The collection is comprised of two series. Series I: Office Files contains meeting minutes for the Women's Resource Center , as well the the daily transaction logs for the Center. These logs provide a clear picture of WRC daily activities, services, and referrals spanning several years. Also present are meeting minutes from the Feminist Union (a coalition of campus feminist organization), which cover the Union's involvement with issues like sexism in campus classrooms, health services on campus, and programming related to women on campus. Series II: Program Files contains flyers and planning documents for lectures, programs, and workshops organized by the WRC, as well as documents related to the Rape Awareness Task Force peer education program, including personal statements detailing incidents on campus and a petition to the Daily Aztec in 1986 regarding the publishing of certain advertisements.

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) at San Diego State was established in 1974 by a coalition of women's organizations on campus. Intended to serve as a link between the campus and the larger San Diego community, the Center offered a variety of programs and services for women students, including lectures, films, and workshops on topics such as career building, nutrition, entrepreneurship, and family issues. It also served as a resource and referral center, connecting women students with health clinics, support organizations, help centers, bookstores, legal services, and cultural programs. Informal peer counseling and referral counseling was available for students in need on a regularly scheduled basis. The Center maintained a small library of materials written by and for women, as well as consulting files of pamphlets, brochures, and flyers from a variety of organizations for women. Funded by the Associated Students, the Center had a small paid staff in addition to interns and volunteers. In addition to a film festival for women, the Center ran an annual Women's Health Fair and Take Back the Night events, and coordinated a standing Rape Task Force on campus.

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