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.

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.

Documents

Lesbian Consciousness and Male Violence Lesbian Consciousness and Male Violence
Author: Denslow tregarthen BrownPublisher: Fight Back!Format: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Reproduction of original article.
Off Course Off Course
Author: Karen LehrmanPublisher: Mother JonesYear: 1993Volume Number: September/OctoberFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Reproduction of original article.
PORNOGRAPHY: Violence Against Women PORNOGRAPHY: Violence Against Women
Publisher: Hustler, Playboy, Penthouse, Swank,Format: EphemeraCollection: Violence Against Women
Compilation of cartoons from men's magazines like Hustler, Playboy, Penthouse, etc.
Tortured Women: Stories of Political Terror Tortured Women: Stories of Political Terror
Authors: Omar Rivabella, translated by Andrea de UrquizaPublisher: PenthouseFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
News from the Homefront News from the Homefront
Author: Esta SolerPublisher: Family Violence Prevention FundYear: 1995Volume Number: Fall/WinterFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
If Not Now, When? Obstacles to Outrage-Part 1 If Not Now, When? Obstacles to Outrage-Part 1
Author: Ann RussoPublisher: Sojourner: the Women's ForumDate: 11/1991Volume Number: NovemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
Confronting Racism in Women's Community Confronting Racism in Women's Community
Author: Annie Laurie GaylorPublisher: Feminist ConnectionDate: 12/1983Volume Number: DecemberFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Original Article
"Femicide": Speaking the Unspeakable "Femicide": Speaking the Unspeakable
Authors: Jane Caputi and Diana E. H. RussellPublisher: Ms.Year: 1990Volume Number: September/OctoberFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
Reproduction of original article.