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Descriptive Summary
Title: Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union records
Dates: 1973-1976
Collection Number: 2005-25
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Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union (BOWU) was founded in 1973. The group was "committed... to developing a vision of socialism
that meets our needs." (Principles of Unity, BOWU) The organization had a lesbian focus group and lesbians were active in
the BOWU. The collection includes a history of the BOWU; presentation to Vietnam-US Women's Conference; lists of focus groups;
BOWU Six-Month Plan; Introduction to Socialist-Feminist papers; proposals by the Cultural Workers Group and the Working Class
Caucus and the Children's Group; Newsletter; discussion questions; and Principles of Unity.
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union records. Collection Number: 2005-25. GLBT Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
The Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union (BOWU) was founded in 1973. The group was "committed... to developing a vision of socialism
that meets our needs." (Principles of Unity, BOWU) The organization had a lesbian focus group and lesbians were active in
the BOWU. The collection includes a history of the BOWU; presentation to Vietnam-US Women's Conference; lists of focus groups;
BOWU Six-Month Plan; Introduction to Socialist-Feminist papers; proposals by the Cultural Workers Group and the Working Class
Caucus and the Children's Group; Newsletter; discussion questions; and Principles of Unity.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002229; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003201
Indexing Terms
Lesbians
Feminism
Politics and elections