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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Women political activists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Florynce Kennedy photographs

 Collection — Box BW 53, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16784
Content Description This collection contains four black and white photographs (roughly trimmed to 8 x 10 inches or slightly larger) featuring Florynce 'Flo' Kennedy (1916-2000) speaking. Kennedy was an American lawyer, feminist, and activist who founded the Feminist Party in 1971. Each photograph is stamped in red ink with the Examiner Reference Library. The stamps are dated 1973-1976. Three photos include a newspaper clipping of the same image pasted onto the verso, with "Examiner" captioning the photo and...
Dates: c.1973-1976

League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County records or LWV of Charlottesville, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16811
Content Description This collection comprises records of the League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County, Virginia, and documents the organization's work to protect and expand voting rights. The records include meeting minutes, dues and expense ledgers, newsletters, guidebooks for voting rights, meeting minutes and reports, photographs, buttons, and nametags. A list of members and an official request for League recognition that includes bylaws is also present. The League of Women Voters Fluvanna Chapter (VA-128)...
Dates: 1981-2012

Susan Oberman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16349
Scope and Contents Note Susan Oberman papers (1960's-2017, 7 cubic feet) documenting her negotiation practice (Common Ground Negotiation Services, her activism in women's issues in Nassau County, New York (1972-1989) and her support for women, social justice, and race relations in Charlottesville, Virginia (1990-2013). Of interest is information about the history of African American life in Charlottesville including questions about the racial background of Queen Charlotte. There are also three...
Dates: 1960's-2017