Women's organizations

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The Women's organizations include the Nassau County Women's Liberation Center, Redstockings, Chicago Women's Liberation Union, Nassau County Coalition for Abused Women, in Nassau, New York and the Focus Women's Resource Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Topics include consciousness raising, radical feminism, and respect for diversity in women. Of interest is a brief mention of a libel suit involving Gloria Steinem, censorship regarding any possible work that she did for the Central Intelligence Agency.

Nassau County Women's Liberation Center (1972-1989) files containing literature, by-laws, correspondence, and notes about events relating to consciousness raising, and radical feminism. Other topics include rape, abuse, and abortion.

There are also files from the Focus Women's Resource Center (1990-2012) including procedures, a peer counseling manual, monthly reports, and information about programs such as the Day of Dialogue Black Women/White Women, a Young Women's Summer Project, and coordination with the Community for Non-Violence Education Council to teach students character and citizenship.

Folder one contains information about a lawsuit involving the Redstockings and Random House, regarding a chapter in a book about Gloria Steinem and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Also included is a personal resume and greeting cards of Susan Oberman.

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English

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