Gender and society

Abstract The Augustana College Women’s and Gender Studies program was founded in 1985. The program uses an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates the offerings of many different departments at the College—English, History, Political Science, Religion, and Sociology—to explore issues of gender, power, and sexuality. The Augustana College Department of Women’s and Gender Studies records, 1976-2011 and undated, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, ephemera, and other papers...

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The Augustana PRISM Alliance provided support to Augustana College students of all sexualities and genders. The group also worked to educate the campus community about issues faced by the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. The Augustana PRISM Alliance records, 2004-2009 and undated, consists of one faculty advisor's binder with the group's constitution, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.

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Mattie McClane (legally, Kristine Kaiser) is a novelist, poet, and journalist from Moline, Illinois. The papers largely include creative writings and newspaper columns produced during her education and writing career.

Abstract The Quad Cities chapter of the National Organization for Women (QC NOW) began in August 1970 with a few women who organized a teach-in on women's rights. The group has campaigned for a variety of feminist and women's rights issues, including the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, legalization of abortion access and preservation of reproductive rights, and sexual assault prevention. The National Organization for Women (Quad Cities Chapter) records,...

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The Women’s Rights Symposium, entitled “Women’s Liberation: Who Needs It?”, was held on 3 February 1973 in Centennial Hall at Augustana College. The Women’s Rights Symposium collection, 1972-1973, consists of two items: a mug commemorating the event, and a scrapbook which contains newspaper coverage, promotional material, guest speaker contracts, and correspondence received by organizer Lori Spencer (née Hess).