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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: | Women's School (Cambridge, Mass.) records |
| Dates: | 1971-1992 |
| Call Number: | M23 |
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1. Administration, 1971-1992
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| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
Administrative records document the school's formation, day to day operations, and governance. There are financial records including annual fiscal reports and information on funding sources (Box 1, Folders 19-36). The collection contains correspondence with Charlotte Bunch about an article on the history of the Women's School for a publication that she edited (Box 1, Folder 39). Minutes from committee, general and teachers' meetings are included providing detailed information on the operation of the school and its educational programs (Box 1, Folders 45-64). Articles about the school, press releases on classes and workshops, and fliers for registration are examples of the school's publicity efforts (Box 1, 7, Folders 70-81). In addition a large banner proclaiming "The Women's School Supports Lesbian and Gay Rights" (tube) and "Get Wise to the Women's School" buttons are included (Box 6, Folder 312). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 6 | Address Stamps | n.d. |
| 1 | Certificates of Exemption | 1984-1989 |
| 1 | Collective Procedures: Packet | ca. 1984 |
| 1 | Commitment & Burnout Discussion: Notes | 1980 |
| 1 | Committee Lists (2 folders) | 197?-1976 |
| Contacts | |
| 1 | | Mailing Lists (2 folders) | 1984-1992 |
| 1 | | Membership List (5 folders) | 197?-1986 |
| 1 | | Women's Center Staff: List | 1985 |
| 1 | Correspondence (2 folders) | 1974-1992 |
| 1 | Facilitators' Workshop | 198? |
| Finance | |
| 1 | | Boston-Cambridge Ministry in Higher Education: Grant Proposal | 1986 |
| 1 | | Closing of Fiscal Year: Correspondence | 1980-1981 |
| 1 | | Financial Agreements | 1978-1980 |
| 1 | | Financial Records (3 folders) | 1979-1984 |
| 1 | | Fiscal Year Reports (6 folders) | 1977-1985 |
| 1 | | Fund Raising (3 folders) | 1973-1974, 1983 |
| 1 | | Funding Sources (3 folders) | 1973, 1984, 1986 |
| 1 | | Grant Information: Newsletter | 1987 |
| 1 | | Haymarket Fund: Funding Proposals | 1980, 1984 |
| 1 | | Project Books Against Cash on Hand: Reports | 1979-1982 |
| 1 | Forms | n.d. |
| History | |
| 1 | | Article and Correspondence | 1977-1978 |
| 1 | | Background Information | 197? |
| 1 | | Drafts of Article | n.d. |
| 1 | | Outlines of Article | 197? |
| 1 | Leno, Mary: Administrative Notes | 1989-1990 |
| 1 | Letterhead | n.d. |
| 1 | Minutes (10 folders) | 1972-1992 |
| 7 | Notes "Working Women": Calendar | 1981 |
| 1 | Office Management: Notes | 1976 |
| 1 | Office Space: Correspondence and Lease | 1973, 1977 |
| 1 | Office Staffing: Contacts Information | 1977 |
| 1 | Outreach Forms | 1976 |
| 1 | Places to Meet: List | 198? |
| Publicity | |
| 1 | | Advertising | 1989 |
| Tube | | Banner | n.d. |
| 1 | | Brochures | n.d. |
| 6 | | Buttons | n.d. |
| 1 | | "Cambridge Women's School Struggles to Survive" | 1985 |
| 1 | | Fliers | 1973-1989 |
| 1 | | Press Releases (2 folders) | 1972-1973, 1985 |
| 1 | | Public Service Announcements | 1982-1985 |
| 1 | | Publicity/Calendar Listings | 1987 |
| 1, 7 | | Registration: Fliers (2 folders) | 1974-1982 |
| 1 | | "Women's Groups Get Support" | 1989 |
| 1 | | "Women's School Newsletter" | 1973 |
| 1 | | Workshops: Article | 1983 |
| 1 | Questionnaire | 1984-1985 |
| 1 | Rape Updates: Registration Statistics | 1980 |
| 1 | Slides of a Party | 1983 |
| 2 | Songs | n.d. |
| 2 | Statements of Purpose | 1972-1973 |
| 2 | Structure Proposals for School | n.d., 1973 |
| 2 | Support Group for Latinas | 1983 |
| 2 | Women Interested in Publicity Help | 1979 |
| 2 | Women Interested in Teaching | 1978 |
| 2 | Women's School: Essay | 1978 |
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2. Term Files, 1972-1992
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| Arrangement: |
Arranged chronologically by academic term and then alphabetically. |
| Summary: |
Term files includes extensive material on each school term. Most aspects of preparing for an academic term, offering courses, and evaluating them are included in these files. There are bibliographies, class descriptions, course outlines, instructors' notes, lists of students, reading lists, registration for child care and classes, schedules of classes, syllabi, and worksheets (Box 2-8, Folders 178-297, 339). The term files also include the report, "Who are the Women of Cambridge?" This project, compiled by a group of students in 1973, described the female population of Cambridge (Box 3, Folders 179-82). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 3, 8 | Class Schedules (2 folders) | 1972-1992 |
| Course Materials | |
| 2 | | Black History: Readings | n.d. |
| 2 |
| Introduction to Socialist/Feminism: Course Outline | 198? |
| 2 | | Labor History: Readings | n.d. |
| 2 | | Women and Literature: Readings (4 folders) | n.d. |
| 2 | | Women in America: Readings | n.d. |
| 1972 | |
| 2 | | Course and Teacher Lists | |
| 2 | | Course Evaluations | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 2 |
| | Birth Control, Abortion and Population Control | |
| 2 | | | Herstory | |
| 2 | | | Lesbianism | |
| 2 |
| Courses [Fall]: Introduction to Women's Liberation | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms | |
| 1973 | |
| 2 | | Course and Teacher List | |
| 2 | | Course Evaluations | |
| | Courses [Winter/Spring] | |
| 2 | | | "I am Woman": Class Newsletter | |
| 2 | | | Introduction to Dialectical Materialism | |
| 2 | | | Introduction to Women's Liberation | |
| 2 | | | Marxism (2 folders) | |
| 2 | | | Women in Capitalist Society | |
| 2 | | | Women in Literature | |
| 2 | | | Women in Painting | |
| | Courses [Summer] | |
| 2 | | | Black History | |
| 2 | | | Cuba | |
| 7 | | | Cuba "Old Mole": Newspaper | |
| 2 | | | Spanish | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| 2 | | | Auto Mechanics | |
| 2 | | | Latin America | |
| 2 | | | Voices of Women (Poetry) | |
| 2 | | | Welfare Awareness | |
| 2 | | | Women in the Workplace | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms | |
| | "Who Are the Women of Cambridge?": Project | |
| 3 | | | Preliminary Report | |
| 3 | | | Profile | |
| 3 | | | Questionnaires | |
| 3 | | | Statistics | |
| 1974 | |
| 2 | | Class Descriptions (2 folders) | |
| 2 | | Course and Teacher List (3 folders) | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 2 | | | Children's Literature | |
| 2 | | | History of Irish Struggle | |
| 2 | | | Women in America | |
| | Courses [Summer] | |
| 2 | | Anarcho-Feminism | |
| 2 | | | Middle East | |
| 2 | | | Poetry Workshop | |
| 2 | | | Women in America | |
| 2 | | Courses [Fall]: Irish Women's Struggle | |
| 2 | | Notes for Teachers | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 2 | 1975: Courses [Spring]: Puerto Rico | |
| 1976 | |
| 2 | | Child Care Forms and Notes (2 folders) | |
| 2 | | Class Descriptions | |
| 2 | | Course and Teacher Lists (3 folders) | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 2 |
| | History of the New Left and the Women's Movement | |
| 2 | | | Images of Women in Literature | |
| 2 | | | Introduction to Marxism | |
| 2 | | | Lesbianism | |
| 2 | | | Office Work and Office Workers | |
| 2 | | | The Politics of Women and Health Care | |
| 2 | | | Women and Capitalism | |
| 2 | | | Women's History (2 folders) | |
| | Courses [Summer] | |
| 2 | | | Dance | |
| 2 | | | Growing up Female | |
| 2 | | | Our Bodies, Ourselves | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| 2 | | | Marxism | |
| 2 | | | Women's History | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms (6 folders) | |
| 1977 | |
| 2 | | Child Care Forms (2 folders) | |
| 2 | | Class Lists | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 2 | | | Black Women in America | |
| 2 | | | Politics of Women and Health Care | |
| 2 | | | Women in China | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| 2 | | | Class and Race Workshop | |
| 2 | | | Women and Capitalism | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 2 | 1978: Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1979 | |
| 2 | | Class Lists | |
| 2 | | Courses [Spring]: Lesbian Literature | |
| 2 | | Courses and Teacher List | |
| 2 | | Registration Forms (3 folders) | |
| 2 | | Schedule of Classes | |
| 1980 | |
| 2 | | Child Care Forms and Notes | |
| 2 | | Class List | |
| 2 | | Course and Teacher List | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 6 | | | Graffiti | |
| | | Older Women's Lives | |
| 4 | | | | General (3 folders) | |
| 7 | | | | "The Owl Observer": Newspaper | 1985 |
| 4 | | | | "Sparerib": Magazine | |
| 4 | | | Politics of Science | |
| 4 | | | Working with Clay | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| 4 | | | Politics of Mental Health | |
| 4 | | | Women's History | |
| 4 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1981 | |
| 4 | | Child Care Forms | |
| 4 | | Class List | |
| 4 | | Course Evaluations | |
| | Courses [Winter/Spring] | |
| 4 | | | Education Workshop | |
| 4 |
| | How to Look at Films from a Feminist Perspective | |
| 4 | | | Struggling Against Racism | |
| 4 |
| | Women's Voices in American Labor History | |
| 4 | | Registration Forms | |
| 1982 | |
| 4 | | Courses [Spring]: Finding Our Own Voices | |
| 4 | | Courses [Fall]: Women and Revolution | |
| 4 | | Registration Forms | |
| 1983 | |
| 4 | | Child Care Forms (2 folders) | |
| 4 | | Class List (2 folders) | |
| 4 | | Course and Teacher List | |
| 4 | | Course Evaluations (3 folders) | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 4 | | | Confronting Anti-Semitism | |
| 4 | | | Introduction to Marxism (2 folders) | |
| 4 | | | Poetry is not a Luxury | |
| 4 | | | Women's Literature | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| 4 |
| | Dialogue Between Lesbian and Heterosexual Women thru Literature | |
| 4 | | | Journal Writing (3 folders) | |
| 4 | | | Women and Power | |
| 4 | | | Writing for Media | |
| 4 | | Prospective Teachers | |
| 4 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1984 | |
| 5 | | Child Care Forms (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Class Lists (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Course and Teacher Lists | |
| 5 | | Course Descriptions | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations (2 folders) | |
| | Courses [Spring] | |
| 5 | | | American Sign Language | |
| 5 | | | Visual Images of Women | |
| 5 | | | Wheelchair Repair | |
| 5 | | | Women and Smoking (2 folders) | |
| | Courses [Fall] | |
| | | Central American Primer | |
| 5 | | | | General (2 folders) | |
| 7 | | | | "Honduras": Newspaper | 1984 |
| 5 | | | Women's Labor History (3 folders) | |
| 5 | | Notes | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1985 | |
| 5 | | Class List | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Women Needing Assistance Forms | |
| 1986 | |
| 5 | | Course and Teacher List | |
| 5 | | Course Descriptions | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1987 | |
| 5 | | Course Descriptions | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Course Lists | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Writers' Support Group: Ground Rules | |
| 1988 | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations (2 folders) | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1989 | |
| 5 | | Courses [Spring]: Reading for a Change | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations | |
| 5 | | Course List | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1990 | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms | |
| 5 | 1991: Registration Forms (2 folders) | |
| 1992 | |
| 5 | | Course Evaluations | |
| 5 | | Registration Forms | |
| 5 | | Schedule of Classes | |
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3. Related Material, 1972-1992
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| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
Related Materials offers a glimpse into the intellectual and political thinking of feminists during the 1970s and early 1980s. Included are articles, brochures, newsletters and speeches relating to issues on African-American women, alternative education programs, the Boston Women's Union, feminist humor, population control in Latin America, socialist-feminism, tenant rights, women in China, and the Women's Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The series also includes early published and unpublished works by Angela Davis, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Linda Gordon (Box 5-7, Folders 298-332, 338). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 5 |
Alternative Education Programs | n.d., 1979-1980 |
| 5 | Article | 197? |
| 5 | Belden, Jack, "Gold Flower's Story": Booklet | 197? |
| 5 | Boston Women's Union: Introduction and Structure | n.d. |
| 5 | "Brown Sister": Newsletter | 1977 |
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"Citizen Participation in Urban Education: The City-Wide Coalition of Boston" | 1974 |
| 5 |
Davis, Angela, "The Black Women's Role in the Community of Slaves" | 1971 |
| 5 |
Ehrenreich, Barbara, "Socialist/Feminism and Revolution": Speech | 1975 |
| 5 |
Fast, Anita, "Our Friends are Our Family": Working Paper | 1981 |
| 5 | Feminist Humor: Readings | n.d. |
| 5 |
Gordon, Linda, "The Fourth Mountain: Women in China": Booklet | 1973 |
| 7 | "Healthy": Brochure | 197? |
| 5 | Horn, Joshua, "Hospitals in China": Booklet | 1969 |
| 6 | "How the Russian Revolution Failed Women": Booklet | 197? |
| 6 |
Huberman, Leo and Paul Sweezy, "The Cultural Revolution in China": Booklet | 197? |
| 6 | "If I've Upset You, You've Got the Message" | n.d. |
| 6 | Irvina, Janice, Article and Notes | 1985 |
| 6 | Lavender Resistance: Essay | 197? |
| 6 | Mao, Kathi, "Women in Mystery: Reading List" | n.d. |
| 6 | "The Midwife Advocate": Newsletter | 1992 |
| 6 | Petran, Tabita, "Zionism: A Political Critique": Booklet | 197? |
| 6 |
"The Political Economy of Population Control in Latin America": Booklet | 1972 |
| 6 |
"The Social Relations of the Classroom: A Moral and Political Perspective" | n.d. |
| 6 |
Statistics from the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor: Notes | 197? |
| 6 | Tenant Rights: Handbooks | 1970s |
| 6 | "Tenants' Newsletter" | 1974 |
| 6 | "Viva La Huelga!": Booklet | 1974 |
| 6 | "The Way We Teach and Learn" | n.d. |
| 6 |
Willis, Ellen, "Economic Reality and the Limits of Feminism" | n.d. |
| 6 | "Women's Orgasm": Essay | 197? |
| 6 | "The Women's Center": Information | n.d. |
| 6 | Women's Center "On Our Way": Newsletter | 1976-1978 |
| 6 | Women's Schools [Others]: Newsletters | 1976-1977 |
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