Title: Women's Rights Movement Videorecordings
Inclusive Dates: 1970s-1980s

Creator:

• Women's Rights Movement

Call Number: M2004-158

Quantity: 26 videorecordings (2 records center cartons)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Videotapes of various speakers and events related to the Women’s Movement throughout the 1970s and 1980s, in particular the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified. Two of the most recognizable speakers are Holly Near and Sonia Johnson. Performer/activist Holly Near spoke out on gay/lesbian rights, women’s right to choose, domestic violence, and other women’s issues regarding oppression and violence. Sonia Johnson discusses her active support of the ERA which resulted in her being excommunicated from the Mormon Church in December of 1979. She continued working for equal rights for women after her excommunication, running for president on the Citizens Party ticket in 1984. She is also the author of six books, the most well-known being From Housewife to Heretic which documents her activism for the ERA.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2004158

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Abbie Hill. Accession Number: M2004-158

M2004-158	Series: Videorecordings Physical Description: 26 3/4-inch U-matic tapes
	Sonia Johnson
Video   1	“Interview with Sonia Johnson by Diane Trombly”
Video   2-3	Sonia Johnson at the State Historical Society, 1984 February 15
Video   4	Sonia Johnson speech
Video   5-8	Sonia Johnson at MATC (Madison Area Technical College) - speech, 1983 March 3
Video   9	“Sonia Johnson for President” event and speech
Video   10-14	Holly Near speeches
Video   15-16	Trudy Peterson lectures, 1982-1983
	WomeN.O.W.
Video   17	“Cult awareness”
Video   18	“Dance plus Calypso”
Video   19	“Illinois ERA Rally” / “Househusbands,” 1982 May/June
Video   20	“Marital Property Law”
Video   21	“Marital Property Reform”
Video   22	Several Edits of Opening Credits
Video   23	“Starhawk”
Video   24	“Take Back the Night,” 1982 April 24
Video   25	Two Episodes-“Premiere Show”
Video   26	“Dead or Alive: Boston to Seneca - the Path to Disarmament,” 1983 July 26