Newsletter
Author: Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 10/1981Volume Number: OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Moncada Library
Newsletter featuring articles on the Azanian liberation movement, the Anti-Springboks Five, Native American Sovereignty and the encampment at Yellow Thunder, Park Slope's "anti-drug" campaign, women and police intimidation, and the Chairman of P.A.C.'s visit to Harlem.
The Politics of Rape in Vietnam The Politics of Rape in Vietnam
Author: Arlene Eisen BergmanPublisher: Peoples PressYear: 1974Format: ExcerptCollection: Vietnam
Excerpt from book Women of Vietnam by Arlene Eisen Bergman
Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani
Publisher: Women\'s Action GroupYear: 1989Volume Number: No. 7 April-JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
In English, Shona and Ndebele. This issue of SPEAK OUT includes practical information on rape. We feel that much more education of the true nature of rape should be given to the public in general.
Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani Speak Out-Taurai-Khulumani
Publisher: Women\'s Action GroupYear: 1990Volume Number: No. 13 DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Zimbabwe
In English, Shona and Ndebele. Speak Out has been getting calls from women to give information on how they can use the law practically. In this issue we bring you two features both on rape, one explains what you have to do if you have been raped. The other what exactly happens in court when a rape case is being heard. Knowing one\'s rights is just not enough. In order to be really empowered one must know their rights and be able to use them. One of our aims at Speak Out is to do away with the mystery that surrounds legal issues. We hope that these features will go some way in removing the mystery.
Speak Magazine Speak Magazine
Publisher: SPEAKYear: 1989Volume Number: No. 26Format: PeriodicalCollection: South Africa
Cover Story: Making Your Dreams Come True: The ANC\'s Constitutional Guidelines