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.
Subcollections
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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
![Educational Pamphlet](images/thumbnails//27131.jpg)
Publisher: Sparks Fly Committee, Out oF Control - Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Educational flyer
![Sparks Fly 13 Flier](images/thumbnails//27129.jpg)
Publisher: Sparks Fly 13 Committee; Out of Control; National Lawyers Guild Bay Area ChapterFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer for Sparks Fly 13 2/28
![Sparks Fly VII](images/thumbnails//27122.jpg)
Publisher: California Coalition for Women Prisoners; Out of Control; Interfaith Prisoners of Conscience Project; Prarie Fire Organization Committee; National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer for Sparks Fly VII 11/15?. Virtual holdings only.
![Sparks Fly V](images/thumbnails//27121.jpg)
Publisher: Women Against Imperialism; Out of Control; National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and PPsFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer for Sparks Fly V 2/11/?. Virtual holdings only.
![Program](images/thumbnails//27115.jpg)
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Program leaflet with women political prisoners contact information
![Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"](images/thumbnails//27117.jpg)
Publisher: Out of ControlFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Includes handwritten notes
![Article - Lexington Appeal Decision and Women Political Prisoners](images/thumbnails//27109.jpg)
Format: ArticleCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Includes handwritten notes by Jane Segal
![Lexington Control Unit Opens - Shut It Down!](images/thumbnails//27106.jpg)
Publisher: Committee to Fight RepressionFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction of flyer with outline of Lexington issues.
![Lexington Control Unit--What can I do About it?](images/thumbnails//27105.jpg)
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners; Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control UnitFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer to advertise letter and phone campaign as well as writing to prisoners
![There are Women Political Prisoners in the USA; What Is a Political Prisoner; Who is Out of Control?](images/thumbnails//27100.jpg)
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
General information on definition fo political prisoner and Out of Control