Gender and Sexuality
This collection features materials from a number of sources focusing on struggles revolving around gender and sexuality. These struggles are not separate from larger struggles for liberation but specifically incorporate unique voices and perspectives.
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Connexions
Connexions is the collective product of feminists of diverse nationalities and political perspectives committed to contributing to an international women\'s movement. -
Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
This collection contains materials focusing on radical feminist and lesbian politics. While diverse in medium and subject matter, this collection contextualizes women’s liberation highlighting issues of class, race, sexuality and imperialism. -
Materials shot and collected in the making of The Forest for the Trees
Raw materials from the documentary "The Forest for the Trees" which details the amazing story of the fight to clear Earth First! activist Judi Bari's name after her car was bombed and she was arrested as a terrorist. -
Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Out of Control (OOC) was a self-supporting committee formed in 1987 to organize resistance to the Lexington Control Unit for women. -
Prisons - Women
This collection contains materials relating to the specific conditions, challenges and struggles facing women in prison. Topics are varied but materials include conference papers, informational materials, legal perspectives and audio recordings. -
Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
This collection contains grassroots radio programming produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms. This programming primarily occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. -
Sterilization
This collection contains materials focusing on the sterilization of women and efforts to resist this practice. -
Violence Against Women
This collection contains materials focusing on violence against women. Specific topics covered include women who fight back against their abusers, rape, pornography, sexism and self-defense. -
Women Against Imperialism
Women Against Imperialism was a grassroots, feminist, anti-imperialist solidarity organization formed in San Francisco in 1981. Women Against Imperialism’s work primarily consisted of direct action organizing and political education activities.
Documents
3 Documents Found
![Native American society: Women](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Call Number: JG/ 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Matriarchal and matrilineal traditions among Native American societies: Iroquois, Cherokee, many east coast nations. Women and crops, child raising, no property ownership, but women as central to decision making and determination of leadership. Pauline Oakes NY International Treaty Council (Cherokee), The Rights of Indian Women in Colombia, sterilization, international solidarity, genocide. Buffie Sainte- Marie (music) Ends with Wanrow case in mid story.
![Rape, Racism and the White Womens Movement: An Answer to Susan Brownmiller](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Sojourner Truth OrganizationFormat: MonographCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
A critique of Against Our Will and the tendency it represents. Also, a call for a new form of womens movement with a theoritical and programatic approach that will help women build a base powerful enough to begin to change society in such a way as will some day end the oppression of women, including the crime of rape.
![The Fire Inside](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: California Coalition for Women PrisonersYear: 2013/2014Call Number: Volume Number: Issue 49, Fall/WinterFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Prisons - Women
Newsletter of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners: Solitary Torture in Women's Prisons, What's "Legal" About Solitary Confinement?, Stop CDCR Sterilizations!, Surviving Solitary, Solidarity With Striking Prisoners. End Long-Term Solitary!, Hunger Strike 2013 Update.
3 Documents Found