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412694
  • Title
    First ten years of Sydney Women’s Liberation Collection
  • Call number
    MLMSS 9782/Boxes 1-88
    MLMSS 9782/Boxes 89X-103X
    MLOH 812
    POSTERS 2015/237-526
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    approximately 1969-approximately 1980
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    412694
  • Issue Copy
    Digitised
  • Physical Description
    20.47 metres of textual material (88 boxes, 15 outsize boxes)
    21 audiotape reels (6 hr., 26 min.) - 13 cm, 6 mm tape
    57 audiocassettes (38 hr., 35 min.) - 10 × 7 cm, 4 mm tape
    289 posters
    1 audio disc : compact disc - 12 cm
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    In 2021 Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia changed its name to Full Stop Australia to tie into their philanthropic activities and the goal of "putting a full stop to sexual, domestic and family violence."
  • Scope and Content
    BOX 1
    Women's Liberation - Occasional Papers and newsletters c. 1970-1976
    Includes folders:
    Africa
    Asia
    Britain
    The Left Britain
    Enough
    Shrew
    Canada
    Kinesis newsletter
    Body politics
    Take 1
    The other woman
    Pedestal

    BOX 2
    Women's Liberation - Occasional Papers and newsletters c. 1970-1976 cont.
    Includes folders:
    Europe
    International
    Xilonen
    New Zealand
    The Women's Page
    Spectre
    Do it now
    Every woman
    Farrago
    USA
    Spokeswoman
    Centres for Women's Studies and Services
    Tricks Comics
    The common woman
    Battle Acts
    It ain't me babe

    BOX 3
    Women's Liberation - Occasional Papers and newsletters, USA c. 1970-1976
    Includes folders:
    Female Liberation Newsletter
    Herself
    The Feminist Press
    Velvet Glove

    BOX 4
    Women's Liberation - Occasional Papers and newsletters, USA c. 1970-1976 cont.
    Includes folders:
    Majority report
    Prime time
    Real women
    Up from under
    Pandora
    Marin Women's News Journal
    Lavender woman

    BOX 5
    Women’s Electoral Lobby - Submissions, Conferences and Newsletters, ca. 1970-1978
    Includes folders:
    WEL Exploitation of Persons Seminar 1978 Adelaide

    BOX 6
    Women’s Electoral Lobby - Submissions, Conferences and Newsletters, ca. 1970-1978
    cont.
    Includes folders:
    WEL Broadsheet
    WEL Conference 1973, Canberra
    WEL National Conference 1981, Sydney - papers
    WEL National Conference 1982, Canberra - paper presented by Eva Cox

    BOX 7
    Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) Newsletters, ca. 1973-ca. 1980
    Including: WEL NSW Newsletters, 1973-1980 (incomplete), WEL New England Newsletter, 1973-1974

    BOX 8
    Women’s Liberation Sydney group papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
    Including folders:
    Lesbians - General
    Camp Women’s Association newsheet, ca. 1972-1973
    Sydney University Women’s Group
    Macquarie Women’s Liberation Group
    University of New South Wales Women’s Liberation Group
    North Shore Women’s Liberation group
    OWL Older Women’s Liberation
    Sydney University sexism strike, 1973
    Queensland Solidarity Group
    Women’s Liberation House, Chippendale, papers, 1970-1974
    Theory and Action Group
    Women’s House Spartacist Debate, 1977
    W.A.N.E. Women Against Nuclear Energy
    Women and Psychology Group
    Women in Solidarity for Peace
    Rozelle Women’s Liberation Group
    South Sydney Women’s Centre
    Women’s Warehouse

    BOX 9
    Women’s Liberation - Interstate - various papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1975
    Includes folders:
    Conferences - Melbourne
    Leaflets and others - Women’s Liberation Victoria
    Miscellaneous publications Women’s Liberation Victoria, ca. 1970s
    Position papers and bun fights
    Melbourne Women’s Theatre Group and others
    Melbourne Fin journal, issues 2-4, ca.1975
    ASIF journal, various issues, ca. 1973

    BOX 10
    Women’s Liberation - Interstate - various papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1975 cont.
    Includes folders:
    Leaflets and others
    ACT position and theory papers
    Canberra Women’s Liberation Newsletter, 1971-1973
    Out from Under journal, Canberra, 1976
    ACT Women Against Rape - Anzac Day March, Collective Newsletter 1981
    ACT Wimmin Ews 1979-1981
    Tasmania Women’s Liberation - papers, ca. 1970s
    Liberaction, Hobart Women’s Action Groups, 1970s
    Brisbane Women’s Liberation Newsletter, 1970s
    Leaflets, Submissions - Queensland, 1970s

    BOX 11
    Interstate Women’s Liberation publications, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
    Includes folders:
    Alice Springs leaflets and others
    Aprons Sting newsletter
    Western Australia leaflets and others
    Grapevine newsletter
    South Australia
    Empire Times
    Our bodies our selves
    Women’s Liberation newsletter, Adelaide
    Women’s Liberation News, Adelaide

    BOX 12
    Occasional papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1979, cont.
    Including folders:
    Working Women’s Group
    What every woman should know - papers related to a publication
    Working Women’s Charter Campaign, ca. 1976-ca. 1980
    Janet Oakdew campaign to work as a train driver, ca. 1974-ca. 1976
    Right to Work Campaign
    WERK Women’s Employment Rights Campaign
    Wages for Housework
    Equal Pay submission, ca. 1972

    BOX 13
    Occasional papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1979
    Includes folders:
    Abortion
    Anarchy
    Art
    Birth control
    Black, migrant women
    Child care

    BOX 14
    Occasional papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1979, cont.
    Includes folders:
    Class and women
    Cultural feminism
    Economy
    Education
    Family politics general
    Health
    Herstorical
    International
    Law
    Woman and the left

    BOX 15
    Occasional papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1979, cont.
    Includes folders:
    Lesbianism
    Organisation
    Peace and ecology
    Philosophy
    Power
    Prostitution
    Psychoanalysis
    Radical feminism
    Rape
    Sexuality
    Sexual politics
    Sexism
    Sociology
    Student politics
    Work

    BOX 16
    Women’s Liberation Sydney papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
    Include folders:
    Control Abortion Referral Service, 1973-1979
    Women’s Health and Resources Foundation
    Bankstown Women’s Health Centre
    Child care

    BOX 17
    Student papers on women’s issues, mainly newspaper cuttings, ca. 1970s
    Direct Action
    National Women
    Nation newsletter

    BOX 18
    International Women’s Liberation Publications, 1970s
    The Second Wave
    International Bulletin
    The Circle, lesbian feminist publication

    BOX 19
    Liverpool Women’s Health Centre papers, ca.1970-ca. 1979
    Includes: Minutes, handouts, budgets and reports, general and personal correspondence, funding submissions, conferences, press releases, newsletters, campaigns

    BOX 20
    Women’s Abortion Action Campaign (W.A.A.C.) papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1977
    Includes folders:
    Infant Life Preservation Bill, 1977
    Lusher Motion and Hunt Inquiry - Medical benefits for abortion, 1977-1978

    BOX 21
    Papers and correspondence related to the abortion debate, ca. 1973
    Includes folders:
    Abortion Bill, 1973
    Abortion letters - personal correspondence addressed to Hon C.R. Cameron MP
    Lamb - McKenzie, Abortion, 1973
    Member for Griffith
    Newspaper clippings on the Abortion Bill, 1973

    BOX 22
    Broadsheet: New Zealand’s feminist magazine, various issues including special editions, ca.1972-ca. 1979

    BOX 23
    Women in media, papers, ca. 1972- ca 1977
    Includes folders:
    Australian Women’s Broadcasting Co-op (A.W.B.C.) papers, Job Selection, ca. 1976
    Women in radio
    Women’s media groups

    BOX 24
    Government - IWY (International Women’s Year) 1975
    Includes folders:
    Government Advertising and Media
    U.A.W. - Unions - Others; General
    Others
    United Nations Material
    Government General
    National Research Program
    Grants
    Australian National Advisory Committee

    BOX 25
    Interstate Women’s Liberation - Victoria
    Includes folders:
    Melbourne Women’s Liberation Newsletter, ca. 1972-ca. 1981
    Lesbian Newsletter (Melbourne), ca. 1976-ca.ca 1980
    Working Women’s Centre and others, ca. 1975

    BOX 26
    Women’s Advisory Council and other Government letters, ca. 1978-ca. 1984
    Includes folders:
    Government letters and journals

    BOX 27
    Women’s Liberation papers, ca. 1972-ca. 1979 - Local Groups, Campus Groups, Interest Groups
    Includes folders:
    Glebe Group
    Sydney Bread and Roses
    The Cauldron Hall Collective (notebook)
    Burwood Group
    Christian Women Concerned
    Feminist Legal Action Group
    High School Group
    Hurstville Group
    Leichhardt Locality Group
    Lesbian Teachers Group
    Lesbian Mothers Group
    Lesbian Feminist Collective and Radicalesbians newsletter
    Lesbians - Gay Liberation, Camp C.A.M.P., 1972-1974, 1975-1976, 1977-1979
    Lesbian group minutes - Radicalesbians

    BOX 28
    Sydney Women’s Liberation newsletter, ca. 1970-ca. 1979
    Subscription book, 1971

    BOX 29
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1974-ca. 1976
    Includes folders:
    Women’s changing roles, 1974
    Women and psychology, 1974
    Women’s Studies conference, Adelaide, 1975
    Women and madness conference, Melbourne University, 1975
    Women’s health in a changing society, 1975, notes, proceedings etc.
    Australian Women’s Trade Union conference, Sydney University, 1976

    BOX 30
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1976-ca. 1979
    Feminism and sexuality, Melbourne, 1976
    Women’s studies conference, 1978
    Rape laws and sexual offences, 1978
    Women and law seminar, Sydney, 1978
    Australian Women’s Education Coalition (AWEC) National conference, 1978
    NSW Mid-decade convention, 1979

    BOX 31
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1970-ca. 1974
    Women’s Liberations conferences 1970-1971
    Mount Beauty conference 1973
    Women’s commission 1973
    Sorento National Lesbians conference 1973
    Alternative Trade Unions Women’s conference Sydney 1973
    Women and Violence forum 1974
    Women and Girls: our experiences in the schools, Sydney 1974
    National Conference on Feminism and Socialism 1974
    National Consultation 1972

    BOX 32
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1975-ca. 1978
    Alternative Women’s Health conferences
    Alternative Trade Union and Working Women’s Action Sydney 1975
    Anarchist Feminist conference 1975
    Beyond the Radical Belt Sydney Uni 1975
    National Conference on Abortion and Contraception Sydney 1975
    Women’s Commissions -General correspondence and financial statements 1975
    -Bankstown, Campbelltown, Liverpool, North Shore, Parramatta, Penrith, St. George
    Sydney
    Sydney Women’s Liberation Conference 1976
    Marxist Feminist Conference 1977
    Working Women’s Charter Campaign 1977
    Socialist Feminist Forums Sydney 1978
    Lesbian Feminist conference Sydney 1978

    BOX 33
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
    Women’s Lesbian Feminist Conference Minto 1979
    Sydney Women’s Liberation Conference 1979
    Collectives Conference 1979
    Women and Violence conference 1980
    Women in Education conference 1970-1979 (including minutes)

    BOX 34
    Sydney Women’s refuges, ca. 1971-ca. 1978
    Elsie Women’s Refuge
    Liverpool Abortion Defence Campaign, 1975-1977 - Liverpool Women’s Health Centre
    Marrickville Refuge, ca. 1975-ca. 1978
    Louisa Lawson House
    Bonnie Refuge, ca. 1977
    Betsy Women’s Refuge and Crisis Centre, 1977

    BOX 35
    Women’s Liberation Conferences, ca. 1978-ca. 1982
    2nd Women and Labour conference Melbourne 1980
    1st Women and Labour conference Sydney 1978
    3rd Women and Labour conference Adelaide 1982

    BOX 36
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980
    Refractory Girl, Issue 1-19 : 1972-1980
    Womenspeak Vol 1 No. 1-Vol 5 No 5 : 1975-1980
    Scarlet Women No. 1-No. 11 : 1975-1980

    BOX 37
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 cont.
    Magdeline 1973-1979
    Women’s Magazines various incl. Sister and Join Hands ca. 1970-1980

    BOX 38
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 cont.
    Various Socialist Feminist journals ca. 1970-1980
    Women’s Electoral Lobby journals ca. 1970-1980
    Women’s Outside

    BOX 39
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 cont.
    Various Australian and International Women’s Liberation journals related to film and media, including Ramparts, Women and Film. Includes also various reports and working papers ca. 1970’s

    BOX 40
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 cont.
    Various leaflets, booklets and reports, ca. 1970s

    BOX 41
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 cont.
    Including Vashti’s Voice, Melbourne, ca 1972-ca. 1979
    Lesbian Newsletter, Melbourne, ca. 1978-ca. 1980
    Sibyl, Perth, ca. 1975- ca. 1982
    Hecate, St Lucia, ca 1976-ca. 1978

    BOX 42
    Women’s Liberation Publications - International, ca. 1970-ca. 1980
    USA
    Women journal various issues 1970-1978
    Notes from 2nd and 3rd year of Women’s Liberation, 1970 and 1971
    Our bodies ourselves a course by and for Women
    UK
    Red rag 1972-1975

    BOX 43
    Women’s Liberation Publications - International, ca. 1970-ca. 1980 cont.
    Spare rib 1972-1979 various issues

    BOX 44
    Women’s Liberation miscellaneous files, ca. 1972-ca. 1978
    Includes folders:
    Aboriginal Women, Angela Davis, Canberra booklet,
    Anti-War MOUT, Budget protests 1978, Child Welfare, Elections 1977, 1975 Election Crisis, Festival of Light and Right to Life, International Solidarity, Men, Migrant Women, Womens Advisor
    Women’s Resources directory, Women’s Trade Union commission, Amidale Womens group, Newcastle and South Coast, Older Women’s Liberation, Steel Works campaign, Interviews and transcripts 1972, Germaine Greer et. al.

    BOX 45
    Women’s Liberation miscellaneous files, ca. 1972-ca. 1978 cont.
    Includes folders:
    Health Action group
    Health-General Abortion Campaigns
    Bessie Smyth
    Pre Term Abortion Law Reform
    Family Planning

    BOX 46
    Women’s Liberation journals and newsletters, ca. 1972-ca. 1974
    Women’s Domestic Needlework group, Women’s Art Movement, Women and Film, Sydney Women’s Film Group- correspondence and minutes, 1972 Women’s March Action campaign, International Women’s Day 1973 and 1974, Three Marias 1974,

    BOX 47
    The First Ten Years of Sydney Women’s Liberation Collection 1969-ca. 1980 - Women Behind Bars papers

    BOX 48
    International Women’s Day 1975-1979 and International Women’s Year 1975

    BOX 49
    Leichhardt Women’s Health Centre papers, ca. 1973-ca. 1975
    Includes folders:
    Summary sheets, 1974-1975,
    General correspondence and campaigns, 1973-1974,
    Official opening 8th March 1974,
    Newsclippings 1974,
    Requests for information and AMAX

    BOX 50
    Women’s Liberation journals and newsletters, ca. 1972-ca. 1974
    Includes folders:
    Me Jane, Feminist Bookshop, Awful Truth Show, Rouge, Refractory Girl, Womens Speak, Songs chants etc, Spring Festival of Women’s Creativity, 1973, Words for Women, Women Action Theatre

    BOX 51
    The First Ten Years of Sydney Women’s Liberation Collection 1969-ca. 1980 - Women Behind Bars papers

    BOX 52
    International Women’s Year 1975 news cuttings
    Includes folders:
    1976 cuttings, job appointments during International Women’s Year, sexism, incidents, anti lib, Germaine Greer, conferences 1975, Arts Media, Elizabeth Reid, Ads, cartoons, trivial, crap, Media attitudes, Jan - June 1975

    BOX 53
    International Women’s Year 1975 news cuttings cont.
    Includes folders:
    July to December 1975, Mexico conference 1975, loose cuttings

    BOX 54
    Political parties and groups, ca. 1970s
    Includes folders:
    Women and ALP, Anarchist Feminist material, Communist Party Australia Sydney Women’s Collective, Communist League, International Socialists, Socialist Party of Australia, Spartacist League, Socialist Workers Party, Union of Australian Women

    BOX 55
    Women’s Liberation Publications, ca. 1972-ca. 1980 and other papers
    Includes:
    Mabel Collective papers ca. 1976-1978 including minutes, accounts
    Scarlet Woman papers ca. 1975-1983 including minutes

    Box 56
    Misc. Publishers lists, Distribution, Reviews, United Associations - some newsletters
    Includes:
    Germaine Greer, Misc. 1974-1977

    BOX 57
    Misc. Publishers lists, Distribution, Reviews, United Associations - some newsletters cont.
    Includes folders:
    Misc. undated, Booklists from publishers and bibliographies, books printing distribution and reviews, United Association of Women - newssheet 1972-1976
    Pre Womens-Liberation ca. 1964-1971

    BOX 58
    Everywoman Press Publications ca. 1970-ca. 1978, including journals
    Includes:
    Sydney Women’s Liberation newsletter, August 1978 - February 1978
    Magdalene ca. 1976-1978
    Refractory Girl, ca. 1970’s
    Camp Ink ca. 1970’s
    Scarlet Woman ca. 1970’s

    BOX 59
    Everywoman Press Publications ca. 1970-ca. 1978 cont.
    Includes folders:
    Misc. Women’s Liberation booklets ca. 1970’s
    New Pages (Everywoman additional material)
    Printed ephemera, Everywoman files

    BOX 60
    Everywoman Press Publications ca. 1970-ca. 1978 cont.
    Includes:
    Health leaflets, Sales tax forms, Letterheads and stickers, correspondence out

    BOXES 61-63
    International Women’s Liberation publications, printed material, ca. 1970-ca. 1975

    BOXES 64-65
    Sydney Rape Crisis Centre papers, ca. 1974-ca. 1979, including leaflets, reports, bibliographies, statistics and minutes
    Includes folders:
    H. Correspondence regarding speaking engagements
    I. Australian Union of Students, Bibliography, Child Care Conference
    J. Collective Herstory, Crime and Women, Doctors and Hospitals
    K. Domestic violence, Government statement
    L. Housing, Institutional criminology, media
    M. Migrant, NSW Labor Women, Sexual Offences Referral Centres complaints file, Women and health, Odds and Sods
    Rape Crisis - Handbooks, leaflets and stickers, Anzac Day
    Rape Crisis - Aims, funding, reports and statistics
    Minutes, 20/4/1975-18/12/1979

    BOX 66
    International Women’s Liberation publications, printed material, ca. 1970-ca. 1975 includes Spare Rib magazine

    BOXES 67-73
    Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre papers, ca. 1976-ca. 1984
    Including folders:
    Minutes 1974-1979
    Control and Management
    Women’s Health Survival Kit
    Monthly Cycle
    Budget and Letters to Government
    Insurance policies
    Press clippings
    Women’s Health and Resources Foundation - Articles of Association
    Healing Woman: History of Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre, by Joyce Stevens
    Correspondence and Campaigns, 1976-1979
    Newsletter, Speculum Speaks ca. 1980-1984
    Handouts - original artwork
    Handouts - Self help, Breast care, Sexuality, Stress, Vaginal infections
    Handouts - Activities at the Centre
    Handouts - Health, Contraception, Pregnancy, Abortion, Gynecology, Hysterectomy, Menopause, Menstruation
    Interagency Meetings, 1975-1979
    Intercentre Correspondence ca. 1975
    LWCHC Reports, 1974-1979
    LWCHC Collectives
    LWCHC Abortion Film - ‘As a matter of fact’
    LWCHC Abortion Kit
    Control 1973-1976
    Louisa Lawson House Application 1981
    ‘Blue Stocking’ newsletter, ca. 1976-ca. 1980, a publication of the Australian Women’s Education Coalition
    LWCHC ledgers and accounts books including: Chris’s Book, 1977; Appointments Books - 1974, 1977; Donations account 1975; Film Night Journal, 1979; Health Education Diary 1977; Film and Cassette Diary 1977; Visitors Comment Book, ca. 1977, Communications Book, ca. 1978
    A File Folk Story - subject thesaurus

    BOXES 74-75
    Australian Student Publications ca. 1970’s
    including Honi Soit, On Dip, Farrago, Tharunka, Togatus, Lot’s Wife, Woroni and Cold Comfort, National U, Rabelais, Union Recorder, Nucleus, Medusa, Inquest, Arena, Misc. Alternative Papers, Women’s Department News, Women’s reports and newsletters, Australian Conferences, Alternative News Service

    BOX 76
    Off Our Backs, Washington DC, various issues 1970-1979

    BOX 77
    Australian feminist publications ca. 1971-ca. 1975
    Including:
    Women’s Sociological Bulletin, ca. 1973-ca. 1979
    Women’s Day, July 1973
    Women in Employment ca. 1972
    We Women ca. 1975
    Unions are for women too, 1976
    Pandoras Box Women’s Writings, ca. 1976
    Women in Sport by Pam Waugh, ca. 1977
    Women Unions 1976
    Women’s Survival, ca. 1976
    Sex, booklets published by Sydney University and University of NSW, 1973-1976
    Papers and proceedings First National Homosexual Conference, Melbourne 1975

    BOX 78
    News clippings and scrapbooks, ca. 1970-1975
    Greer scrapbook or the greery road to liberation; articles, interviews, reviews of Germaine Greer
    Women’s Liberation House publicity and pamphlets
    Sydney Morning Herald clippings, 1970’s
    Northshore Times
    Digger

    BOXES 79-82
    News clippings and scrapbooks ca. 1975-ca. 1985 cont.
    Including miscellaneous newspaper cuttings, and folders containing cuttings labelled:
    Women’s rights, achievements, status and related issues - Bankstown Women’s Health Centre
    Political parties and unions - publications
    Abortion and contraception
    Government statements including Child Care
    Women and Education - Bankstown Women’s Health Centre

    BOX 83
    Mejane journal papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1975, including correspondence, subscription lists, invoice books and bank books

    BOX 84
    International Women’s Year (IWY) 1975 papers, including;
    National Advisory Committee newsletter
    IWY Film Fund
    Media and Arts Conference
    Women and Politics Conference papers and leaflets including New Dawn
    United Nations Conference Mexico 1975

    BOX 85
    Scrapbook related the Abortion clinics, ca. 1974
    Correspondence to and from the Words for Women publishing collective Glebe, N.S.W., ca. 1971-ca. 1973

    BOX 86
    Sydney Morning Herald, Sun, Sun Herald, National Review and National Times newspaper clippings related to Women’s Liberation, including indexes to articles, ca. 1970-ca. 1974. Articles are tipped onto plain sheets, indexed, and annotated.

    BOX 87
    The Australian and various other newspaper clippings related to Women’s Liberation, including indexes to articles, ca. 1969-ca. 1974. Articles are tipped onto plain sheets, indexed, and annotated.

    BOX 88
    Badges and stickers, mainly related to women’s and gay liberation, ca. 1970- ca. 1980

    BOX 89X
    Large format scrapbooks including newspaper cuttings, New Dawn newsletter, various issues, ca. 1975, The New Woman’s Survival Catalog, Berkley Publishing, New York 1973

    BOX 90X
    Every Woman Press large format publications, ca. 1970-ca. 1975, including Women Write catalogue, Koori Bina, Women and Work, and Everything. Also includes miscellaneous small format posters, printed ephemera and large format calendars.
    Women’s Health Centre Visitors book, ca. 1974.

    BOX 91X
    Large format scrapbook, ca. 1973, containing newspaper cuttings related to rape. Two large scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings related to International Women’s Year 1975.

    BOX 92X
    Mabel Australian Feminist Newspaper various issues, ca. 1975, Right to Choose various issues, ca. 1973-ca. 1980, Mejane various issues, ca. 1971-ca. 1975. Oversize womens stickers, ca. 1975

    BOX 93X
    Handmade doll, stitched linen with Women’s Liberation logo, 50h x 25w cm

    BOX 94X
    Women’s Commission (unfinished) protest banner handpainted on linen, 3m x 3m folded. Purple on white

    BOX 95X
    Protest banners (2) painted on linen, 2m x2m. Peace dove logo, purple on white.
    Women who care remember Nov. 11, blue on white

    BOX 96X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts ca. 1970-ca. 1980, printed on cotton in various colours, approximately 60 x 40 cm each.
    Includes:
    Double headed axe (logo) on back of long sleeve shirt
    Women against nuclear energy
    Eve was framed
    Smash sexism
    Women voter power
    Women hold up half the sky
    Rape crisis centre

    BOX 97X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Repeal all abortion laws
    The future is female
    Sappo Gertrude…
    Call me MS.
    I am a humourless feminist (green)
    It's great to be a woman

    BOX 98X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Woman (brown - in various languages)
    Womans Liberation logo (purple on lilac)
    Womans Liberation logo (purple on beige)
    Women on the airwaves ABC
    Women Write on
    I support Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre
    Man in shadow with gun (image - black on yellow)

    BOX 99X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Women are rising - smash rape - Canberra Rape Crisis Centre
    On guard - a girls own adventure
    WEL (Womens Electoral Lobby) logo
    It's great to be a woman
    Women’s Liberation logo (pink on maroon)
    Miss Piggy says make cops into chops (red)
    Justice is a woman

    BOX 100X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Superwoman
    Women’s Liberation logo (purple on lavender)
    Woman (in various languages - olive)
    Call me MS. (green)
    Free Sandra Wilson
    Dead men don’t rape (white)
    Doiley power

    BOX 101X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Gay Lib
    40 if she’s a day
    If the unemployed are dole bludgers what are the idle rich
    I am a humourless feminist (royal blue)
    I joined a women’s group feminists are everywhere
    Women’s Liberation logo (black on red)
    Women reclaim the night (blue)

    BOX 102X
    Women’s Liberation T-shirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Revolutionary cricket player (image - black on green)
    Miss Piggy says: make cops into chops (red)
    Women’s Liberation logo (green on blue)
    Wonderwoman (on white)
    Women are half the worlds people...

    BOX 103X
    Women’s Liberation sweatshirts cont., colour printed on cotton, 60 x 40 cm.
    Includes:
    Every mother is a working mother
    Make the ruling class tremble
    Dead men don’t rape (pale blue)

    SOUND RECORDINGS
    23 sound recordings being sound cassettes relating to WEL including recordings of interviews, meetings, radio broadcasts, ca. 1977-1979.
    Call No. MLOH 812
    Sound recordings not to be issued – master tape only. For access please contact the Curator of Oral History:

    Item 1: Male Myth Song from ‘The Awful Truth Show’
    Item 2: ‘Jo’
    Item 3: Dr Wainer and Pippa abortion interview
    Item 4: Pauline Clements oral history interview
    Item 5: Oral history interviews by Sandra Zerbo for Abortion film
    Item 6: FEEMA ; Zelda d'Aprano
    Item 7: Rose Stone
    Item 8: Jan Browning
    Item 9: Bessie Guthrie speech at Women's Commission
    Item 10: Mount Beauty Conference
    Item 11: Sydney Women's Commission
    Item 12: Juliet Mitchell lecture ‘The Rise and Fall of Romantic Love’
    Item 13: Juliet Mitchell lecture ‘Nora and Dora: Feminism and Femininity at the turn of the century’
    Item 14: Sydney Women's Commission
    Item 15: Scarlet Woman Discussion 1976
    Item 16: Special Sydney Women's Liberation General Meeting
    Item 17: Marxist-Feminist Conference
    Item 18: Media Reports Sex ‘Manual’
    Item 19: Biff Ward with Sarah Dowse and Sue Bellamy
    Item 20: Sydney Women's Liberation Conference, ‘Getting it All Together’
    Item 21: Sydney Women's Liberation Conference
    Item 22: Women's Warehouse Conference
    Item 23: Pornography Forum Discussion

    POSTERS
    289 First Ten Years Women's Liberation posters, ca. 1969-ca. 1979 (Call No. POSTERS/2015/237-526)

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    The description of this material has been supplied from the Oral History Digitisation Program, undertaken 2014 to 2017 of the Library's oral history collections (Applies to MLOH 812).
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    Previously at MLMSS 7252
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