Title: Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Inclusive Dates: 1972-1987

Creator:

• Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss 177

Quantity: 2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Minutes, newsletters, miscellaneous print and near print materials of an umbrella group of women's organizations in Milwaukee (Wis.) whose activities included advocating for battered women, “Take Back the Night” rallies, running a women's crisis line, and fighting for other feminist goals. Their subject files concern topics such as women's health issues, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex role stereotyping, legal issues, and pornography.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00177

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Founded in 1972, the purpose of the Coalition was to support the many women's groups which developed in Milwaukee during the feminist movement of the 1970's. The Coalition worked to combat sex discrimination, educate women regarding their legal rights, vocational possibilities and personal health and to serve as an advocate for women. The Coalition was especially active from the mid-1970's to the early 1980's.

The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, print and near-print materials concerning the Women's Coalition's activities, projects, and member organizations. The Coalition sponsored such projects as “Take Back the Night” rallies, the Displaced Homemaker's Task Project, and a Preventative Education Project, and helped to form a sexual assault treatment center. Other projects developed into member groups, including the Women's Crisis Line, Task Force on Battered Women, Task Force on Prostitution/Myriad, and the Women's Graphic Arts Project. During varying periods the Coalition included up to 15 member groups. These groups included National Organization for Women chapters, Amazon Collective, Grapevine, Sojourner Truth House, Women Pro Se, Coalition for Right to Choice, and Wisconsin Women in the Arts. Records on these activities and groups comprise the OFFICE FILES.

In addition to records of these groups and projects, the collection also includes SUBJECT FILES on topics such as women's health issues, the Equal Rights Amendment, sex role stereotyping, legal issues and pornography.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Women's Coalition, Milwaukee, Wis., 1975 and Jamakaya, Milwaukee, Wis., 1999. Accession Number: M75-593 and M99-133

Processing Information

Processed by Natalie Rubocki and Kyle Krause, November, 1999.

	Series: Office Files
Box   1 Folder   1	Coalition Meeting Minutes, 1974-1979
Box   1 Folder   2	Coalition Staff Minutes, November 1980- October 1981
Box   1 Folder   3	Collective Log, October 1977- October 1978
Box   1 Folder   4	Committee Meeting Notes
	Coordinating Committee Log
Box   1 Folder   5	November 1978-June 1979
Box   1 Folder   6	June 1979-July 1980
Box   1 Folder   7	July 1980-February 1982
Box   1 Folder   8	Coalition History (Herstory)
Box   2 Folder   1	Common Ground, Women's Coalition Newsletters, 1978-1981
Box   2 Folder   2	Women's Calendars, 1972, 1975
Box   2 Folder   3	The Women's Coalition of Milwaukee, 1972-1987: Feminist Activism at the Local Level, Thesis by Jamakaya
	Women's Organization Information
Box   2 Folder   4	“Alice Doesn't” National Women's Strike Day, 1975
Box   2 Folder   5	Community Education Project, 1979-1981
Box   2 Folder   6	Local Action Newsclippings, 1972-1975
Box   2 Folder   7	Miscellaneous
Box   2 Folder   8	National Lesbian Feminist Organization, 1978-1979
Box   2 Folder   9	New Concept Self Development Center, Inc., 1982
Box   2 Folder   10	Non-Violent Feminist Center, 1971
Box   2 Folder   11	N.O.W. (National Organization for Women)
Box   2 Folder   12	Sexual Assault Treatment Center of Greater Milwaukee
Box   2 Folder   13	Take Back the Night, 1980-1984
Box   2 Folder   14	Task Force on Battered Women
Box   3 Folder   1	Task Force on Battered Women, continued
Box   3 Folder   2	Wisconsin Womyn's Land, 1977-1979
Box   3 Folder   3	Women Against Rape, 1979-1983
Box   3 Folder   4	Women's Crisis Line, 1975-1986
Box   3 Folder   5	Proposals, 1979-1981
Box   3 Folder   6	Training Manual
	Series: Subject Files	⇧
Box   4 Folder   1	Abortion, 1976-1983
Box   4 Folder   2	Affirmative Action, 1971-1980
Box   4 Folder   3	Alcohol and Women
Box   4 Folder   4	Bibliographies, 1975-1980
Box   4 Folder   5	Birth Control, 1982-1984
Box   4 Folder   6	Child Care, 1974-1982
Box   4 Folder   7	Consensus Decision Making
Box   4 Folder   8	Credit and Women, 1976-1978
Box   4 Folder   9	Divorce, 1972-1982
Box   4 Folder   10	Education, 1972-1982
Box   5 Folder   1	ERA (Equal Rights Amendment), 1970-1983
Box   5 Folder   2	Feminist Art
Box   5 Folder   3-4	Health, 1973-1977
Box   5 Folder   5	Homemakers, 1981-1984
Box   5 Folder   6-7	International Women's Year, 1975
Box   6 Folder   1-2	Legal Issues, 1974-1977
Box   6 Folder   3	Networking, 1978-1985
Box   6 Folder   4	Organizing
Box   6 Folder   5	Pornography, 1977-1981
Box   6 Folder   6-7	Rape, 1973-1980
Box   6 Folder   8	Judge Seraphim, 1979
Box   7 Folder   1	Sex Role Stereotyping, 1981-1984
Box   7 Folder   2	University Women, 1981
Box   7 Folder   3	Working Women, 1972-1981