Research Catalog
Women's Action Coalition records
- Title
- Women's Action Coalition records, 1989-2003 (bulk dates 1992-1993).
- Author
- Women's Action Coalition (New York, N.Y.)
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | By appointment only | MssCol 3376 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Cottingham, Laura.
- Description
- 20 linear feet (33 boxes, 7 videotapes).
- Summary
- The Women's Action Coalition Records trace the rise and fall of a direct-action group often considered part of the “Third Wave” of feminism in the early 1990s. The records are almost entirely those of WAC New York, although there are files on the activities of WAC Boston and scattered files about other chapters. The records contain administrative files, committee files, subject files, photographs, printed material, video recordings, as well as posters, placards, banners, and props used during protest demonstrations.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Placards
- Photographs
- Video recordings.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Biography (note)
- The Women's Action Coalition (WAC) was a feminist direct-action organization founded in 1992 to fight discrimination against women.
- Call Number
- MssCol 3376
- OCLC
- NYPW01-A18
- Author
- Women's Action Coalition (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Women's Action Coalition records, 1989-2003 (bulk dates 1992-1993).
- Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Biography
- The Women's Action Coalition (WAC) was a feminist direct-action organization founded in 1992 to fight discrimination against women. Its members held colorful demonstrations in support of women's rights, using a drum corps and chanting their slogan, which was also their mission statement, "WAC is watching. We will take action." WAC's actions lasted until 1993, when internal difficulties surrounded by issues of race, class, ethnic, and sexual diversity began to rise to the surface. These differences led to WAC's dwindling membership numbers and weakened sense of organizational direction. WAC's last group meeting was on November 6, 1995.
- Finding Aids
- Finding aid available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/wac.pdf
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- Added Author
- Cottingham, Laura.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3376