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Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union records
2005-25  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • 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

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [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