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Formal title:: COYOTE Rhode Island records
Extent:: 8.25 linear feet
Date range:: 1990-2021
Abstract:: This collection contains the organizational records of COYOTE Rhode Island, a group of sex workers, former sex workers, trafficking victims, and allies, who advocate for policies that promote the health and safety of people involved in the sex industry. Materials include administrative records; special project files such as the COYOTE-RI Impact Survey and Sex Workers Outreach Project pen pal letters; subject files regarding other advocacy organizations; public records of court cases, arrests, and legislation relating to prostitution; and informational zines and booklets. The collections dates from 1990 to 2023.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2019.019

Formal title:: Christina Crosby papers
Extent:: 26.5 linear feet
Date range:: 1949-2023
Abstract:: This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Christina Crosby, lesbian and feminist scholar, social justice activist, and co-founder of Sojourner House – a non-profit dedicated to supporting those affected by domestic and sexual violence in Rhode Island. Crosby worked as a Professor in the English Department and a Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University. Her scholarship focused on women in 19th-century British literature but turned toward disability studies after a near-fatal bicycle accident in 2003. In 2016, Crosby published "A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain" documenting this experience. The collection documents Crosby's personal life, academic career, research, and writing, and includes photographs, correspondence, syllabi, handwritten notes, research articles, and writing drafts. The collection spans from 1949 to 2023.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2023.005

Dirt Palace ephemera

Formal title:: Dirt Palace ephemera
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Date range:: 2011-2018
Abstract:: This collection consists of the ephemera of Dirt Palace a feminist artist-run non-profit arts space and artist collective located in Providence, Rhode Island. The collection includes articles, zines, posters, pamphlets, and newsletters related to the activities of Dirt Palace's space and affiliated artists. The collection spans from 2011 to 2018.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: MS.2024.002

Formal title:: Lesley C. Doonan activist files
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1968-2003
Abstract:: This collection consists of the activist files of Lesley C. Doonan, social justice feminist and founding member of the Women's Liberation Union of Rhode Island. The collection documents Doonan's participation in various feminist organizations including the National Conference on Women, the Rhode Island Abortion Counseling Service and the Women's Liberation Union of Rhode Island. Materials include correspondence, conference material, clippings, legal files, and print materials, dating from 1968-2003. The collection is arranged into 4 series.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2019.001

Formal title:: Anne Fausto-Sterling papers
Extent:: 69.25 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1961-2020
Abstract:: This collection consists of the professional papers of Anne Fausto-Sterling, Brown University Professor Emerita of Biology and Gender Studies and scholar of the biology of gender development and gender differences. The collection documents Fausto-Sterling's academic career, research, and writings, and includes correspondence, teaching materials, lab notebooks and slides, subject files, and print materials dating from 1961-2020.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.92.9

Glass (Jodi L.) papers

Formal title:: Jodi L. Glass papers
Extent:: 3 Linear Feet
Date range:: 1978-2002
Abstract:: The Jodi L. Glass papers provide rich documentation of the inner workings of feminist organizations and movements in Rhode Island and beyond. Included in the collection are the correspondence, essays, news clippings, legislation, agendas, and minutes of a number of groups and movements, including the Rhode Island Feminist Chorus, Feminist Resources Unlimited and the anti-pornography movement.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2008.022

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